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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
Death.
&c. E. NJ

I am a microbe of vast and fearful power.
NV name is Death, where e'er I'm found.
float through the air and sink
into the vitals of the sons of men:
The youth in joyous spring of life;
The man, mature in years and strength;
The newborn babe and she
Who watches tenderly his breath OF
life:
The coyish maiden, and the sage
OF tottering steps and silver locks;
All alike grow faint and listless.
Weak and wan, and sink at last
To their eternal rest, beneath my glance.
Quietly at first I work, mid jest and
laughter,
But not more surely does the sun sink low
behind
The western hills
Than make felt my power
Through every limb and fibre Of my VIC
TINS frame.
TITS said that he laughs best who laughett
last;
And laugh last, yea many million time
AS perceive my victim gaze with hollow
vacant stare
And note his breath come short, and
gasp and-cease.
Ha! Ha! Another triumph of my prowess
And now. l float away to murder onc'
again
To snatch some maiden from her lover,l
arms;
To strike a youth, his mothers all:
Ceaseless my work. know not pity.
Greedy am /, and each one whom sla,
adds fuel to my greed
So do / live and reap my harvest DAY b.
day Of Death.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
The Docking of Horses.

Agitation is promised to urge the pas.
sage of laws against docking horses
and owners of horses are being peti.
toned to join in the crusade. Dealers
never dock horses, except at the re-
quest of buyer. To offer a horse for
sale with bob tail is to create the sus-
picion that it is second hand one that
has seen service before in the city, in
stead of being fresh from green past
ures. Yet the dealers rarely sign such
petitions. They declare that the opera
ton of docking is not excessively pain
full and is atoned for by the easy life
it leads to. To have the tail shortened
is the initiation the rough horse pays
to gain the comfort and light duties OF
a private stable.
Fashion is not the only reason to act
uate the buyers in having their horses
locked, but it is the principal one. A
few say that the shortening of the tail
makes for cleanliness, as the tail does
not become draggled with mud and dust
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

when locked and another set main
tains that it is really comfort to a
horse to remove the heavy useless mass
of hair. City horses do not Craze in
pasture, so the argument that the
switching of The long tail keeps away
mosquitoes and flies has no value in
this argument; but decided objection
may be voiced against the nuisance
switching tails would be to horse or
pair in heavy harness. All style and
grace in front action, pair with hang
ing tails would look as untidy other
wise as woman in bedraggled skirts.
So said coaching amateur, and he had
plenty to add to the plea for docking.
Essentially docking is not painful
operation" continued this driving man
1--WE do not feed the horse on the
morning of the operation, and when it
is brought into the operating stall the
horse at once begins to MUNICH eagerly
on the oats in the Manager A canvas
hammock is flung under its belly and
the horse is hoisted to its tiptoes by
pulleys, when gate is stuck across the
stall close to its heels and the tail pull
ed over, the flat top rail making an
operating table. A stout Irvine is tied
tight about the tail at the point to be
severed. The hair is turned back and
bound, exposing the bare skin.
"a few short jabs with surgeons
knife and the tail is severed. Mean
while, a cauterizing iron has been
brought to white heat in a charcoal
hand fire, and the next act is to scar
the cut with the iron. The horse
winces, but it does not take the tenth
part of second to seal UP the wound
As soon as the iron is taken off the
horse will resume its munching of oats,
and except while the cauterizing ircn is
applied it feeds without check through
out the entire operation.
No one knows what the horses think
about it. That docking is cruel may be
granted, but the gains to the horse
seem to counterbalance the hurts. All
of which sounds good deal like an
argument made by an interested party
as an excuse for a continuance of a
practice almost universally condemned.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

in these tablets is not imported, but
on the other hand. is grown at the
experimental tea gardens of the De
partment of Agriculture at Summer
vile, s. G. A few weeks ago DR.. B. T.
Galloway, chief of the Bureau Of Plant
Industry received large box of sam
pie packages from Summerville.
Each box of compressed tea contains
twenty tablets about the size of cent,
but probably twice as thick. The
various kinds of tea such as Oolong,
American Breakfast, black and green,
ETC., are all prepared in tablet form
ranging from sepia to dark green in
color. The tablets as heretofore stated
are made from tea grown at the Pine
hurst tea gardens Summerville, s. G.
and contain the purest of leaves
thought to be unsurpassed by any i'm.
ported tea. The tablet form is accom-
plished by compression with ,machin-
cry. The directions furnished for us
ing the tablets are Us follows:
Drop one tablet in teapot for each
cup Of tea desired. Pour in freshly
stand four minutes, stir gently, strain
and serve. II made in the cup, use one
tablet Tea will Immediately settle to
the bottom of the cup, then strain the
liquor into another cup, and sugar and
cream as desired"
While it is explained by officials OF
the Department that this new form OF
tablet does not improve the flavor OF
taste of the tea, the chief value lies
in the fact that the product occupies
less space. = pound package of or
binary tea, it is stated, would occupy
about twenty-five times as much room
as one of these little packages of TWEEN
ty tea tablets prepared by the Agri
cultural Department.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
Tea Handled by Machinery.

The effort of the Department of Ag.
riculture for sometime has been to
find means for providing food for the
Army and Navy which could be pre-.
pared in such way as to save space.
Tablet form naturally suggested itself
to them and it is now believed by the
government officials that the tea tab
lets will fill the requirements not only
of the general government but those
of general merchandise and family use.
An important feature in connection
with compression of tea into tablet
form which should be considered of
prime importance is that modern ma
chinery takes the place of the ancient
manual operations Of the Chinese. Of
course, a great advantage of the ma.
chine in the tea industry Is reduction
in the price of labor, but a more i'm
portant item is the elimination, as far
as possible, of human contact. BY ties.
timony of travellers in the Orient 1t
is stated that the tea factories of that
section are as rule anything. but
cieaniy, the result of the herding to.
gether of SO many people-not very
clean or healthy people-in cramped
and often very hot workshops The
tea tablets as prepared by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, are made from the
tea after it has been dried and rolled.
It is then put through boiling proc.
ess after which it is placed in small
moulds about the size of a cent, where
by means of great force, it is com.
pressed into small tablets. The op'
Grafton of the machinery is so perfect
and so rapid that the leaves can be
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
He Had Had Experience.

AS the fearless white man entered the
kraal of the native king, salute was
sounded on a drum of serpent skin, and
six warriors with necklaces of human
teeth rafting about their threats, led
him before a rough ivory dias, on which
sat majestic and formidable figure.
Hail." said the white man. And with
out loss of time, he took out enc of his
brass watches, wound it up, and showed
its works to the dusky monarch. This
marvel" he said, Il will give your
majesty, making you the envy of all
men, and in return for only six tusks
of seventy pounds weight each. The
king took the watch, produced mo-
nocle from a pouch hidden in his shield,
and, after a moments study of the
brass trinket, returned it with a languid
smile. Last year." he added, Sin Lon
don, | exchanged an old wooden war
club for a bushel of these things, and,
by Jove, don't you know, there wasn't
one of them that ran above week"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

interest in the United States. A hun
bred years ago the first tea plant was
introduced at Middleton Barony on the
Ashley River near Charleston, 8. c.
Mr.. Junius Smith in the forties made
experiments in tea culture at Green.
vile, s. G. and in the fifties the Uni
ted States Government collected in
Asia and distributed tea seed by the
Patent Office through the south Allan
tic and Gulf states, which later gave
rise to many thrifty little gardens
capable of supplying all domestic
wants. While these experiments prove
the adaptability of the tea plant to the
United States they did not prove the
possibility of lucrative industrial un-
dertaking. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, however, in the
last quarter of the 10th century un-
dertook an investigation along this lat
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
The American Tea Garden.

The Pinehurst gardens embrace at
present about 80 acres Of tea plants
in various stages of advancement and
produce from a considerable variety
OF seed over 10000 pounds of dry tea
annually. The original seed for the
Pinehurst tea gardens was, procured
through the offices of the United States
Department of State and the Chinese
Government from the celebrated Drag.
on's Pool estate near Hangchow, China.
whose output commands too high a
local price to admit of it's expectation.
Picking tea at Pinehurst is done by
a carefully trained and well superin-
tended corps of colored children who
show great aptitude in this direction. In
stances have occurred Of fine plucking
by one child ina day of over so
pounds of greenleaf whereas the aver.
age in the Orient hardly exceeds 20 to
30 pounds. Experiments at the Pine
hurst gardens show that tea from all
modern climates could be made as pro-
ductive here as at their source, a
change in climate and the difference in
cultivation and manufacture having a
tendency to affect the quality of tea
when prepared for the table. This is
the reason assigned for the difference
in the American grown tea from that
of imported. The Pinehurst early sea-
son tea is considered more delicate
and milder than that of cooler climates.
The autumn season tea is stronger in
color and taste and resembles the
product from the more southern re-
gions Of the Orient.
The Secretary of Agriculture believes
that there Is an excellent field in the
United States for a home tea indus
dustry for we consume approximately
75,OO0,000' pounds of tea annually or
a little less than one pound per capita
our people, he says, pay at retail about
$4O,O00,0000 year for tea as against
$3.50, 100000 for coffee and $1,000, OOO-
900 for alcoholic beverages. 1t has
been calculated that the American peo.
pie drink 400000,0O0 gallons of tea an
nually. We are primarily nation of
coffee drinkers; in proportion to our
population we consume only about one
sixth as much tea as the Britain,
whether at home or in the colonies.
While the United States does not i'm.
port the cheapest kind Of tea, never
theless our importations are chiefly
OF inferior qualities. The first demand
of the American consumer is cheap
ness, and often-times he will purchase
tea of poor quality On account Of ac-
companying allurements of crockery
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

people of the United States are aware
that tea is grown in this country. AS
matter of fact. however, this coun.
try not only raises tea but produces
an article, said by experts, to be of
a higher grade than imported tea and
which has no equal for cup qualities.
For years there has been gigan.
tic struggle between British and Chi
nese tea growers for supremacy in
the worlds tea trade. The most i'm.
portant feature of this struggle has
been the substitution by the British
Of modern and specially constructed
machinery in place Of the ancient man.
ual operations which the Chinese seem
to envelop in mystery. Labor in In
dia, while cheap, was not cheap enough
to accomplish the overthrow of the
Chinese producers and leave margin
Of profit. The conflict between the
rivals thus settled down to a trial Of
watch, thermometer, and steam or
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
The Department OF Agriculture Presents America
Tea In Tablet Form,
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

The Department of Agriculture has
been making some experiments, which
from present results seem to promise
revolution in the method of pack
ing and preparing tea. The usual
method adopted by tea raisers here
tofore has been quite crude in that the
dried tea leaves were merely slowed
in loose and bulky package. The
effort Of the Department of Agriculture
is to furnish pure tea in most con-
venient form and in manner to pro-
tect the leaves from, losing any Of
their strength through exposure to
the air. This has resulted in meth
cd Of COMPRISING the leaves into tab
let's, each of sufficient size to make a
delicious cup Of tea What would or
dinarily make big package of tea
can by this unique method be placed
in space about the size of a safety
match box. Another significant feature
of the experiment is that the tea used
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
A Perfect Example.

A lawyer whose mouth was extra
ordinarily large, had on the witness
stand a Southern backwoodsman. The
witness had replied to question that
1T was a non-possibility." Quoth the
lawyer: GA non-possibility? Now
will you tell this court and this jury
what you mean by a non-possibility?
Give us an example" "Well," said
the witness, 81 think it 'u'd be nom
possibility to make your mouf emmy
bigger widout settin' your years furder
back"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

water power, against the unique and
unnecessarily elaborate functions Of the
Chinese manipulation. On the up-to-
date British tea estate almost the whole
process of tea making from the trans.
portation of the plucked leaf from the
gardens to the factory, to the final
boxing of the finished product, is per.
formed by machinery. With all this
machinery, however, it is necessary
that two processes must be performed
by human hands-the .plucking of the
leaf from the bushes and the cutting
out of inferior leaf or accidental ad.
mixtures such as stems, straws, etc.,
from the finished product
The intense activity in the tea In
dustry of other lands awakened like
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
An Insult TO the Horse.

"Wouh you mind walking the other
way and not passing the horse% said a
London cabman, with exaggerated po-
likeness, to the fat lady who had just
paid the minimum fare "Why?" she
inquired. Because if e sees wot 'e's
been carrying for a shilling ell ave a
fit" was the freezing answer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
Was a Proper Judge.

When the last Cleveland baby was
born, Mr.. Cleveland was asked about the
weight, which he gave at twelve pounds.
DR.. Bryant, who was present interrupt
ed the ex-President to say that the nurse
had reported the young hopeful to be an
eight-pounder. Nothing of the kind"
said Mr.. Cleveland. 81 weighed him
with the same scales that | use when |
60 fishing"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

doned. Towards the close of the cen.
tury DR.. Charles U. Shepard, at his
own expense renewed this plantation
and later received the general assis-
lance of the Department of Agricul-
ture. This is the Pinehurst tea nur.
sery Of to-day.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
!. PhiIippine Cities.

There are four towns in the Philip
pines with a population exceeding
10000 each, and thirty-fve with pop
ulation exceeding 5000. Manila is the
the only incorporated city In the
islands, and its inhabitants number
e44,782.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

An ant will live one month after its
head has been cut off. 1t is difficult
to drown an ant. Submerge the insect
for several days and he will resume
operations as though nothing had hap
pened
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

The marriage ceremony was not
solemnized as a religious rite in
churches till the time Of Pope limo
cent III, in the year 1893.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

Over half million acres in India
are devoted to tea culture, com.
paratiyely new industry there.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

The youngest archbishop in the
world is DR.. Glennon, of st. Louis. He
is AZ years old.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

The Khedive. of Egypt has saddle
so heavily mounted with gold that il
is worth $4,000.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

Gold mines, abandoned by the Span.
ish many years, exist near the Panama
canal route and will be re-opened
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

A railroad is being built to the sum
NIT of Mont Blanc.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

Sir Henry Irving's birthplace at
Keinton, Vaudeville, has recently been
sold for $4,000
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

Mexico produces about one-third of
the silver of the world.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

A drink Of coal oil has been recon-
mended for cold. No one should take
more than tablespoonful.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

A large number of the Jews resident
in Jerusalem are of the blond type.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
Briefs From Everywhere.

There are over $12,OooOOO worth of
Jewels on Mahomet's tomb.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

ter line and established an experiment
tai station near Summerville, s. G.
For various unavoidable reasons the
undertaking was failure and aban.
The Dolores star., 1906-02-23
LATIN AMERICA ESSAYS.
Prizes Offered by American Minister
- to Columbia.

Appreciating that few Americans
have anything like as much knowledge
as they should possess concerning
South America and Central America.
+, Mr.. John Barrett, American minister
TO Columbia, has offered three prizes
through President Butler of Columbia
University for the best papers or es-
says on the relations of the United
States to the Latin American Repub.
lies, 10 be competed for by students of
American colleges.
The subjects are divided into classes,
the first of which bears on the rela.
tions of the United States to the Latin
American republics while the second
pertains more directly to the historical
and political development of Latin
America without regard to the United
States.
The following is a statement of the
two classes of subjects upon which es-
says are invited:
Class 1. Political and Economic
%. The Monroe doctrine and its in
fuence. on the political and economic
development OF Latin America. t2)
The influence of the Panama canal on
the commercial and political develop
ment of Latin America. CD Present
cOnultlOnS ana future possibilities OF.
the trade of the United States with
South America. (4) The present ma
terial and economic progress OF South
America. (5) The practicabiiity and
utility of the proposed Pan-American
railway.
Class 2. Historical-u The influ-
ence and conditions that worked for
the Independence and establishment of
the South American republics. (2)
The Influences and conditions that
worked for the independence and es-
tablishment of the Central American
republics and Mexico. CD The char
acter and achievements OF Bolivar as
shown in the struggle for the indie.
pendence of northern South America
(4) The character and achievements
of San Martin as shown in the strug-
gle for the Independence of southern
South America. 90 The conditions
surrounding and circumstances infu-
encing the overthrow of the empire
and establishment of the republic IN
Brazil.
The Dolores star., 1906-02-23
Bad Stomach Makes
Bad Blood.

You can not make sweet butter In
foul, unclean churn. The stomach serves
rs churn in which to agitate, work up
AND Snr sgd as u Is being anS
foul the result will be torpid, sluggish
liver and bad, impure blood.
The ingredients of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery are just such as best
serve to correct and cure all such de-
rangements.. i is made up without
drop of alcohol in its composition; chem
icAIly pure, triple-refined glycerine being
used instead OF the commonly employed
alcohol. Now this glycerine Is of itself
valuable medicine instead of deleteri-
Gus agent like alcohol, especially In the
cure Of weak stomach, dyspepsia and the
various forms of indigestion. Prof. Finley
Ellingwood., NJ. D., of Bennett Medical
College. Chicago. says OF it:
It sssssS of tbs b bsss
action upon enfeebled. disordered stomachs:
ssstritis catarrhal Inflammation Of stomsch).
N.is Q most efficient preparation. 6lycertne
WI relieve many Cases cd;y Sf Ryroeis se.II nas, n
chronic intestinal dyspepsia especially the
hatulent variety. and in certain forms OF
chronic constipation. stimulating the secre-
tory and excretory functions OF the intestinal
When combined. in just the right proper
tioDs, with Golden Seal root Stone root,
Black Cherry bark, Queens root, Blood.
root and Mandrake root, or the extracts of
these as in DIR. Pierce's Golden Medicai
Discovery, there can be no doubt OF Its
great efficacy In the cure OF all stomach,
liver and intestinal disorders and derange-
ments. These several ingredients have
the strongest endorsement In all such
cases Of such eminent medical leaders as
Prof. r Bartholow. M. D.. OF Jefferson Med,
N. D., Of Medical Department University Of
Pa: Prof Laurence johnson. NJ. D.. Medical
Edwin N. Hale. n. H.. Hahnemann Medical
College, Chicago; Prof. John N. Scudder. n d.
and. Prof John King. M. D., Authors OF tho
amour the leading medical mon OF our land.
Who can doubt the curative virtues OF
. medicine the ingredients Of which have
such professional endorsement?
Constipation cured by Doctor Pierco'1
Pleasant Pellets. One or two dose
The Dolores star., 1906-02-23
UNDER WHICH KING
"The More Postum the More Food
the More Coffee the More Poison.


"The More Postum the More Food
the More Coffee the More Poison.
The Pres. of the w. C. T. U. In .
young giant state in the Northwest
says:
Il did not realize that | was a slave
to coffee till left off drinking it. For
three or four years | was obliged to
take nerve tonic every day. Now
| am free, thanks to Postum Food
Coffee
After finding out what coffee will
do to its victims, could hardly stand
was not willing to quit. studied for
months to find a way to induce him
TO leave 1t on Finally I told him I
would make no more coffee.
Il got Postum Food Coffee. and
made 1t strong boiled it the required
time. and had him read the little
book. The Road to Wellville,' that
comes in every pkg.
To-day Postum has no stronger adj
vocate than my husband! He tells
our friends how to make it, and that
he got through the winter without a
spell of the grip and has not had a
headache for months-he used TO be
subject to frequent nervous head
aches.
The stronger you drink Postum the
more food you get; the stronger You
drink coffee the more poison you get"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's q reason.
The Dolores star., 1906-02-23
Transatlantic Traveller. Record.

Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal,
the veteran high commissioner of Can
ada probably adds to his other dis
tinctiOns that of being the holder o,
the record as a transatlantic passen.
ger.
Il really have not kept count" he
said, of the number of times l have
crossed. I believe l have voyaged to
and from at least $50 times.
According to the steamship compa.
nies this is something near the record
for a passenger
Il have seen many changes. indeed,
am amazed at the wonderful advance
made in the speed, size and comfort
OF ocean travelling. These new turbine
steamers are marvellous"