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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-12-07
Stray Notice.

A stray red yearling heifer, crop off
of right ear, is at my house, near Second
Greek. Owner can get same by p lying
expenses and cost of this notice.
W. H. House.
Dunn, Tenn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-12-07
CoIOred Literary Movements.

II. G. Allen has organized literary
society here. The purpose being to
inculcate a deeper love for reading and
literary work in general. The first pro-
gram was rendered last Friday night to
the satisfaction of good attendance
1t promises to be a success and accomp-
fish much good,
A FRIEND.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-12-07

II Is noticeable a cold seldom comes
on when the bowels are freely open.
Neither can Il stay If they are open.
Cennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup tastes
as pleasant as maple syrup. Free from
all opiates, Contains Honey and Tar
Conforms 10 the National Pure Food
and Drug Law Sold by VIM. Gallaher.
In reeopying our list Of subscribers a
short time ago the name of Jno. W..
Fleming, Of Fountain Greek was left off
by an error He stood II as long as he
could AID then came all the way TO
Lawrenceburg so he would whip the
Editor or know the reason why he had
let him get three weeks behind the
times. We begged of and put his
name back on our book for call the
news, all the time"
Open the bowels and get the cold out
Of your system. Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup opens the bowels and at
the same time allays the Inflammation
Of the mucous membranes. Contains
Honey and Tar. Drives out the cold
and stops the cough. Absolutely free
from any opiates. Conforms to the
National Pnre Food and Drug Law.
Pleasant to take. Sold by VIM. Gala
her.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-12-07
Look Out
Big Christmas Booster Banner
So PAGES.
Out on December IS, 1906
sEg~ Get a copy from
LEONARD FISCHER, Agent.
Preaching.

Judge j. H. RUSSELL will conduct the
Cumberland Presbyterian service Sun
day at eleven O'clock. All are cordially
invited to hear him.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-12-07
Lebanon College for Ladies

For catalogue and information
address E. E. WEIR, Phi. D. Man
ager, Lebanon, Tenn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-12-07

must call aud settle.
Mrs S NJ Cherry, Of Nashville, will
read the Democrat in the future,
Please call and setAk
FREEMoN Bros.
S. Cherry, Jr. the West Point
Editor was in the city Wednesday on
business.
We are grateful 10 P. J. Busby of
Route ., for dollar for the Democrat
the coming year.
jim DUEK.-Will write your Fire In
uranCe and assist you in settling your
losses satisfactory
W. j. Powers, of Route !, was an in
terested participant in Bargain Day
contests Wednesday.
sl.75 for SlOO. Democrat to Janu-
AIRY !, 1908, and Farm Journal one
year. Don't miss it.
Biggest bargain of them all Democrat
until January /, 1908, and Farm Jour
nal one year for only $l.OO
A, l.. Wheatley. the earnest able
minister on Route | renewed his sub
cription this week
G. +. Reayis renewed his own and his
sisters, Mrs @. A. Reynolds, subscrip-
tion for another year. Thanks.
Jesse l.. Robinson, one of our most
intelligent citizens has supplied himself
with reading matter for another year.
Why not come and ettle.
FREEMON Bros.
W. II. House, of Second Creek, the
Democrats staunch friend, was in town
Wednesday and put his subscription up
to 1908.
T. A. Crews, of Ethridge, made us an
appreciated visit Wednesday and left his
subscription for the Democrat and
American Farmer.
As we are not the best. we do our
work as the best.
GUNsELMAN h KoLLEFRATH,
Depot Street,
FOR RENT:-A good Seven room
house, NEW, with Barn, Etc. Situated
in North Lawrenceburg.
See V H Lockwood.
Would like to have an Xmas present,
so call and settle. FREEHoN BROS.
A number of interesting cOmmunica-
tons on Compulsory Attendance, and
one on the "Dog Law were lost in our
Mondays accident. We hope to be able
to reproduce them soon
FOR SALE Two good vacant
business Lots in the burnt districts Of
our City. Size % 100 feet each.
See V. II. Lockwood,
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
A bushel of "pi' yet remains of our
unfortunate mishap of Monday evening.
With that exception, by hard work we
have about pulled through to the point
where Richards himself again.
For any of the ordinary diseases
of the skin Chamberlain's Salve is
excellent, 1t not only allays the
itching and smarting but effects a
cure. For sal3 by Freeman Bros:
Several correspondents persist in send
ing in unsigned communications. We
have tried to be lement in this matter
in the past, but it is time all were learn
ing that unsigned articles will NOT be
printed.
For cbapped hands nothing is quite
as good as an application of DeWi'ts
Witch Hazel Salve. Put it on before
going to bed, use an old pair Of gloves
and see What difference the morning
will bring Sold by VIM. Gallaher.
1t is a mistake to use a violent cathar
tic to open the bowels. A gentle move
ment will accomplish the same results
without causing distress or serious con
sequences later DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are recommended. Sold by VIM.
Gallaher.
If you like the enterprise that has
made the Democrat the best and biggest
country semi-weekly in Tennessee,
without single exception, please speak
a kind word for us 10 your neighbor,
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-
HadIey's horse was stepping SLOWLY
DOWN the country road, with an oeca-
sionsli toss Of his high bred head when.
ever familiar dy nlIghte1 on his.
elossy coat. The refns lay mertly IN
the young doctors hands. for his mind
vvns far afeld. After a long silence
he turned to the girl beside him and
asked In a voice that BE could not keep
quite steady:
,f.Your answer is 1naI then? You
won't marry me2 And you-you don't
love meg he added. with a helpless
movement Of his head. Why. EIizh-
beth. can't realize it: really can
not" And the blue eyes lie turned on
her were full of tears.
.I-Edwnrd,' she began, Edward. 1
emit bcaT TO hurt you. but And
her voice lost itself in a quick sob
The young man put quIveTing hand
over the ones she had locked In her
lap.
Don't cry, little Bess," he said
huskiIy. cit hurts me terribly to see
you- II you can't love me, you cant,
/ suppose, and I'll have TO bear 1t like
many another man. But I-wen,
loved you so much that 1t didn't seem
possible that you could help liking me
Just little.'
That this humble. suffering man
could be the same cold. unmoved per
son who had. only short time since,
with such reluctance and III concealed
Impotence: left her for the bedside Of
a dying old woman seemed incredible
to Elizabeth But she chung to her de-
cision to give him up, course OF ac-
ton made imperative by the dictates
of her reason, SO she answered hest
tatingly:
II am so sorry. Edward. but
cnn't''
They rode along in silence, the thor
oughbred moving with nearly noiseless
steps, and as they were turning an
abrupt bend in the road hale a mile
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There was stronE family feeling in
Brookby whenever amy question arect-
ing member OF the little community
arose. The matter OF Abel Woods az
rest Illustrated tile state of affairs.
You see, we. all knew he'd been dis
honest in his dealings and chat he'd
ought to be put away for n SPILL and
the warrant was issued said Mr.. Hall.
explaining to Il visitor what seemed
like an unnecessary ,Ieluy in a simple.
process of the law but twas kind Of
hard for us TO settle on the best PL;rce
to arrest him
You see, it had got to be done'either
Mt his rnother's-tm thurs the only good
woman for eXtl.y= ScrlIhbfnG'in the place
or else at his understands the ex-
press agent. AMI none too obliGins"ven
when he's feeling pIc;Isant-or else ut
his brother-in-Iaw's- that's the only
man in town that's got fust class
carpenters sct-out, monkey wrench
aud all. Anyway, the sheriff, being his
fust cousin. made it kind of awkward,
now tell you.
Seems to me we did pretty well to
yet him arrested inside of a week, CON
sidering what drawbacks we had to
contend with
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epanIall Politenenr.

1t has been said that the French are
the most polite people In the world.
writes our lady correspondent In San
Sebastian. but do not think any one
who really knows them win agree.
However, they have some charming
little ways. and when they are rude it
is because they are deep down thor
oughly selfish. My personal opinion is
that the Spaniard is about the most de-
lightfully polite person one can posi-
bly, encounter. If you ask your way IN
the street of some ordinary woman,
she will almost certainly go out of her
way to accompany you down the street
and to carefully put you on the right
road They are. very cheerful and gay,
but they are never vulgar. as we I'M
derstand the word in England. Even
the men n the streets who stand and
frankly stare ut pretty girl do It In
light hearted. pleasant way which
does not give oTense. AS to the man
ners OF Spunish men belonging to the
best society. they are almost perfect
Watch Spaniard OF distinction adj
dress his mother or any elderly lady
and you wiz see manner which Is
tender and caresstns and 1t the same
time exquisIteIy protective = London
Tribune
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Water is sometimes very scarce and
precious on the South African veldt.
according to n writer. who says: "In
our veldt cottage we had no well. only
large tanks, and about August our
condition usually became desperate.
II you washed your hands Won carried
the precious fluid out TO pour II on
some thirsty plant or Vegetable: the
bath water the same, part OF It being
first saved to scrub floors. Cabbage
and potnto water was allowed to cool
and then used for the garden or to
wash the dogs In first. so that these
waters did threc GuticS
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farther down a thin groan struck up
from the tall wayside weeds. Hadley
brought his horse to = standstiu by q
violent jerk.
'.what's hiatt" he asked Sharply
Aeafn the sound was repeated-a
faint, pite-ous note of pain
"It's a baby" declared EltzalDetIi-
trembling. and It's hurt
nndIey vSsis already poised between
file wheels of the runabout aud IN an
ias,Int was StridlnG throuSh the Long
grass. which he suddenly stopped 70
part. After an appreciablG space he
strn!:sIltened MP aud held out hand
to Elizabeth. who had followed him,
and The girls fingers closed ttSlhSlS
over Il as she. leaned forward to pser
into the grass
"oh. Ned. II puppy she exsiaimed-
relief and fresh pity blending IN her
voice. for at their feet lay !: poor Attte
morseI OF dog. His little black nose
was dry and bIeached with pain, amt
the soft curly white OF his haif-
through which the skin showed family
mink. was soiIed by blood and dirt and
saddesr of all. one tiny hind leg lay
shattered and limp In a pool of blood
some brute has run over HIM and
rhucked linn In the gutter to die.
IIatley said between his teeth
only wish knew who it was"
In Il moment lie stopped and, slipping
his hands under the little creature
raised him with a gentleness OF move
ment which was Il revelation to EliZa-
beth and which filed her eyes with
sudden tears.
IN have to ask you to drive said
the doctor as lie got in the runabout
after her: lit would hurt cruelty to put
him doy, a." And then as he suv the
anxious questioning of her eyes he an
| swered: II think can tx him up All
right. The leg is badly broken. but
hes 40 Young l think 1t win mend
quickly He fell to watching the
auivering heart bent against the tiny
Ribs. The tip OF pale little tongue
inst showed in the dry mouth, and
great brown ear frlnged with black
drooped lIstIessy against the white
pulsing throat
isn't he beautifuI?'' sighed the girl:
How ike little hurt child he lOoksi
What does make people so careless ana
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us,.,o-m. rI.nt nury Forests.

Travellers ia Tibet describe tile won
dcrrrI storms of dust that occur in
Kash"uriu. near the foot of the Kuen-
Iun mountains. The dust in the air IS
sometimes so dense that complete dark
ness prevails Occasionally rain fails
during such storm. but the raindropS
cvaporatc during their descent, and the
dust Carried with them falls in Jumps
Entire forests OF poplar trees are buried
in dust hiIIocks forty feet high. These
deposits OF dust are afterward moved
ON 10y the wind. but the trees that have
been buried die, even after their dis
Interment
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'.I once made up my mind" said n
London man, that I would become
the posscssor of Il good gold watch.
saved up the money for It in this way:
Wien felt like eating shilling
luncheon. as often did. I kept 1t
down to tcnpence- / put the tNvopence
suved toward my watch fund. You
will hardly believe me, but with little
economies like this had in less than
six months saved enough to buy my
gold watch" But" said a listener.
"yyhare is your gold watch? You are
wearing u poor little gun metal thing"
"weH." was the reply, "when found
how easily could get along without
shilling Iunchenms I concluded could
get along with a ten shilling watch in
stead of II ten pound one. So that the
watch rund grew until 1t purchased for
me. my own house." London Mail.
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- unesnectel or.ner.

Nearly All the glddy youth of the
neighborhood attended the charity
bazaar and one by one they drifted to
Il stall where q tiny, shapely, scented
gray kid glove reposed on a satin
cushion. Attached to the cushion was
Il notice written in delicate feminine
hand, which ran. 1.-The owner of this
glove VIII at 7:3o this evening, be
pleased to kiss any person who pur-
chases a sExpenny ticket beforehand"
Tickets were purchased by the score.
and at 7:3o a long row OF sheepish, not
to say dog=ish. young bIoods were as
sembled outside the stall.
Then, punctunI to the moment, old
Tom Person. the local pork butcher.
who weighs twenty stone and is al
most as beautiful as side of bacon,
stepped to the front Of the stall.
Now, young gents" he said in his
best buy, buy. buy" tones. this ere
glove belongs to me. I bought 1t this
morning. Row I'm ready for you.
Come on. Don't be bashfuL One at
But nobody came On.-LondOn Tele-
graph.
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,rhe average woman thinks the sun
and stars would cease to shine sooner
than that she could interfere Win me
REGULAR routine of household dutieS. y
kSabethn woman was recently ini"riile"
iJy her physician that she Womb hi.sc
20 have an operation pcrrorln"u' sEur
said she didn't see how she coulu'
that Monday was WASHING "aN-
ToV ironing day. Wednesday the mis-
SIonnr-y society met. Thursday was the
Iiav 10 clean up Fridny TO bake. SAT
s,rfiav 10 give the children their baths
and mend. II he could get 1t in sun
DAY after dinner and before evening
-ervlces perhaps she would try u
1Ransas City Journal.
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The .Arnbs. Hashceah.

'Intoxication from eating dish of
liver was once my portion said an
orientaIist TT happened in the Saba
ia. L was spending the winter ut FL
Eantara- In February 1 made car
avan trip over the desert along the
great caravan route that runs from
Biskra to Timbuktu. The third day
out we reached an oasis of date palms.
We got coffee ut the baked mud cafe.
We dined or red fish and Gazelle
steak. and for an cntree was served
this internal liver II was liver pow
dered with XIII. Kin Is hasheesl- 1t is
made OF hemp. and it makes you
drunk. The Arabs mix it with their
tobacco. and they bread liver with IT,
and they drop IL in coffee. Thus they
eat. drink and smoke their XIII l ate
their kiT aud imagined my arm to be
mile long. I thought my foot as big
as 4 mountain My voice, when
spoke. sounded in my ears Ike the
roar of a thousand thunders. In
word. I was XIII drunk. and IT WIS
two days before l was fit to resume
my Journey across the gold colored
sands"
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PEPYs AND EVELYN.

,lilimerepee IN nIefhOdH OF These Two
Famous DIarintn.
Repys narrative IS always dramatic
III EE1sslf being the center Of the play
dile Evelyn Is historical. pathetic or
elaS.tits rs the mood selzes him. Pepys
Gives "a the comedy OG his time. as
P1autiIs and TereQce gave US the COM
dy ef theirs. Evelyn, on the other
nd has something OF Liyy In his
eomposition and not little of Cicero.
Compare, for instance, their treatment
Il tie great ire, and you may measure
the distance Between them. Thus It IS
shat Pepyg account begins: @Some Of
oqr maids, sitting up late last night to
set things ready against our feast to-
day lane called US up about in the
morning to tell us of a great fire they
saw IA the city. So rose and slipped
,on my niehtGown and went to her win-
dow And now turn to Evelyn and
sec che temper In which he views the
destruction OF the city. ''The clouds
OF smoke were dismal md reached up
on computation near nifty miles in
length lie writes the day after the
IRE Thus left It this afternoon
burning, resemblance of Sodom or
sthe last day. It forcibiy called. to my
mind that passage. Non enim lIic ha-
benus stabiIem civitatem,' the ruins
resembling the picture of Troy. Lon
don was. but It is no morer'
Repys sets the scene before you like
4 man: Evelyn rejects upon the TRACE
tiy'IIlse writer, ingenious In reference
ana SIuiclS with alIusiou. We need not
discuss which Is the better method, but
& may surely be said that the world
VV1d produce another hundred Evelyns
before it fashions fitting rival for
Pepys.-London Spectator.
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR
nc oIa 60 pLvoree -.

AAe OAn SE@sA@ ~
A clergyman was railingt against d.
vorce. I'VE ought to have the divorce
law that was enforced In ancient
Greece he said. '.If that old Greek
clause was tackled to every separation,
am persuaded that divorces would
fall on 60 to 40 per cent. This law
was that when a man got divorce he
could not under any circumstances
marry another woman younger than
his ex-wIfe. An innocent law, brief
law. not much to look at. but how
many divorce suits would be nipped
in the bud IL All husbands knew that
inter the separation they could not
marry younger women than the wives
they had cast on Philadelphia Bull
Ietin.
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~ nnn thc GnntIet.

"To rum the Gantlet'' originated in
Germany and travelled thence 10 Eng
land, finally becoming domesticated in
America. In both the German and
English armies and navles about the
time OF the settlement of America run
ming the gauntlet was u punishment for
rnistlemcanor. the soldiers of com
many or regiment being placed in two
lines facing each other. each man arm
ed with u switch. The culprit ran he
tween the two files und received upon
his bare back the switches OF his COM
rades. An officer stood 10y to see that
the punishment was properly enforced.
and any soldier who failed to do his
duty was himself liable to make the
Journey between the two files. The In
dams along the coast OF Virginia are
said 10 have observed tlz's punishment
inflicted upon some sailors OF an Eng
fish mun-Of-war and Immediately adopt
ed the idea for torturlng their enc
mics; hence came the BELIEF TINT the
punishment or torture WAS peculiar to
the aborIgines of North America.
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Ilneeln - IIis 80.

II was n child who persuaded Abra-
ham Lincoln 10 wear beard Up tn
the time he was nominated for presi-
dent he had always been smooth shay
en-. A little girl living in chautauqua
county. \. ~, who greatly admired
him. made up her mind that he would
look better IL he wore whislers and
with youthful dircetness wrote and told
him SO. lKe answered her by return
mail:
Springfield. III, oct 10. 1850
Miss Grace BedeiIs
NY Dear Little BIIss-Your very agree
able letter OF the 18th Is received. re-
greet the necessity OF saying have no
teen. one nine and one seven years OF
age. They. with their mother, consti-
tute my whole family. As to the whisk-
ers. never having worn any. do you not
think people would call &c a piece OF silly
nfHectatIon X I were to begin It noWf
Your very sincere weltwtsher,
Evidently on second thought he de
cIded to follow her advice. On his
way to Washington his train stopped
Mt the town where she lived. He ask
ed II she were In the crowd gathered
at the station to meet him. OF course
she was, and willing hands forced n
way for her through the mass of peo-
pie. When She reached the car Mr..
Lincoln stepped from the train, kissed
her and showed her that he had taken
her adVice.-St Nicholas.
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n.henhlnr sfnnr

The old bebeading stone at stirling
England WINS protected In 1897 by
public subscription, raised at the In
stance of tile Stirling Natural History
and Archaeological society. 1t WAS then
incIosed in an iron cage. There is an
other relic OF public execution In Stir
ing in the museum OF the Smith fnstl-
tutc In that city 1t is the bowl which
the public executioner used when he
went around the market taking meas
ure OF meaI from every farmers sack.
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He-A woman, notice. always low
ers her voice to ask a favor. She
Yes-and raises her voice Il she does
uot get It.-IIluStrnted Bits.
nandoF'a Prose.
No poet has ever been bad prose
writer, whenever he cared to drop from
poetry into prose; but 1t Is doubtful
whether any poet has been quite g
hne. accomplished and persistent
prose writer as Lander, Poetry" he
tells us in one OF his most famous
messages, was always my amusement
prose my study and business. / have
published i've volumes OF Ina sln'tEy
T,,n versatlons;' cut the worst of them
through the middle. and there VIII re
main In this decimal fraction quite
enough 10 satisfy my appetite for fame
/ shall dine late: but the dining room
win be well lighted. the guests few and
select" without his prose LnndCr 9
indeed but half. if he Is half. himself.
Arthur symons In Atlantic,
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ANcLENT RELLs.
wen known to the Egyptians Before
the Jewish ELOdua.

wen Known TO the Egyptians Before
the Jewish E:Kodus.
Bells were well known to the Egyp-
1ians before the time OF the Jewish eN-
Odus. In the description of Aaron's
sacerdotal robe mention is made of the
fact that upon the hem OF the garment
there were bells of gold alternating
with pomegrnnntes of blue, of purple
and Of scarlet: "a golden bell and a
pomegranate, a golden bell and Il pome-
granate upon the hem OF the robe
round about. And It shall be upon
Aaron TO minister, and his sound shall
be heard when he GoetlI into the holy
place before the Lord and when he
rometh out, that he die not"
Hand bells We're in common use all
over the ancient world. Tie earliest
use OF bells in churches was for the
purpose OF frightening away the evil
spirits which were believed TO infest
earth and air, and the earliest curfew
,eE.as rung at nightfall TO rid the neigh
bofhoOd OF the village or town and
church Of demons. Most old churches
OF Europe. have Il small door on the
north side and at certain points in the
service This door was opened and
.I,ell was rung to give notice to the dew
Il. il he CHANGED ito be present. that he
might make his >eXit before the cleva-
lion. by the command OF Pope John
TX. church bells were rung as 81 protec-
ton. against thunder and lightning.
t,s'Ebe monument of Porscna. III" t+tru-
rian king. was decorated with pinnn-
clog each surmountcd with bell
yybirl, tinlsIed in the breeze. The army
OF Clothaire raised the siege OF sens
on account OF Il panic occ;ISioleH ''ii"i'E
Inc men by n sudden chime from the
bells of st. Stephens church.