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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
FEATURES OF CHINESE HOME
One Story Dwellings Of the orientals,
the Exteriors Of Which Are
Unpromising.

Pehn, China.-It is difficult for the
Occidental mind to picture the wall
within wall life of Chinese home,
says writer in the Century. Down a
narrow lane one passes between two
walls, behind which may be novels or
palaces, there Is no telling which.
since the one story roofs beyond are
invisible.
One pulls string at gateway, the
address of some family Of high degree.
A servant appears, leads through an
other gateway, a tlowery courtyard, a
passageway, perhaps another court
yard, little room or two, and finally
into a reception room, with its carved
wood wainsCoting and furniture, its
porcelains and jades and brasses, It's
blue and green and gold ceiling
Here the hostess appear, offers her
Occidental guest tea or champagne, or
both, with cakes and Candied fruit or
lotus buds. Then she may lead one
through other courtyards, all with the
usual one story rooms around them.
and into her secluded garden of rocks
and pools, of pretty paths and bridges
| of clustering trees and flowers.
In such palace as this each court
yard with its surrounding rooms may
be the special home of one of the sons
and his wife and children; but some
where in the maze of walls, under one
of the low, tiled roofs, is the common
dining room, with the kitchen beyond.
Here the men of the family eat to-
gether twice day and afterward the
women and children And somewhere
also there is a central family hall,
with their tribute of incense at proper
seasons. These are held in such rev
erence that no foot may pass above
them, and therefore two story dwell
ings are unknown in regions uneon-
taminated by foreign influence.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

stammer an explanation; but Matt
land interfered.
What does all this mean, Carlson?"
he exclaimed, sternly "Sit down,
Wayne-there is some strange mis-
take here"
/ resumed my chair, wondering If
they had all gone crazy, yet resolved
upon taking instant action II some sat
isfactory explanation we're not at once
forthcoming
Come, Carlson, what do you mean
by addressing such language to Cap
tain Wayne?"
Veil" said the Swede, so agitated
by the excitement about him he could
scarcely find English in which to ex-
press himself intelligibly, 1T vos dis
way. / would not insult Captain
Vane; oh. no. bot it vos told to me, an
would hat him to know how 1t all
vos. 1t vos two months ago | go NIT
de flag of truce into de Federal lines
at Minersville. You know dat time?
yos vaitin' for answer ven a Yankee
rides oop, an looks me all ofer like |
vos a hog. VEL l say, plain like, 'vot
you want? He say, I heard der Vos
Reb officer come In der lines, an
rides down to see if he vos der hound
vot wanted to horsevip.' Vel | say,
for it made me much mad, maybe you
like to horsevip me?" No. he says
laughing, 1T vos a damn pup in der
til Virginia cavalry, named Wayne.
am after | say. 'Vct has he done?
He says, He insult a woman, an would
not fight NIT me-"
He looked about him anXiously To
see If we comprehended his words.
And what did you say?" from
dozen eager voices.
The Swede gazed at them in mani
fest establishment.
Il say l knowed noting about del
woman, but if he say dat an of1cer o.
der til Virginia cavalry would moi
fight NIT him he vos a damned liar.
would have hit him, but | vos under
der flag of truce"
Preached out my hand to him across
the table.
Il thank you, Captain Carlson"
said, for both your message and you
answer What did this man lool
like?"
He vos a pig yellow, NIT a blacl
moustache and gray eyes"
do you know him?" questronet
Maitland.
His name is Brennan" | answerer
slowly. "a major in the Federal sery
ice. We have already met twice fl
rough and tumble contests, but tn
next time it win be- with steel"
Gentlemen" said Maitland at last
gravely. this is evidently a persona
matter with which we have no direc
/ concern. Captain Wayne's reputatio
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

try, quite foreign in Appearance
tall, slender man, wearing a llghteol.
ored moustache and goatee. Ills
name, as / gathered from the CONVEX.
sation. was Carlson, and / was con.
siderably surprised at the fXedness
with which his eyes we're fastened
upon me during the earlier part OF the
meal. Thinking we might have met
somewhere before, ransacked my
memory In vain for any recollection
which would serve TO account for bis
evident interest in me. Finally ven
tured to ask. as pleasantly as posi-
BILE
Captain Carlson, do | remind you
Of some one. since you regard me 80
intently?"
The man instantly flushed all over
his fair face at this direct inquiry.
1T vas not dat" the almost STAN
mered In sudden confusion. speaking
quite brokenly). bot. sair, It har come
to me dat you vos an insulter Of WON
ems. an had refuse to fight NIT mems.
! know not; It seems not So"
was on my feet in an instant.
scarcely crediting my own ears. yet
on fire with indignation.
Il know not what you may mean" l
said. white with anger But | hold
you personally accountable for those
words, and you shall discover that
will fight init mems"
He pushed his chair hastily back,
his face fairly crimson, and began to
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
CHAPTER XIV.

= It was a bright, sunshiny Gay in
early spring. Birds were sweetly sing
ang in the trees lining the road was
travelling. | must have shown my late
Illness greatly, for the few met, as
/ tramped slowly onward, mostly sol
diers gazed at me curiously, as If they
mistook me for the ghost of some
dead comrade; and doubt not my
pale face, yet bearing the deep imprint
Of pain, with the long, untrimmed hair
framing 1t, and the blood-stained,
ragged uniform, the same wore that
fierce day of battle, rendered me an
object of wonder.
All through those long, weary win
Ter weeks | had been lowering be-
tween life and death in an obscure
hospital at Richmond. The moment
the door was opened to permit of my
passing forth into the world again, /
sought eagerly to discover the present
station of my old comrades in arms,
yet could learn only that the cavalry
brigade with which | had formerly
served was in camp somewhere near
Appomattox Court House. On foot
and moneyless, | set off alone, my sole
anxiety to be once more with friends;
and now, at the beginning of the sec
ond day. was already beyond Peters
burg. and sturdily pushing westward
As the road swerved slightly to the
left, passing through a grove of hand
some trees, | came suddenly opposite
a large house of imposing aspect. A
group of Confederate officers stood II
converse beside the gate leading int
the open driveway. and as l paused
moment, gazing at them and wonder
lDg whom | had better address-for
recognized none of the faces frontint
me-one among the group turned SUD
SenJy. and took a hurried step In m!
direction, as though despatched upoI
an GRAND of Importance. He was
fall slender man, wearing long gra'
moustache, and no sooner vie"e'
hts face than recognized him a
bavine been one of those officers pres
emf IN General Lees tent the DAY
was sent out with dispatches. d
glanced At me curiously. yet with u
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

goods-and all set off for the fair,
When they arrive, the girls are all
drawn up in one line and the men in
another, with their parents behind
them. Then, II young man likes the
look Of any particular girl, he steps out
Of the line, goes up to her and enters
into talk with her, while his parents
and her parents compare notes as to
their possessions and circumstances
in life. II all is found satisfactory,
the couple are married then and there,
and the bride is driven away by her
husband to her new home.
The custom in Russia is very much
the same. On Whitsunday afternoon,
the girl, dressed in her best clothes,
is taken by her parents to the win
ter gardens in the nearest large town.
where she meets a number of young
men walking up and down on the look
out for wives.
The girl carries in her hand a sill
yer spoon, a piece of embroidery, or
sion, to show that she is a person Of
property, and the young man brings
with him as many roubles as he has
been able to save. If the parents see
that a young man is attracted by a
girl, she is promptly handed over to
a woman who Is a sort of marriage
agent, and whose business It is to in.
troduce the couple, and make arrange.
ments about the dowry.
In Japan 1t is not wise for a young
man to neglect the maid he is court.
ing. When Japanese girl has been
sighted by her lover she avenges her.
self accordingly to the following
quaint custom: In the dawn Of the
early morning she rises, puts on a
white robe and white clogs Round
her neck she hangs a small mirror
which falls on her breast, and on her
head she puts a metal crown with
three points, each point bearing a
lighted candle.
In her left hand she carries a small
figure Of straw or rags-supposed to
represent her unfaithful lover-and
this she nails to one of the sacred
trees surrounding the family shrine
She then prays for the death of the
man. vowing that, If this comes tC
pass, she will put out the nails which
are hurting the sacred tree and make
offerings to comfort her family god
Every night she comes to the shrine
strikes in two more nails, and makes
the same prayer, her idea being tina
the god, to save his tree from further
injury, will kill her lover.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

now in fit uniform, had regained no
small measure of self-restraint, and
with It came likewise renewal of the
military spirit. My welcome proved
extremely cordial, and the converse
ton of the others present soon placed
in my possession whatever of incident
had occurred since that disastrous day
OF battle in the valley. No attempt
was made to conceal our weakness,
nor to disguise the fact that we were
making a last desperate stand. Itwas
evident to all that nothing now re-
NAMED but to fold our tattered battle
flags with honor.
Directly opposite me. at the long
and rather scantily furnished mess
table, was seated a captain Of infan.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
WAYS OF COURTING
Curious Customs Observed II
Different Countries.
Roumanla Holds a Fair for cupld-ln
Japan, II a Lover Jilts His Sweet.
heart, She Prays to Family
God 10 XIII Him.

CoDstanta, Roumania-They way
Of a man with a maid Ia always a
thing worth netting also the various
methods OF courtship which prevail in
different parts Of the world Accord
ing to the nationality Of your best girl,
your courtship system should be or.
ganized.
In Roumania once every year a
fair Of marriageable girls Is held The
girl with her relatives. gets into a
wagon, which also contains her dowry
linen, furniture. and household
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
CHAPTER XVI.
The Scouting Detail.

The Scouting DETAIL
This premeditated insult. which
Brennan evidently dispatched broad
cast in hope that through some I'M
known channel It might reach me-
changed my entire relationship with
the man. | have never felt that Bren-
nan was at heart a bad man; he was
hard, stern, revengeful. yet | have no
doubt under different circumstances
I might even have valued him highly
as a comrade or a friend There Is
no demon like jealousy; and his early
distrust of me, fostered by that mad
disease had apparently warped his
entire nature. Yet not even for love
could consent to leave my honor un-
defended. and after those hateful
words there could be no rest for me
until our differences were settled by
the stern arbitrament Of the naked
blade. All prudence to the winds. no
opportunity OF meeting him should
new to be cast aside.
The coming day was barely gray in
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
GROWS FOUR LEAF CLOVER
Brooklyn 5otanist Knocks All Novel;
ty Out of Good Luck Plant
by Grating.

New York.-After 10 years of exper,
iment, Max Settling, Brooklyn botan-
list, has developed a good luck
clover plant which produces four
leaves on every stem instead of the
traditional three. The result was OBJ
tanned by hybridization from the OK
ais, a species which had three leaves
like the ordinary clover of this coun-
try, and and at time five.
Nature was finally trained to sys.
tematically add or subtract one leaf
until the desired quartet of leaves ap,
pears in every plant. The plant is
taller than the ordinary clover and the
leaves are banded and have a graceful
poise.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

ottawa, Ont.-Plans for ratification
Of the trade agreement signed between
Canada and the British West Indies
will cause parliament to assemble
earlier than expected. There is spec
ulation as to the effect of the opposl-
ton United States milling interests
may offer and as to whether proposed
retaliatory action by the American
government will impede ratification
Of the treaty. The agreement gives
Canadian flour a preference rate in
the West Indies.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
Old Connecticut Elm DESTROYED.

Olo NOuncCtlCuI Elm destroyed.
The ancient elm tree, an old land.
mark that has stood on the banks OF
Middle Cove Bay for over two hun.
dred years. was blown down during
the storm. of Monday and fell into the
cove. All that is left of it are the
large roots, sticking up to show
where the old tree was once located.
After heavy gale several years ago
one large limb fell to. the ground and
from it were taken Indian arrow heads
Of perfect shape. They were proba.
bly, shot or deposited there by Indians
years ago, who used this locality for q
camping ground. The height Of the
tree was about one hundred feet and
its branches spread out about the
same distance. The body of the trea
measured some fifteen feet around.
Red squirrels had made their home IN
It for years.--Essex correspondents
Hartford Courant
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

is not one to be questioned, either as
regards his chiyalry toward women or
his bravery IN arms. pledge you
his early meeting with this major"
They drank the toast standing. and
! read in each face before me a frank,
soldierly confidence and comradeship
which caused my heart to glow.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
Wanted Sheet For Stroud

through with the flesh. I'm going to
take the sheet along with me, so
there'll be no delay in getting down
to business. Lots of people have
been playing me mean tricks all their
lives. / have never been able to get
back at them in their present state.
but Just wait till l get clear Of these
letters! If don't haunt them good
and hard and make them wish they'd
done the square thing by me it won
be my fault Baltimore Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
cltv lakes Circus MenaasrI.

New York.-New York city is ofici.
ally in possession of the entire me.
nagerie of Barnum & Bailey's circus
An attachment upon all the animals,
from monkeys to elephants, was
served by Sheriff Hamburger in q
suit for $4,000 damages brought by
a woman bareback rider, who claims
to have sustained a broken arm IN
Cleveland through carelessness Of the
circus management
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
Paderewskl Is Peeved.

Cape Town.-Isnace Paderewski,
the pianist, had some unpleasant
things to say about South Africa be-
fore his departure. Paderewski's tour
was not financial success.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
Bows Shoot Men.

Jersey City, n 1.-Two men are
dying as the result of the rife prac-
tice of two Jersey City boys. The vic
tins are Anthony Salpine and An
tonic St. Pierre.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
"a AppIlesnts Win.

Minneapolis, MINI. - Seventy-five
candidates for BARRIERS certificates
took the state examination and only
one applicant "fiunked"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

Berlin.-The Prusslan government
has decided to prolong the entire $780,
0OO, 900 Of short-term per cent treas
ury notes payable in July
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15

devoted to the making Of dresses and
hats. The latest Partisan styles are
copied in dressing the larger sized
dolls, and the creations turned out
compare very favorably, in miniature,
with the original
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
(To BE CoNTNUED.)
Ono Of Lies Mysteries.

Why is It that the same remark
which draws laugh If made by one
is a sure sign for fight II made by
another?
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-15
PRICE. sI.oo. retail.

- iss ssLA cREotF" .iAln DRESSING. FsIs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
says UNCLE CIV

We have saved the country from too
much 1nflammatory prosperity by the
patriotism of knocking" 1t is time
that somebody should save it from a
V1rulent attack of hard times by the
patriotism of boosting" This is the
one nation under heaven where it is
q virtue to knock the government and
crime to knock anything else. We
are the one people on earth who insist
upon praising our prosperous neigh
bors and at the same time persist in
voting for the man who never attract
ed attention until he denounced them
as a pack of unhung thieves.
The private life of the average
American is a good deal better than
most of his neighbors believe. He
hates knocker-the knocker who
knocks the business or the character
OF the private citizen. Judging by his
political predictions. he loves the
knocker who attacks the public ser
want or the citizen whose success has
made himself and his acts public
property.
There are now, and always Will be.
social, political and economic evils
that have to be cured with a club. Bat
That the job for a fighter, not for
a knocker There are in public life
some splendid fighters who have done
great public service. Close to their
heels is a pack, some few millions
strong, who knock anything that
family resem bles success. The knock
successful man has adopted a sort of
public be damned air, grits his teeth
in the face of criticism and refuses to
listen to arguments that otherwise
might make his success a public asset
rather than a neutral quantity or a
positive danger.
We have placed rich men a little
higher than striped felons, and more
than few of our public officials a
little lower than pirates. Instead of
curing business evils we have knocked
business until it is paralyzed, and for
good measure we are now knocking
the capitalists who refuse to invest
their money in dead projects.
The wrong isn't altogether on the
side of the public, nor is it altogether
on the side of those whose success has
made them easy targets for the brick
bats Both are guilty. and there must
be good old mourner's bench convic-
ton of sin and repentance followed
by general moral reform before we
are rid of our troubles.
What we need is a little better team
work between our private and our
public ideals. Capital has need of a
little more conscience and the public
at large needs a strong infusion of the
patriotism of boosting. American
business methods" should be more
nearly Synonymous in the public mind
with honesty and fair play than with
piracy. Knocking has sent many
towns to ruin and it only takes a big
ger dose to paralyze a nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
LOAN SHARKS.

one of the flock of harpies that
preys on the poorer and less enlight-
ened clements of society is the loan
shark This has been the case since
the world began, and among all ma
ton There even were usurers in the
temple of Jerusalem when Christ gave
it a much needed cleansing. There
probably always viii be usurers on
earth as long as people have trouble
in making both ends meet, and as long
as they are willing to pay the pound
of flesh that is demanded of them.
This is no good reason why the laws
against usury should not he enforced.
and especially in this country, where
it is unlikely that there is a single state
that has not stringent statutes against
rates of interest. Scarcely a day passes
that some newspaper does not print
an item telling how some unfortunate
has been bled for months, and years
in some instances, by a modern Shy
lock. Not so long ago a story came to
the newspapers from Chicago of a
woman who had paid $3.50 in the
course of fifteen years in an effort to
rid herself of an original debt of $25
which was incurred by her son in
borrowing money from a crafty but
criminal lender. This was an unusual
case. but there are many like unto it.,
if of smaller proportions. 1t is not
unusual that the principal of a debt
of this sort is paid over many times
through the outrageously high interest
rates that are charged. before It is
liquidated And it is also a fact that
in many states pawnbrokers openly
ply usurious trade without hindrance
Isn't it about time that public au-
thority ceased sitting complacently by
and winking at the violations of the
laws against usury? 1t was refreshing
to note the other day that a Wiscon-
sin loan shark was convicted and sent
to Jail for ninety days for demanding
more interest than the law allows. His
sentence was all too light. But it was
an excellent move in the right direc-
ton. and one that should be emulat-
ed in every state and community that
makes any pretensions to being civil
I lied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
QUAKER NIEDIrATIoNs.

TFron the Philadelphia Record-l
The rounder doesn't always move in the
best circles
Experience either calls a man down or
shows him up
1t doesn't take high flyer to build
castles in the air
1t is quite possible to crack a joke with
out damaging It.
1t isn't always the forward child that
comes out ahead.
An excuse is merely something you
can't think of when you want it
Trouble is q Splinter that overtakes
even those who travel at the faster clip
Some girls are ambitious to marry well,
others are content to marry happily.
Would you say that the girl who buys
cheap perfumery has common sense?
Hoax-"Do you think it pays to recover
an umbrella2' Joax-'I don't think IL
pays to lose one in the first place"
Were you ever caught in a bed Of
ouicksand?'' asked the tourist NO re-
piled Alkali Ike, but once when / was
east L was caught in a folding bed
WiIIie-'Mamma, may I have piece of
candy?" Willies Mamma-"But I just
gave you a piece Willie-'I know, but
that one slipped down whole when
wasn't looking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
.LAYHAWKER JOTS

Men are like rivers, remarks the
Mcpherson Republican. the deeper
they are the less noise they make
A pardonable boast from Editor
E. D. Knox of the Alma Signal: The
Signal has never taken a straw vote.
Now is the time to subscribe.
Miss Wealthy Ranken is quoted by
Uncle 81 of the Ottawa Republic as
saying she doesn't like tn leap year
idee; the Teller who has to be proposed
to amt worth shucks.''
1t is becoming customary, says the
Winfield Courier, to put a man in the
front window of music stores and let
him make a marathon run on the pi-
ano for thirty hours or so. This, how
ever, is no novelty in the residence
neighborhoods.
No wonder Roosevelt hasn't time to
talk, says the Winfield Free Press. He
has bought a new automobile and his
only grandchild is at home on d visit.
Uncle ST of the Ottawa Republic has
noticed that gray matter wins oftener
than blue blood
The University Daily Kansan, brag-
ging about things at the university,
said that if all the steampipes in the
institution were laid end to end they
would reach clear to Hutchinson In
view OF the gas shortage, that would
have been welcome condition to
Hutchinson during the late cold snap.
Garden City Telegram
However. this is not the first time
that Attorney barrow has been in
deep water, says the ottawa Republic.
He opened the Ottawa Chautauqua as
sembly simultaneously with flood, on
the Fourth of July a few years ago,
while seven feet of water surged under
his elevated platform in the center of
the tabernacle Mr.. Darrow conclud
ed his address and was roWed to safe
ty in a boat. And he may retire from
this water" just as gracefully.