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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

ob 1OuCu ID
whats his latest grievance?"
HE found a five-dollar bill this
morning and is grumbling because
man to whom he owed S4 saw him
pick it up"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
FIGHT LITTLE MELON APHIS
Best Way to Fight Pest Is to Burn
infested Vines Where They Are
Same for Cucumbers.

Melon growers around Rocky Ford,
Colo, where canteloupes are grown
extensively, find that the best way to
fight melon aphis is to burn the in.
tested vines just where they are. At
least every other day they get over
their patch of vines and look for the
very dark green color and swollen,
watery appearance of the leaves Of
the plants. A little later the leaves
and vines take on a black, powdery
cast that no one can mistake. The
leaves curl under, but do not begin
to wilt sometimes for days.
By keeping careful watch and de-
stroying the plants as they show the
presence of aphis, one can usually
control the pest. Scatter straw over
the infested hill and burn at once,
To attempt to carry the vines to the
edge of the field will simply spread
the insect.
After burning hill keep careful
watch over adjoining hills, to see that
the insects have not spread. OF
course, the same treatment is recon-
mended for cucumbers.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
PRETTY FLOWERS IN GARDEN
Great Beauty and Fragrance Of Sweet
Peas Make Them Most Popular
Must Have Support.

Sweet pea vines must have good
support Brush branches suit them
better than anything else, but these
are not always easy 10 get A good
substitute for brush Is very coarse
meshed wire netting.
As soon as the plants begin TO
bloom begin 10 cut from them. The
more blossoms you cut on the more
you viii have II care is taken TO
remove the blossoms as soon as they
begin TO fade. the plants win continue
TO bloom until frost comes; but II
seed Is allowed to ripsn, you will have
but few flowers during the latter part
OF the season.
In cutting sweet peas give the fow'
ers as long stems as possible. Never
crowd them in vase OF bowl. Just
bunch them loosely In the hand, and
then drop them into whatever is to
hold them, give II a shape, and To-
your flowers will have arranged them
selves TO perfection.
No garden should be without some
sweet pea vines. The great beauty
and fragrance OF the blossoms make
them one Of the most popular of flow
ers.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

stance, known as honey dew" Of
which the ants are very fond. For
this reason the root lice are very well
cared for by the ants, and especially
by one kind Of ant known as the Tit
tie brown ant" In the fall the ants
take the eggs of the root aphls down
into their nests and keep them there
throughout the winter. The next
spring, when the egsg hatch, the ants
place the young root lice on the roots
Of the common smartweed, or some
other common weed, where the lice
begin to feed Later on, If the ground
be planted to corn, the ants transfer
the root lice from the weeds to the
corn roots.
So the ants care for the root aphis,
and in order to fight the root aphis
the farmer must fight the little brown
ant.
A deep, thorough stirring Of the soil
on old corn ground will tend to re-
duce injury by the root louise. This
stirring of the soil breaks up the
nests and scatters the ants. Conse-
quently the ants cannot give the lice
the proper care. The burrows Of these
ants do not often reach to a depth OF
more than six inches. If the ground
is stirred at that depth the attempts
Of the ants to recover their property
and reconstruct their nests are rem.
dered largely fruitless.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

The following story the Saturday
Evening Post says is told Of Col.
George w Cocktails, who at the time
It took place was an instructor In en-
cheering at West Point
One day. in a recitation, he gave out
this question to a class Of cadets.
THE post fagpole, sixty feet high,
has fallen down You are ordered by
your commanding officer to put It up
again. You have under your command
sergeant and ten privates Of the en-
gineer corps. How would you get the
pole back into placer"
Each cadet, after long consideration
and much figuring over the derricks
blocks, tackle and so on, evolved a
different method.
mo" said Goethals, you are all
wrong You would simply say: Ser
geant. put up that fiagpole!"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
DAY FOR KISSING
Ancient Custom Is Still Observed
in English Town.
Village Of Hungsrford Ha0 Two on
elal "oseulators," Who Make
Their Rounds Every Hook
ney Tuesday.

London.-How would you like TO be
official kisser for the village OF Hun
gerford? The town has two OF them.
and they work hard and enjoy their
labor. Hungerford is on the borders
OF Berkshire and Wiltshire.
The custom OF official kissing there
Is centuries old. II happens on Hook
ney Tuesday.
Unless you have lived through Hook
ney Tuesday you can have no concep-
ton OF what 1t means. At eight o'clock
the town crier Of Hungerford, In gray
and scarlet, with brass buttons, comes
out OF the town hall and blows three
notes on the ancient horn given by
John o. Gaunt, and that is the signal
for two tuttl-men to emerge from the
constables house with slaves tipped
with howers-dafodils primroses and
tulips. surmounted by an orange.
It is their business to 60 forth and
kiss the damsels OF the town, irrespec.
tive Of age or beauty, according TO
/ custom.
James Blake and Anthony Bowsher
were the tutti-men this Hockney Tues
day. Mr.. Blake is sixty years old;
Mr.. Bowsher is younger, but both OF
them kissed vigorously from eight
o'clock until seven o'clock In the eve
ming, with break for dinner.
Tradition DEGREES that they shall be
liberal with oranges and pennies.
Therefore, having kissed a maid, they
gave her an orange as a solace, and
they hurled oranges among the crowd
of urchins who followed them about
all day.
It was a perfect orgy OF kissing
They knocked at doors, and little
high-pitched shrieks floated out into
the street, showing how nobly the
tutti-men were doing their duty.
They went to the workhouse and
kissed all the old ladies, including Ann
Benson, who is ninety-nine years old
they went to the laundry, with theiI
floral slaves. Up and down for five
miles they wandered, from house tc
house, kissing, kissing, kissing, unit
at the time OF the sunset there were
no more left to kiss.
They wanted to start again, but
that is against the ancient laws.
Meanwhile, during these goings-on
the Hock-Tide court had been sitting
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Spraying cucumbers.

A horticultural authority says that
spraying muskmelons and cucumbers
with Bordeaux mixture is not an alb
solute preventive Of the dreaded
blight, but it helps to hold the disease
In check It must be remembered
that spraying is a preventive measure,
and not a cure, so that the first APP
plication should be made about the
time the plants begin to- throw out
runners.
Several applications should be made
before it is impossible to drive
through the fields. Four pounds Of
copper sulphate, six pounds of slaked
lime and fifty gallons of water is a
desirable formula for this purpose.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
GARDEN ana
FARM NOTES

Give the earth good seed to work
with
A silo built of concrete will pre-
serve silage well.
Truck farming in this country is
not yet being overdone.
Rye may be cut for hay and used
for all classes Of livestock.
Most experienced melon pickers can
tell a ripe melon from the looks.
Plant enough lima beans for home
use. They are healthy and delicious.
A bushel Of wheat weighs, on the
average, 60 pounds, and oats from SS
to 40.
The tool which usually follows the
pillow in the course of tillage is the
harrow
A ten-cent bolt now may save a dol.
lars worth of time when the rush OF
work comes.
With the exception of the pillow, the
harrow is perhaps the Oldest Of tillage
instruments,
There is no reason why potatoes
should not be cultivated with a riding
corn cultivator.
Frequent stirring of the soil is said
to be a good preventive Of rust form
ing on the cultivator.
A liberal application Of ashes to TIA
soil where cabbage plants are growI
is a preventive Of clump root
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
BABYS ECZEMA AND B0ILS

my son was about three weeks old
when l noticed a breaking-out on his
cheeks, from which watery sub
stance oozed. A short time after, his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also, and in few days became a solid
scab. l became alarmed, and called
our family physician who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under treatment for
about three months. By the end Of
that time, he seemed no better. I be-
came discouraged. l dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and in a few days noticed a marked
change The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed, and his shoulders,
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter When he was about seven months
old, all trace of the eczema was gone.
During his teething period, his
head and face waSe broken out in
boils which / cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
have been a great sufferer. During
the time of teething and from the time
l dropped the doctors treatment l
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, nothing else, and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti-
full, and his head mass of silky curls.
! had been afraid that he would never
be well, and / feel that owe great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies"
(signed) Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey, 224
E Jackson St., Colorado Springs, Col,
Sept. "a, 1910. Although Cuticura
Seap and Ointment are sold by drug.
giSts and dealers everywhere, a sam,
pie of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti
cura," Dept. L, Boston.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
FLOWERS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Collection at National Museum Near
Cairo Shows Every Plant Is
Still Growing.

Cairo, Egypt-In a suburb OF Cairo
stands the national museum of Egyp-
tian antiquities founded fifty years
ago by a Frenchman known as Mar
iette Bey. One department is devoted
to an interesting collection OF speci-
mems Of plants which have been found
in the sepulchral monuments OF that
country.
1t is remarkable, says a writer in
Harper's, that, although the botanical
collection is large and contains many
varieties, every plant is still to be
found growing in the valley OF the
Nile. Moreover, the closest examina-
ton fails to reveal the slightest diff
ference between the plants that flour.
ished fifty centuries ago and those
which the traveller sees today on the
banks of the river.
Flowers such as the boy Moses or
the children of Joseph picked still
bloom unchanged. There are to be
seen here blue sprays OF larkspur
which loving hands laid upon the
bodies of those who died a thousand
years before Abraham and Sarah
went down into Egypt.
In the tombs of later date have
been found, together with apparently
simple ornamental flowers, such as
hollyhocks and chTysanthemums, the
various fruits, vegetables and grains
for which the land has ever heen re-
nowned, such as figs, dates, olives,
grapes, pomegranates, onions, barley
and wheat. Around the necks and
upon the breasts of those who died at
the time when Solomon reigned in
Jerusalem, about 1000 B. C., were
found garlands of celery, which does
not appear to have been used at that
time as a vegetable by the Egyptians.
All these plants, when they were
prepared for the funeral ceremonies
were subjected to great heat, by which
their form and color were preserved
but their terminating power was de
stroyed. Hence all the stories which
have been told of wheat having been
raised from grains that have lain in
the wrappings Of mummies for so cen
turtles are untrue. INSCRIPTIONS ma
tiVes have sold to credulous travellers
wheat in which modern grains have
been mixed with the ancient, but only
the modern grains can terminate.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
"sllsnt ActorsD Not Silent

Ten-cent grand opera is fast near
ing a reality.
A patent was granted last week to
G. Milton of London, Eng, for COM
bining a photograph and a moving
picture machine, so that they will op-
crate in absolute harmony.
AS soon as this patent is placed
on the market, it will in all probable
ity mean that moving picture shows
will soon have monographs in their
houses, and will reproduce the words
or songs of the now Silent actors
at the same time that the film is be
ing projected on the screen.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

subscrlbe Eor EHe psmOerat.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
AntIdrudaerY Club.

Six women in Chicago have organ.
ized a club to lessen household cares.
The club Is the possessor Of an cleo
tric vacuum cleaner, one electric
washing machine. two electric irons
and a fan for drying the washing.
The only dues are those required
for the upkeep Of these labor savers,
and this amount has been estimated to
be about three cents a week. The mi
tiation fee consists Of the price Of the
apparatus divided into six equal parts.
The members arrange their work so
that a small boy may take the appara-
tus around to each in turn. They live
- one neighborhood, so the affair is
easily arranged. How practical; how
easily the idea could be explained TO
take in any number Of housekeepers.
What a help 1t would be in solving the
servant problem.-American Club
Woman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
The suffraaette,s Answer.

"And where, my fellow citizen" APP
pealed the political speaker, "can we
find an instrument so fit, so delicate,
so adjustable, and at the same time
so unassuming and popular that 1t
will unlock every department of state
for the benefit of its readers?"
@The hairpin!" shrieked an enthu-
siastic suffragette in the audience
Judge.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
DOCTORS ADVISED
THE HOSPITAL
Mrs. Hsrberger, Who Would moi
Consent to Go There, Finally
Relieved AT Home.

81. Louis. Mo.-Mrs MarS gerber.
ger, Of this city, says Il was sick in
bed for ten weeks with womanly
troubles, and had four Of the best
doctors waiting on me.
Every one OF them said would
have to go to the hospital and have
an operation, but / would not consent
TO that
thought I would give Cardui a
trial. When | began 10 take the first
bottle, l could not turn over In bed,
but had to be lifted.
Before / finished the first bottle, my
pains we're leaving me, slowly, and
soon l was out Of bed and walking
around.
My pains have not come back
since. l weigh $50 lbs and feel fine.
Cardui saved me from an operation
| am going to keep It in the house
for / would not be without it,
Cardui's strengthening effects quick
ly show themselves in many different
ways. This is because the ingredi
ents, from which II is made, go tc
the source of the trouble, and by act
ing specifically on the cause, relieve
or cure and help bring back health
and strength.
In the past 30 years. more than 9
million women have been benefited
by Cardui Just try It.
N. B.-write tot Ladies' ADVISOR
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanOORa, Tenn, for Special Instruc.
lions, and 04-paEe book, "HOme Treat.
ment for Women" sent In plain wrap
per, on request.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Ghost Talk.

Aunt Caroline came running into
the dining room, her kinky hair on
end.
Misses" she gasped, 81 done met
a ghost out dar by de we'll"
You must have been mistaken,
Caroline" said the lady of the house.
"There aren't any such things as
ghosts"
Aunt Carolina drew herself up
haughtlly.
"Dey amt, amt dey? Well, what
would you say If | tole you this 'un
done spoke tome? Yessum, l heered
him"
why, what did he say?"
Say" shifted the dusky mistress
of the meals, how you specs l know?
neber learned desc here daid Ian
gwiches"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

Catalpa speciosa is a good tree. 1t
makes a post sometimes in eight
years, sometimes In ten. We have so
many better trees, however, that we
don't have to fall back on the catalpa,
says a writer in the Ohio Farmer
l have tried a little catalpa to see
what 1t would do. In some sections
we have chosen the white oak In
South Georgia we have an excellent
post, when we can get It, of long leaf
pine. Where we cannot get that, we
have the loblolly pine, and the short
leaf pine can be used If we treat It
with creosote to the amount of Is
cents a post, and It will last Is to 20
years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Bacteria for Alfalfa Soil.

Alfalfa needs a certain kind of bac-
teria in the soil to give the best re
suits, These bacteria live on the
roots of the plants, and give off as a
by-product the nitrogen which the
plant needs, This is an example of
cooperation in nature.
In the soils where sweet clover has
grown, these bacteria are usually
present, If they are not, it is some.
times necessary to get soil from some
field where alfalfa is growing, or
some sweet clover soil, and scatter ii
over the alfalfa patch This is called
inoculating the soil"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
The Negative.

The Questioner-But really. Mr..
Smith, If, as you say you knew
didn't love you, don't see why you
expected me to marry you?
The Rejected-Well, know you're
frlghtfully modern and cosmopolitan
and all that sort Of thing, don't you
know; and so. of course, thought l
should come in on the marriage de
CONVEYANCE" ramp.-The Sketch.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
FARM CART IS QUITE HANDY
Little Vehicle, Useful for Great Many
Purposes, Is Set on Two Dis
carded Buggy Wheels.

The illustration shows side view
of our hand cart which we have used
for ten years. 1t is on buggy wheels
which are high and yet the box is low
down, writes G. r. Bashore in the
Farm and Home. The axle is an old
buggy axle bent as shown at b. The
box, a, is about four fet long and two
feet high. 1t can be used for many
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

doing the serious business Of the year,
appointing constable, a portreeve, an
ale-taster and what not, and at the end
the entire court adjourned to the Three
Swans for church warden pipes and
bowls of smoking punch.
Everyone agreed that they were
good old times"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
The Sham Battle.

The militia was going through its
spring maneuvers and many women
had come out to witness the sham
battle.
Come out of that bush and surren-
der" yelled the captain to a private,
"You are technically wounded"
The private shook his head vigor-
ously.
81 may be technically wounded
said he, but l cant come out, I've
torn my pants on these pesky thorns. y
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
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ANTS AID CoRN-RO0T LOUISE
Little Brown Insects Care for In
furious Aphls Because Of Liking
for Honey Dew"
mY r. L. MERsTER)

II you notice your corn plants
dwarfng in patches over the field and
the leaves Of such plants turning vel
low or a reddish color. lock carefully
around the base OF the stalks for ant
hills. II numerous ant hills are found,
you may conclude that the corn-root
louise is sucking the Juice from the
corn roots, weakening the stalks and
consequently reducing the yield.
II Ia the presence Of the ants that
ia the interesting part OF the story,
The root aphis Becretes a sweet sub.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Handy Farm Cart.

purposes and the box can be made
any length and height desired. The
shoe at c, made Of heavy scrap iron,
keeps the box level when the cart is
at rest Two hardwood handles, d,
should be bolted on to push or draw
the cart
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
POSTS KEPT FROM SPREADING
Cumbersome Braces Done Away With
by Connecting Rod Placed Be.
meath Surface Of Earth.

Gate posts may be kept parallel YER
tlcally, without cumbersome braces.
by connecting them beneath the sur
face Of the earth with a long rod.
When setting the posts, small rocks
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
CLAIMS BABEK SAVED HIS LIFE.

Mr.. Chas. w. Miller, of Washington,
D. c., writes of Elixir Babeki
II can heartily testify to the virtue of
your preparation known as Babek, as
consider that 1t was the means of my re-
covery from a bad case of intermittent
fever and the saving of my life"
What it did for him 1t can do for you,
II Pou suffer from any form of malaria.
Elixir BabeIC, so cents, all druggists,
or Kloczewski & Co.. Washington. D. c.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Il You Are a rrlfle Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, you can
wear q size smaller by shaking Aliens Foot
Ease, the antiseptic powder, into them.
Just the thing for Dancing Parties and for
Breaking in New Shoes. Sample Free,
Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
When TO Spray Potatoes.

In general, commence spraying pota
toes when the plants are six or eight
inches high, and repeat the treatment
at intervals of ten to fourteen days in
order to keep the plants well covered
With Bordeaux throughout the season.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

Manure Crop" Equals Corn Value.
For any purpose on the farm, barn
yard manure is the best fertilizer to
begin with. Some special kinds may
be required afterwards, but it is al
ways in order. The manure crop of
the United States is equal in value
to the corn crop, according to Dean
E,B. Munford of the Missouri College
agriculture.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
GROWING vsnstahIss oulnklv

Vegetables to grow quickly and be
fender require a rich soil, either
naturally fertile or made so. If the
soil Is rather sterile IT should receive
a coat of well-rotted manure each fall
after everything is removed.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
When Caesar Crossed the RubioOn.

Julius Caesar was about to cross the
Rubicon.
In an extreme case like this" he
said, blithely, 81 wouldn't mind going
through the Hudson River Tube, even
if had to pay seven cents for the
privilege"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
An Old NeIahborhood.

you live in an old, retired neigh.
borhood don't your"
Yes, indeed Every one Of our
neighbors has long since got over the
idea that he can save money by rails
ing his own chickens"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

or bricks should be packed tightly on
the inside of the lower ends, says a
writer in the Popular Mechanics. This
construction will make a substantial
brace, which will be out of sight and
will effectively prevent the posts from
spreading.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12


have an operation. Iwoud not listen to
that, and when a friend Of my husband
told him about Lydia +. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, / was willing TO take IL
Now look the picture Of health and feel
like It, too. can do my own homework,
hoe my garden, and milk a COW. ! can
entertain company and enjoy them. /
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. / wish / could talk TO every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, ILL., have taken Ly-
dia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for a very bad case Of female trouble
and It made me a we'll woman. My
health was all broken down, the doctors
said / must have an operation, and Twas
ready TO 90 to the hospital, but dreadedit
so that | began taking your Compound.
got along so we'll that gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
ton. Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R. R
No. 3, Murrayville, III.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

The Paxton Toilet Co. Of Boston,
Mass, will send large trial box of
Paxtine Antiseptic, delightful cleans
ing and germicidal toilet preparation,
to any woman, free, upon request.