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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
THE CARELESS GROCER
RIundered, and Great Good Came Of t..

A careless grocer left the wrong
package at Michigan home one day
and thereby brought great blessing
to the household.
TWO years ago was a sufferer from
stomach troubles, 80 acute that the
effort to digest ordinary food gave me
great pain, and brought on a condition
Of such extreme nervousness that
could not be left alone. ! thought
should certainly become insane. was
so reduced in flesh that was little bet
ter than living skeleton. The doc
tors failed to give me relief and de
SPARED of recovery.
"One day our grOceryman left q
package of Grape-Nuts food by mis-
take, so / tried some for dinner. was
surprised to find that it satisfied my
appetite and gave me no distress what.
ever. The next meal ate Of It again,
and to be brief. / have lived for tbs
past year almost exclusively on Grape.
Nuts. II has proved to be a most
healthful and .appetizing food, per
fectly adapted to the requirements Of
my system.
"Grape-Nuts is not only easily d..
gested and asslmilaIed, but ] find that
since I have been using it l am able
to eat anything else my appetite fan
cies, without trouble from indiges-
tion. The stomach trouble and ner-
vousness have left me, have regain
ed my plumpness and my views Of
life are no longer respondent and
gloomy. ~
"Other members Of my family, espe
cially my husband, (whose old enemy
the heartburn has been vanquished)
have also derived great beneft from
the use of Grape-Nuts food and ".
think no morning meal complete with
out It," Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and Il is ex
planned IN the little book, The Roat
TO Wellville," in plgs.
Ever read the above IetferY A neV
one appears frou time 20 tfrne. The
are genuine, true, and fall Of humai
interest,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

water-color studies Of floral subjects which have
become so popular with picture lovers To so
cure a flower study by de LongpTe or some other
vellknown artist costs a pretty penny, but from
the standpoint of the giver 1t has the advantage
that il Is a permanent reminder OF the donor and
not a heeting one. as is the most gorgeous clus-
ter of natures products
The penchant Of the modest American girl for
net dogs has given the cue to many mere man
DESTROYS of discovering a unique Valentine Day
gift The little canine that goes to a maiden as
an envoy of love on the February holiday Is
usually duly adorned with red ribbons and In
soma instances carries a heart-shaped card or
other supposedly significant emblem of the day
The elaborate gift book is another favored form
of valentine remembrance and illuminated vol
umes Of Moore's love poems or other sentimental
illusions are deemed especially appropriate Dy
many valentine purchasers.
Candy too does not need to take second place
TO any of the other new-found mediums OF senti'
mental exchange. In the days Of yore the ap-
proyed form OF valentine candy was the heart
shaped peppermint with tender messages printed
in red on each bit Of candy. Nowadays it is the
box and not the candy contained therein that Is
supposed to bespeak the heart yearnings OF an
absent or bashful sutton The heart-shaped candy
box is the favorite Of all latter-day confection
containers but boxes in the form Of Cupid's ar
row. etc, are also in vogue
And, speaking Of Cupid we must not forget that
bronze and marble representations Of the little
god himself catch the fancy of many Valentine
Day gift givers. Such statuettes may be as small
or as large as the giver may desire and as costly
or as cheap as his purse dictates. The god o.
love may be obtained. artistically portrayed II
plaster, for less than one dollar, whereas 1t II
quite possible TO expend more money than tht
average individual earns in month or two upoT
a sentimental bit of sculpture executed in bronze
or in real marble. Similarly has the currency o
sentiment on this significant occasion been made
to embrace medallions and PLAQUES which, alike
to the statuettes represent Cupid In various en-
vironments and In most instances. are reproduc
lions OF the work OF famous artists sculptors
Finally we find music, particularly Of the sent
mental variety, made a circulating medium oil
this momentous day in mid-February Here. too
we have progressed In the old days the yount
man who would fain make his appeal via thu
musical route could do no better than send shee
music. Today he has not only sheet music avail
able for such messenger service, but also player
piano rolls and graphophone records that can b
relied upon TO deliver sentimental appeal Il
the requisite soulful fashion
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
FEW RECORD BREAKING COWS
Remarkable Strides Made BY Dairy
Cattle During Past Han Dozen
Years-FeW Results.

Il would startie a dairyman Of 20
years ago 10 look At some Of the rec
ords established recently by leading
dairy breeds In America Then COW
that would produce 21.432 pounds milk
In year would have been considered
as prosperous an the old world looked
upon Columbus idea Of the earth be-
ing round. However. Colantha 9Th
Johanna. the famous Holstein coz.
produced that amount OF milk under
careful supervision. Il tested 3.6i per
cent butter fat. being total Of Dos
pounds butter fat for the year.
Another Holsteln, Lunde Korndyke,
was a close second. with 26.lo2
pounds milk to her credit for year,
which tested 3.33 per cent. or a total
Of s72 pounds butter fat
However. all good COWS are not
Holstelns. Readers win recall the re-
markable record Of the Guernsey COW.
Dolly Dimple. She produced ls,s0s
pounds milk in a year which tested
out S7S pounds fat
Jersey breeders have something to
brag about Jacoba Irene produced
1888 pounds milk In a year. which
yielded $50 pounds butter fat Anoth-
err Jersey COW. Olga 4th's Pride. gave
1926 pounds milk. producing S7i
pounds butter fat in a year. A third
Jersey. Sophie 18th. while giving only
1873 pounds milk. made S54 pounds
butter fat. There are a half dozen
or more weIl-known Jersey cows that
have exceeded the sOO-pound mark for
butter fat in 800 days. When the aver
age farmer gets COW that will pro
duce 800 pounds butter fat he thinks
he has something pretty good
Then again. Ayrshires are not to be
ignored. Netherhall Brownie 9th, an
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
HELP CAME
JUST IN TINE
Lady n Pierce Relates An Expert
ence Of Interest ID all Girls
and Women.

Pierce. Nob.-Mrs. Dolho schilow.
sky. Of this place. says; "Cardui did
me so much goodi J. ad dreadful
backaeho and dizziness, and suffered
from pains In my eyes and IN the
back Of my head, as well as low down
In my body.
Sometimes. Il seemed like / would
die with the pain. was compelled
10 see the doctor. but he did not help
me.
At last. began to take Cardui. and
three bottles gave me great relief.
My health is getting better every day.
can recommend Cardui 10 suffer.
ing women. for II helped me wonder
fully II Is a wonderful medicine"
Other women, who suffer as Mrs.
Sehilowsky did. should learn from her
what to do. to be relieved. Take Car
dui.
For women's pains. for female troab-
les. for nervousness. for weakness.
It is the best remedy you can use. tho
most reliable you can obtain.
For over 30 years, Cardui has been
helping weak and miserable women
back to health and happiness These
many years OF success prove its
merit
Pure, strictly vegetable, perfectly
harmless, Cardui Is sure TO help and
will leave no dlsagreeable after-ef-
fects, Try II.
N. B.-write toi Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanOogn, Tenn, for Special InsfFuc-
lions, and 84-page book, aIIome Treat
meht for Women" sent In plain wrap
per, on request.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

have something new to offer as each successive
anniversary of old St Valentines feast day
swung round Indeed, one manufacturer, driven
to despair in his search for novelties for 1912.
Gently declared that he would willingly pay thou
sands of dollars to any inventive person who
could devise for him some novelty that would
rival the popularity of the sentimental postcard.
But no one has come forward with a winning idea.
although he has had all sorts of suggestions,
even to an elaborate scheme for toy aeroplanes
laden with love messages which, by means Of
clock-work motor, can be made to soar in short
flights
The subjects of ST. Valentine failing to always
fnd in the marts Of trade, love tokens that wholly
satisfy their taste have taken to improvising
amorous souvenirs Of their own Flowers are
faVorlte form Of conveying modern Valentine Day
sentiments This is a natural evolution, for
representations Of flowers were almost invariably
a leading feature Of the decorative valentines OF
days gone by. Indeed, one of the earliest of the
manufactured valentines that appeared was In
the form of paper rose to which was attached a
string that when 1t was pulled caused the various
petals to unfold disclosing tender sentiments
duly inscribed on each rose leaf.
wealthy young man of the present day can
easily spend on his floral valentine offering hun
dreds of times the price of the costliest Of the
manufactured valentines known to the last gen
Grafton For be 1t known roses are costly in
February and roses are. naturally, favorite val
entine flower, although chrysanthemums, volets
and orchids are popular. Some presentday
SWANS not content with sending cut flowers for
milady's boudoir on Valentine morning, pay their
respects through the medium of elaborate vases
filled with rare plants And, finally most ex-
travagant of all from the monetary standpoint are
those young men who send to the objects of their
alteration make-beeye flowers that are more
costly than any genuine blooms-namely. the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Esther Was Alarmed.

Esther, a fye-year-old daughter Of
North side parents. heard much about
the dangers of diphtheria, and was
eager to observe every precaution TO
keep from coming into contact with
1t, that she and her two brothers
might not catch IT,"
One day she insisted on going TO
the grocery on the corner to spend
her penny, and was warned by her
mother not to stop and play with any
children she might meet on the way.
After having been gone only few
minutes, she rushed into the house
much excited. exclaiming as she en-.
tered:
Mamma, you must keep 'ose boys
away from Mr. AS house, cause they
have diphtheria and have n sign
up"
Her mother said: Us that so?
What does the sign say7"
ut says for SALE" said Esther
Indianapolis News.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

To the south belongs the praise for
the building of the first real industrial
town in the United States. Corey, Ala,
is model in every respect. 1t is built
after the best plans for the workmen
in the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road company. It has all possible
modern improvements for health. con-
venience and cleanliness; the arrange
ment of the town in zones or districts
some Of them for business houses,
and others for various types Of resi-
dences, ranging from a minimum Of
81 $50 to a maximum of $4,000; sys-
tenn Of streets, sidewalks and boule-
wards, artistically arranged with re-
gard TO each other and the elaborate
planting of every street and avenue
with many varieties Of trees.
shrubs, and flowers; and browning all,
large central portion of many acres
to be devoted to a plaza, civic cen
ter, including the municipal building
school, public library. and Y. NJ c. A
building, and a large central park
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

he could bring It forth twelve months hence and
ind It as saabie as ever
Later years. however, have witnessed change
sn keeping with the characteristic restlessness of
American life In this lively twentieth century
our Valentine Day gift gvers are demanding
something new and different with each successive
season and the purveyors Of novelties are driven
to distraction in consequence II is not meant to
dnsinuate OF course, that there is not, as in the
past, a heavy trade in the fragile lace paper con
fections and In the lurid comics that may now be
had as cheap as ten for a cent" The point is
that considerable portion OF old st. Valentines
subjects expect him to provide distinctive tokens
for each year
II may be suspected that the advent OF the pic
tire postcard was largely responsible for this
of constant variety in the realm of St. Valentine
DAY. Prior to the appearance Of the illustrated
postcards all valentines had to be sent In enve-
hopes and II any writing was placed on the token
lsuch as tiny tell-tae initials hidden in one cor
Aer) Il was necessary to pay letter postage Con
sequently when the Valentine postcards made
their appearance soon after the introduction Of
the picture postcard idea It not only commended
itself to the young people who thirst for novelties
but also to many folk who found the new form
more convenient and (whsper the secret) to
some economical individuals who discovered that
not only we're the new style valentines cheaper
than the old-time pretty ones but that Uncle Sam
carried them in the mails at lower rate OF
course II will be understood that the only people
who were thus swayed by considerations Of ex-
pense were those Of mature years who found II
more or less OF chore to send valentines to all
the children Of their acquaintances. Naturally no
ardent swain would hesitate at expense in select
ing February remembrance for "the only girl"
But the seed sOwed by the introduction of the
postcard valentine grew rapidly and soon the
surveyors OF valentines found that they must
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
DA1PY NoTrs
- IA

The dairy increases the crop yield.
AS a soiling crop for milk and brood
sows alfalfa is superior to the clovers,
One way of increasing profits in
many dairy herds would be to sell
some Of the COWS for beef.
Three feeds a day for the new calf
are better than the same amount In
two feeds.
Doesn't it look as though the cows
would never get enough when hay is
up to SIS or $18?
Why not find out just how many OF
the herd are boarders, and then get
rid Of the boarders?
In keeping cows never be without
clover. It is one Of the foods es-
sential to good dairying.
Clover anad corn furnish fodder
ration that can not easily be i'm.
proved upon for dairy cows.
Every up-to-dFte dairyman knows
that 1t is absolutely impossible to get
clean milk from filthy COW.
Dairy COWS fed for records in cold
weather generally receive their water
with the edge taken on Of It.
Sometimes it is well to improve the
man with the COWS while working for
Improvement among the cows.
Why should the horse be curried
and brushed any more than the COW
that produces q part Of what we eat
Treatment, especially of the COW
with a nervous disposition, has 6
great deal to do with getting best re
suits.
Get the buttermilk out Of your but
ter. Anything but a package of but
ter with brine drizzling out every
where.
Cows giving milk should have on'
quart Of corn chop and one quart o
wheat bran mixed with the cut fodder
three times a day.
Selecting the best heller calves from
the best cows and keeping a flrst-clas
sire, are methods Of building up
dairy herd within the reach Of all .
us
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

Ayrshire COW. has a record OF 1910
pounds milk which produced $40
pounds butter fat.
Other breeds like Brown Swiss and
the dairy strain of Shorthorn have in.
teresting records back Of them. When
a dairyman gets out of sorts with the
world and thinks little progress is be.
ing made let him contemplate some OF
these facts ans note the really re.
markable strides dairy cattle breeding
has experienced the past half dozeI
years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
chIld's REASONING.

Il can't tell you anything about my
grandpa" said solemn little Eustace.
questioned by happier comrade as TO
his more recent ancestor, because
never had any All my grandparents
died before was born"
But, you had grandparents just the
same, DEAR" interpolated a listening
adult THE fact that they died before
you we're born doesn't alter the fact
that they were your grandparents"
"But If our fathers and mothers had
died before we were born they
wouldn't have been our fathers and
mothers, would they?" the wondering
child questioned. $50 don't see how
what you say can be true"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

long. Make the knife, c. out OF a
piece OF sheet iron sharpened on both
sides. Il should be two inches wide
and inches long. Nail sheet iron 8
inches wide on top Of the slide frame
and put the knife in place as shown.
Fasten a bow made from the end of
an old buggy shaft. as shown by d.
Hinge It to the slide and fasten 1t to
the handle, e. with a bolt Nail two
cleats on the side of the legs, as
shown by {. The slide viii operate
on these.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

of heartbreak over the death Of his
son Max.
Washington Irving's "Knickerbock.
er's New York" was composed while
he was suffering deeply from the
death of his sweetheart. Matilda
Hoffman.
A strange thing is the human heart
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
letter, Pathetic In It's Simplicity, Writ
ten by His Father, Found in an
Old Desk.

Frank L. Howe of harrington, N. H.,
bought lot Of furniture three years
ago in Portsmouth that had been
stored nearly forty years. In an old
mahogany desk he found some letters,
one written on March 20. 1777, by
Richard Hale, father of Nathan Hale.
to brother concerning the execution
at Nathan. who was captured in the
british camp on Long Island. where
he had gone to gather information for
the American army. He was betrayed.
says history. by Tcry kinsman. ia.
ken to General Howe's headquarters
aud was hanged on September %.
177s. The letter says In part;
'You desired mo to inform you
about my son Nathan. You have
doubtless seen the Newburyport paper
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

In cleaning the separator be sure
and see that the parts are dried rap
idly so they will not rust; still the
drying should not be done with a
cloth, as much lint will be left, and
on this win be large number Of bac-
terra. Boiling water will cause the
parts to dry rapidly and evenly, and
win be death to many Of the bacteria
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
NOT ALWAYS WHAT 1T SEEMS

the forest absolute silence seemed
to reign.
Even so ia the heart Of man.
Curran, so merry in conversation,
was sad when alone: so much so. that
he is recorded to have said that be
never went to bed without wishing not
to rise again.
Cervantes, who set all Europe in
roars Of laughter, dragged out a most
wretched existence,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
ouItr So,

The teacher in the primary depart
ment of a Philadelphia school had been
holding forth at some length with ref,
erence to the three grand divisions Of
nature--the animal, the vegetable anA
the mineral. When she had finished
she put this question:
Who can tell me what the highest
form Of animal life is?"
Whereupon the pupil nearest her
fastened TO supply the answer as fol.
lows:
"The giraffe" --LippincOtt's,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Cannot Feed for Butter Fat.

Though careful feeding viii to some
extent increase the amount of milk,
the butter quality cannot be improved
much except by breeding up the herd.
The way to do this is to select cows
which give large quantities of milk hav-
ing a higher per cent. of butter fat
than that contained in the milk from
the cows you already possess.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
HOMEMADE FEEDING TROUGH
Easily and cheaply Constructed by
Using Common Lumber-Exeellent
for Giving Roughage.

A good trough is easily and cheaply
constructed by using 2x4s, feet long
for corner posts set feet apart, and
finch trough 1 foot from the
round, using twelve Pinch boards
or the bottom Of trough.
Common 6-inch fencing boards
erve for the stats, set inches apart;
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

1t is said Of Dean Swift that he was
never known to smile.
Lambs most facetious letters were
written in fits OF melancholy.
Moliere was a grave and silent
man. At Pezenas they used to show a
chair in the barber shop where he
would sit for hours without uttering a
word.
cowper said that John Gilpin." his
funniest poem. was written In his sad
dest mood.
Jean Paul wrote most Of his comic
story. Nicholas MarEraf." IN an agony
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
EXCELLENT AS ROOT CUTTER
Homemade Affair Proves Equally e.
feetlvsas Fancy Priced Implement
How Il ls Made.

have a root cutter that made
shich does the business Just as well
as one that would cost a fancy price,
says q writer In the Orange Jodd
Farmer I can cut a bushel OF roots
In less than two minutes. Anyone
handy with saw and hammer can
make one like II.
Make a box. =, sx10x12 inches. For
the slide. b. use two pieces Of inch
Noards ~ inches wide and 2s inches
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Terrible Termination.

OF course" said the man vino was
looking out of the window at the heavy
snowfall, II don't believe George
Washington was capable of telling a
lie, But I don't consider that cherry
tree incident much of a test.
"Could you devise better one?'
Eyes. I'd like to know what Wash,
ington would have said II he had stood
at the door of a restaurant on a stormy
night and the waiter had hurried up to
him with fine new silk umbrella with
an ivory handle and no name on Il, and
said: Isn't this yours. sir?"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
shnuld a. senarator.

A farmer who lives too far from a
good market for whole milk should
get a separator. He should feed the
SKINNED milk to the pigs and calves,
Not only does a separator save labor
for the women folk. but also for the
men. And the returns are greater In
the long run than II the whole milk
was sold.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Erozen Pumpklns No Good.

Pumpkins win freeze II you don't
watch out and frozen pumpkins are
OF no good to anything. Good, ripe,
sound pumpkins are enjoyed by the
COWS and help the milk flow very
much.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
writers Who Furnish Pleasure for
Others a. a Rule Unable to Pro
cure u for Themselves.

Darwin speaks Of a strange peculiar
~ OF the woods along the coast OF
RrazlI The noise of the insects was
81 loud that it might be heard even IN
4 vessel anchored at q distance IRON
The seore. yet within the depths OF
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Test for oualItv.

When you test your cows for guam
fifty, you must also test for quality In
order to determine definite results.
Some COWS give a greater per cent
of butter fat than others.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14

II you keep a bull, keep him for
breeding purposes, and have oae
worthy of that part. The other bulls
either dispose Of when they are calves
or else convert them into steers.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
one slIaae ouestIon settled.

The dairy farmer who does not build
silo usually has some reason which
is satisfactory to him, but he cannot
longer use the excuse that silage has
a detrimental effect on milk quality.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Ruttar Workad cnId

Butter worked cold will contai.
less moisture than when worked
warm. The food laws allow a certain
percentage OF both salt and water IN
butter.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Records Are Essential.

It is impossible to build up and
maintain dairy herd except thorough
discriminating selection, and this
can only be attained where careful
records are kept and high standard
Of excellence sought.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
Rlaner Than Mohlla.

Ella--Doht you think she has mo-
bile mouth?
Stella--More than that; it is as big
as the whole Of Alabama.