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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
TO RESTORE GARDEN
Work Is Begun on Famous Or
angerie at Versailles, France. .
Landscape ls Considered lie Notrs's
Msstsrpleee-lt Has Particularly
Of Giving the impression Of
Being Perfect Work Of Ar.

Paris. France.-lmportant works
are In progress at Versailles In the
restoration OF the Orangerie. These
are expected to be terminated shortly.
Since, therefore, the great gardener
lie Notre again occupies public opin-
ion II is permissible 10 expatiate upon
the beauties OF the gardens at Yer
sailles, which are unquestionably his
masterpiece.
Designed as they are with consum-
mate art, these gardens are always
charming. though nowhere in them is
there a trace OF abandonment or
fanclfulness. They have the particu-
larity Of giving the impression Of be-
ing a perfect work by reason Of the
art, judgment and wit expended upon
them, and for this reason such poets
as Alfred de Musset have never been
able TO admire their precise, stiff and
rather solemn style. But on the 9th
er hand, their beauty is one that en-
dures, over which the years slide with
out marking It with a shadow of de-
crepitude or with a wrinkle, and
which ends by triumphing over all
the caprices OF taste, fashion and
time.
There is a famous point in the gar
dens OF Versailles-this is the one
chosen by Louis XIV. himself to af-
ford his visitors an opportunity of adj
miring his vast domains. This point
is in the axis Of the Tapis Vert. at the
foot of the Parterre de Latone. From
1t one can embrace in a magnificent
view the perspective Of the Chateau
the park and the Grand Canal
Turning first toward the Chateau
the visitors eyes run rapidly over
the marble steps, the wide alleys, the
verdant slopes which lead up to It
without missing the play Of the foun
tains. the sculptures and vases
mingled with the trees, lawns and
flowers, with sobriety and perfect
taste.
From the parterre of the OrangeriC
the eye naturally rises to the impos
ing mass of the Chateau, which ap
pears so majestic above the stont
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

handle and hold It in a horizontal
position over the cup, with the bristle
and where the drippings can drop into
that receptacle, and not stain the win
dow-sill or any woodwork where the
implements may be stood. A spring
clip running down the back engages
the edge Of the mug and holds the de-
vice in firmly. The main piece Of the
kolder extends midway down into the
mug and has strip extending at right
angles at the bottom. and with two
little spikes arising from It. The
soap is pressed on to these spikes
and remains fixed when the brush
is rubbed over It.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
WRITER'S CRAMP, MISNoMER
Merely a Case Of Inability Of an Over
Tired Brain 70 Signal the
Muscles.

London.-Biological tests by scien.
fists at the London hospital show that
writers cramp" and other similar
states Of apparent muscular paralysis
are actually due, not to the firing Of
the muscles, but to brain flag.
1t appears that the particular part
Of the brain which controls special
combinations of muscle-action, such as
the movements of writing or the work.
In gof a telegraph key, tend to be-
come more quickly exhausted In some
individuals than in others Such ex-
haustion leads to state in which the
brain is actually unable to send out
its necessary messages to the hands
and fingers to write. tap a key, hold
e violin bow. and so forth. Further.
more, once the nerve cells, the bat.
teries" OF the brain, get thoroughly
run down, It IL not easy to restore
their energy.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
Lost Hats at the Executive Office

kIOW we intend to make It an issue.
~ For some years We have openly
lamented that at the executive office
Of the president Of the United States
there are no hat racks. The time Is
at hand when the great issue must be
met. Congressman G. B. Slemp OF
Virginia, who is generally as punctil-
ious as an ordinary mortal can be, aD-
ished a rapid.flre conference with the
president and came out to find his hat,
which he had left upon one of the
seats In the outer room. Hastily
and then carefully he looked, but his
hat was not there. Someone had
changed hats Now Congressman
slemps hat was Of fairly normal size,
and all he could find was little hat
that would cover only the rear end Of
his head. And that was discovered
Dnly after the process Of elimination
had been applied and the little hat
was the only one left.
It Is humiliating to think that the
statesmen Of the country should have
to roam about the executive office
hunting for stray hats. OF course ev.
erybody joked Congressman Slemp
but it was far from a joking matter
to walk down Executive and Pennsyl-
vania avenues to distant hat store
1t did not comport with statesmanlike
dignity; to say nothing of the embar
rassment of meeting on the way his
colleagues and other friends who won
dered what could be wrong with the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

AIO longer will the minds of the en-
~ ployes Of the patent Office be dis
tracted by the tangling OF the
auctioneer's bell.
For some time past numerous CON-
plants have been made to Clement s.
Ucker, chief clerk CT the department
OF the interior, by employees Of the
patent ONCE, to the effect that their
work was interfered with by the In
cessant ringing Of a bell at an auc'
TONER'S establishment, in Seventh
street Northwest, between E and +
streets, opposite the patent office.
They complained that the bell com
menced ringing promptly at 9 o'clock
in the morning and that It continued
until 430 o'clock.
Chief Clerk Ucker finally reported
the matter to the police and an at
tempt was made to arrest the auc
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
solence Of oIden rImes.

There is a distinct tradition Of fly
ing machines at a very remote date in
China, according to the author Of "The
Civilization of China" and rough wood
cuts Of such cars have been handed
down for many centuries. There are
even hints of the X-ray, there being a
record of a physician of the fifth cen
fury B. c., who was able to see into
the viscera of his patients, while an
other physician, who lived about 1900
years ago, was accustomed to use an
anesthetic and operated upon the
bowels and offered to cure the head
aches of a military commander of
his day by opening his head. Hypnot-
ism has been used for hundreds of
years, but is forbidden by law. The
ranks of the Boxers were largely re-
cruited from the society of the vege-
tarians, who neither eat meat, smoke
nor drink.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

bic Compound has done more for me than
all the doctors. feel II my duty 10 tell
you these facts. My heart Is full Of
gratitude to Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for my health. Mrs.
HARRIET +. WAMPLER, 624 S. Ransom
Street, 0ttumwa, Iowa.
Consider Well This Advice.
No woman suffering from any form
Of female troubles should lose hope un-
ill she has given Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal In
gradients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved to be a most valua-
bic tonic and invigorator Of the fe-
male organism. Women everywhere
bear willing testimony TO the wonderful
virtue of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
II you want special advice write TO
Lydia L. Plnkham Medicine Co. (cOnti-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
DOCTORS sHIFf.
Now Gets Along Without II.

A physician says: Until last fall
used to eat meat for my breakfast and
suffered with indigestion until the
meat had passed from the stomach.
Last fall began the use of Grape
Nuts for breakfast and very soon
found could do without meat, for my
body got all the nourishment neces-
sary from the Grape-Nuts and since
then l have not had any indigestion
and am feeling better and have In
creased in weight.
"Since finding the benefit derived
from Grape-Nuts l have prescribed the
food for all my patients suffering from
indigestion or overlooking and also
for those recovering from disease
where want food easy to take and
certain to digest and which will not
Overtax the stomach.
IT always find the results look for
when l prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my name"
Name given by mail by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich.
The reason for the wonderful
amount Of nutriment, and the EASY
digestion Of GrapeNuts is not hard to
find.
In the first place, the starchy part
Of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes Of cooking. to per-
fectly change the starch into dextrose
or grape-sugar, in which state Il Is
ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood.
The parts in the wheat and barley
which Nature can make use Of for "a.
building brain and nerve centera ara
retained in this remarkable food and
thus the human body is supplied with
the powerful strength producers 80
easily noticed after one has asteD
Grape-Nuts each day for a week ~
ten days.
There's a reason" and Il f. az.
planned in the little book, "The Rosd
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above IettsvV
one appears from time to tin,a. ~
are genuine. true, and fun az hI2eg
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
MACHINE WILL MAKE CHANGE
All That ls Necessary Is TO Press
Buttons and Coins Indicated
Are Spouted Out

Since the day of the first cash reg
lister there have been many machines
made on its principle. One Of the
latest is the automatic change-mak-
ing machine invented by a California
man. Most Of us are familiar with
machines met with in drug stores and
restaurants, where the amount Of our
purchase is set forth and recorded
every time the cash drawer is opened.
This new apparatus. however, goes a
step further and automatically makes
change, which it discharges into a
little cup at bottom, like the re-
ceiver on a slot machine. When a
purchase is made the clerk records
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
OIL on Troubled Waters.

A handwheel on the spindle rod is
used to raise the piston when the
cylinder is being filed with oil from
the reservoir.
The apparatus is mounted in the
bow as shown in the illustration, says
the Popular Mechanics. Two small de-
livery pipes protrude through the bow,
one on each side Of the stem. The dis
charge Of each pipe is about half a
gallon per hour, but this may be
varied according to requirements, den
sity\of oil, etc.
OIL has been utilized for many years
as a means of subduing the waves,
and in many instances has saved yes
sells from disaster.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
ACETYLENE FOG-HURN SIGNAL
Automatically Controlled Buoy o.
Beacon Used for Year Without
Being Given Attention.

An automatic acetylene .fog.horn Is
being worked out by Gustav Dalen.
the Swedish inventor OF the automatic.
ally lighted buoy or beacon. The
lightcontrolling device Is a sun valve.
by which the light Of day shuts on the
acetylene from the burner and the ap.
pearance OF darkness turns II on and
relights It, A buoy equipped with this
valve has been regularly lighted for
more than a year without attention
or renewal OF It's supply Of calcium
carbide, An acetylene fog-horn al
ready patented by the inventor IN
Canada consists OF rotating disk.
carrying on Cts periphery small
pockets containing gas. and a horn In
front Of which an electric spark ex-
plodes the gas. Each pocket passes
an acetylene Jet before reaching the
spark. the acetylene thus taken up
forming an explosive mixture with the
air. BY changing the rate OF the disks
rotation, the rapldity OF the explosions
can be varied to any number up to
500 or more per second. and the tone
produced by the horn as a result Of
,'the explosions can be adjusted as de
sired by a suitable regulation Of the
speed. To cause the horn to operate
when needed, and only then, has been
the serious problem. One plan is Ia
have It set in action by a tuning fork
responding to the vibrations Of q
steamers whistle, and with this ar
rangement an approaching steamer II
a fog would, on sounding its whistle
get the fog-horn signal indicating the
locality.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
Capitol Trees Planted By Statesmen

ton elm because when the father OF
his country used 10 do some surveying
In the vicinity he ate his lunch be-
meath II. The other was the Cameron
tree, so called because Simon Cam
eron OF Pennsylvania paid for having
II saved and moved when II was
found necessary TO use the spot on
which II had stood for some other pur-
pose. This spring Elliott Woods, su-
perintendent Of the capitol, noting
that some OF the trees on the grounds
we're showing age. devised the idea OF
planting new ones to preserve the ap-
pearance Of the grounds when the old
ones finally gave way. With this came
the idea Of having some statesman
hold the shovel a moment In order to
give the new trees each a name.
Nine trees have now been planted
and when former Speaker Cannon I'm.
ishes his, making the count ten, the
work for this year will be done. The
vice-president planted a purple beech.
Senator Wetmore Of Rhode Island.
who is very rich. sent home for an
English beech. Senator Cullom plant
ed an American elm and said he hoped
to live until It should attain its
growth. Senator Lodge and Congress
man James R. Mann Of Illinois and
William ]. Browning Of New Jersey
planted red oaks. while Senator Ba'
con Of Georgia inserted pin oak into
the ground and Senator Gallinger OF
New Hampshire a willow oak. Speak
er Clark planted a sugar maple and
his predecessor will plant a red oak.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
- NOTES OF A.
G p! p & ri
A AND 2I
y1NVENT1ON
London is the healthiest capital OF

London is the healthiest capital Of
Europe.
Street gas lamps were first used in
London in 1907.
Mcorice grows in abundance in the
Ural territory of Russia.
There are more muscles in a rats
tail than in a mans hand.
The Scotchmen are the heaviest on
the average of all British subjects.
The state of West Virginia produces
65 times more coal than It did 30
years ago.
Ribs radiate from q center disk Of
metal in a kite frame patented by a
Wisconsin man.
The worlds demand for moving pie
lures now calls for the use of nearly
Sc, 900 miles Of films a year.
New Jersey maintains its high
standard Of public schools at q cost
Of about 20 cents q day pupil.
A French chemist claims to have de
vised a simple but accurate method OF
measuring the surface Of a human be-
ing.
The average weight Of mans brain
is three pounds and eight ounces while
that Of a woman is two pounds eleven
ounces.
A Berlin scientist claims to have
found a way to build up diamonds
from chips with ordinary Illuminating
gas and a mercury ama,gam.
Oxygen constitutes one-third Of the
solid earth, nine-tenths of water, ant
one-ffth of the atmosphere, and is the
most abundant OF all substances.
An attachment for monographs b.
which a violin can be connected with
a record and made to produce music
has been invented by a Wisconsin
J ElRn-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
clnthes and tie Man.

A colporteur in South Carolina,
walking many miles through mud, &C
costed a passerby and suggested the
purchase of the Bible. He was re-
fused. The next day, says the Record
of Christian Work, after a nights rest
and cleanup, he set up his stand in
town and had the pleasure Of selling
a Bible to the very man who had re-
fused to purchase the day before. II
met a muddy man yesterday with
Bibles" said he, who looked like .
Methodist tramp. When l buys a BIZ
BILE l buys it from a Baptist gentle
man"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
In Versailles Park.

balustrade Of the sustaining wall. In
all this architecture are arranged the
greenhouses or winter garden in
which the rare or fragile plants, the
exotic trees, such as the rose laurels,
the pomegranate and orange trees,
find shelter. And the picturesque
pleasure of this image is such that
one can easily imagine it adorned
with the most varying and brightest
colors in all possible shades Of red
green, yellow and blue-in a word
like a veritable picture.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

At st. Andrews some years ago an
old farmer and his plowman were
carting sand from the seashore. They
were behind the target on the rife
range, but hidden by bank Of sand
from party of volunteers, who were
then on foot, at practice. A stray bull
let struck the plowman on the leg,
and he Immediately dropped, exclaim-
ing: I'm shot"
Without more ado the farmer
scrambled up the bank and, waving
his hand to the volunteers, shouted:
Hey lads, stop that, will ye?
You've shot a man, and 1t MIGHT hae
been the e!"-London Tit-Bits.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
The Sixth Sense.

At a recent meeting Of the Paris
Academy of Sciences, Monsieur Kunz
discussed the phenomenon Of feeling
at distance" to which the power Of
blind people to avoid nearby OBJ
stacles is ascribed. Monsieur Kunz
believes that such a power exists, and
that It is not peculiar to the blind. 1t
seems to be shared by others who
possess a peculiar constitution. The
faculty appears to, reside in the skin,
for experiments show that It is not
connected with the sense Of hearing.
As to its nature, little knowledge has
been obtained. There is tendency
to ascribe obscure phenomena Of this
kind to electrical action, but the mode
Of operation remains unknown.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
1000 units of ordinary Illuminating

1000 units or ordinary Illuminating
gas.
Republican money and railway
sleeping cars are two innovations in
old-fashioned China. The new Chin
ese republic dollars, the minting Of
which has Just begun. bear two lions
and the Chinese character for "one
dollar" on one side, and on the reverse
the characters Current Money" and
Chinese Republic" with a wreath Of
flowers, appear. Yuan shi-kai has In
spected the new coins and has given
his approval Of them.
The first Of two sleeping cars avail
able for service between Shanghai and
Marking was put into use on April IL.
It is IS feet long and the hunks are
each Z feet long.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

To protect the eardrums OF men on
deck from the shock produced by the
discharge of naval artillery, protectors
made of celluloid are inserted in the
ears, with a ball at one end which fits
in the ear opening. The device is
formed with bore which turns at an
angle at the ball, and 1t is through
this bore that the sound waves are
permitted to travel to the ear. The
ordinary vibrations produced by
speech are so small that they pass
through the bore, but the large sound
waves produced by the firing Of the
big guns are impeded. .......
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
SCIENCE
Assl8sA ana6STfsGh
INVENTION
QUITE HANDY WHILE SHAVING
Aluminium Holder Keeps Brush and
Soap Always With Mus-Not
Subject to TarplshIna.

A useful shaving accessory has
recently been put on the market in
the shape OF a holder. which keeps
the brush and soap always in place
on or In the shaving mug. The
holder Is made Of aluminium and.
therefore, is light and not subject
10 furnishing. At the top rise two
flexible arms. which clasp the brush
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
MEANS OF SUBDUING WAVES
Automatic Apparatus Being Manufae.
tured for Dlseharglne OIL on Sea
During Stormy Weather.

A special automatic apparatus for
discharging oil on the sea in stormy
weather as a means Of subduing the
waves is being manufactured by a
British concern. The apparatus con-
sists Of cast-iron oil reservoir above
vertical cylinder A heavy piston,
working in the cylinder, attached to a
tubular rod and provided with q
spring, elects the oil onto the water.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
The Chocolate Plant.

The chocolate plant Is native Of
America. When first introduced into
Europe chocolate was used only as a
luxury, but 1t speedily advanced in
popular esteem. It is now cultivated
IN countries far from its original home.
The chocolate plant, as well as tea
and coffee, has been cultivated from
time immemorial Chocolate as a
beverage rapidly made its way in
Europe, beginning in Spain, whittier II
vas FIRST brought.-Hsrper's Weekly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
Machine for Making Change.

the amount, as on the other kind Of
cash registers, and then records the
amount of money received for it. If
there is to be change he merely press
es the buttons representing the
amount of change required and the
proper coins drop from their places
into the chute that leads to the cup.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
Ace Of Tortoise.

II is generally understood among
naturalists. that the tortoise is longest
lived of all animals. There are many
instances of their attaining the ex-
traordinary age Of $50 years, while
one is actually mentioned as reaching
The age Of 405 years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

Tom Edison informs us that the
time approaches when there will be
moving pictures in every home, but
BIZ that time they will have ceased &c
he a novelty and our young folks will
have found a new excuse to stay Out
at night.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

trou BILE In all its
dreadful forms;
shooting pains all
over my body, sick
headache, spinal
weakness, dizziness,
depression, and
everything that was
horrid. i tried many
doctors In different
parts Of the United
States, but Lydia E.
Pinkham 5 Vegeta-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
Fell Far Without Injury.

simone Catinot, a 1vsyear-old girl,
fell from fourth floor window of q
building at Havre, France, the other
day, without sustaining any injury
save a few scratches. The child had
been left alone in locked room, and
as she could not open the door, she
broke a pane Of glass with an UNI
brella and jumped out Of the window.
She was taken to a hospital, but after
a careful examination was pronounced
uninjured.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
Entirely Practical.

"son, hope you are engaged to
practical girl"
"Oh, she's very practical, dad. She
drives her own car, and she can take a
motor apart as well as any expert ~
the business"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
Discovery of Gases,

The fact that two volumes of hydro.
gen and one Of oxygen unite to form
precisely two volumes of water vapor,
led to the discovery that all gases have
exactly the same number of ultimate
particles in a given volume.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10
A Prediction.

do you think Biffels will ever
reach a green old age?"
'He surely will, If he lives long
enough and doesn't know more theU
than he does now"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

An American has been arrested in
London for throwing money away in
the streets. Evidently the Hotel EN-.
.ployes' union there has some influence
with the authorities.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

A course in scientific baby wash
ing" has been established in a New
York school. They ought to extend 1t
so as to include boys under IA years
of age.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

At last down-trodden man has q
champion. A Judge in New York, in
= suit in which a wife wanted a week
" aliInony of $25 from a ten-dollar-a-
week spouse, decided that even a
delinquent husband has right to ex-
fat
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

DR.. David Allyn Gordon, 80 years
old, of Brooklyn, has just become the
father of twins, both doing we'll. Doc
Osler's views have not yet been OBJ.
tanned.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-10

do you keep motoring accesso'
ries?" asked the man entering the de-
partment store.
ooh, yes" replied the fioorwalker.
with a bow, I'VE keep arnica and
witch hazel. Drug department, second
aisle to the left, pleased"