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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
BAD CASE OF HEM0RRHOIDS

Okalona, Ark.-'T had a bad case
Of itching and burning piles, and tried
many remedies without relief. could
not sleep nor rest at night. The affect
ed parts were irritated, also inhamed,
and my family physician said l would
have to undergo an operation
81 bathed good with Cuticura Soap
in pure water about fifteen minutes,
then / applied the Cuticura Ointment.
! did this four times a day for two
weeks, then three times day for an
other week, and in the space Of three
weeks / was cured sound and well.
One box of Cuticura Ointment with
Cuticura Soap cured my case of piles
Of six years standing, When | COM
menced to use the Cuticura Soap and
the Cuticura Ointment, only weighed
one hundred and twenty-eight pounds.
Now l weigh one hundred and eighty
eight pounds" (Signed) Floyd WEIGH,
Dec. IL, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"
| ADV,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
No NostalaIa.

H. Atterbury Smith, who, with his
open stairway plan promises TO revo-
lutionize the tenement house, said in
new York:
THE open stairway tenement, with
its abundance Of sunshine and fresh
air, will make a tenement apartment
actually home. The tenement dwell.
er Of the future needn't feel like Capt.
Salt.
I've sailed the seas for 81 years,
Capt. Salt. a seasoned old 'shellback,
boosted
Don't you ever get homesick, cap,
tain?' lady asked.
Homesick? Me homesick?' said
Capt Salt 'No-sir-ee! l amt home
enough for that"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER is A TIMID MAN

William Rockefeller is intensely
sby He has horror Of courts ana
of publicity He never has had
lawsuit as a private individual Gee
NAV Judge his feelings, then, when
the Pujo committee was after him.
Personally William Rockefeller is
one Of the kindliest Of men-and one
of the most polite, He smokes
great deal. His cigars are the sort
that royal connoisseurs affect. II he
Is debating to his stenographer and
puH of smoke drifts the stenos-
Taphers way ho has been known to
apologize and to get up and open
window so that his tobacco may give
no offense.
p&ually William Rockefeller goes
1ptown on the elevated. II one Of
his employees happens TO sit beside
him Mr.. Rockefeller will refrain from
reading his evening paper If the en-
ploye shows a desire to talk. If one
OF Mr.. Rockefellers clerks meets him
on the street the clerk is likely TO
ift his Tat politely, Mr.. Rockefeller
crowned derby OF the pattern OF the
bresideBt
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
PARIS CAFES ARE PASSING
French Capital ls Making Way for
Brasserles, TaVerns and Ameri-
can Cars.

Paris.-I believe that Theophlle
Gautier. IN one Of his celebrated bout
AIDES Baid something to the effect that
the cafe responds 10 a necessity for
public life which naturally substitutes
itself for the humdrum family exist.
ence OF which one has become tired.
And, after all, II Is the only place
where one can really smoke"
| once heard a man who was a bit
Of wag state that the cafe is an ex-
cellent place for family quarrels. be-
cause II they happen In the privacy Of
ones home nobody but the parties In
volved can enjoy them.
Both might have added that certain
beverages have a peculiar way Of los
Ing their flavor when consumed else
where than in a cafe. Among such
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Julius Caesar.

The almost unanimous verdict OF
ancient and modern times is to the eff
feet that Julius Caesar was what
Shakespeare calls him: THE fore.
most man of all this world" Never
before or since has any one exhibit
ed in so high degree all the quail
tiles of a born ruler Of men. And
never had any man grander role tc
play. To preside over the most i'm
portant crisis in the history of the
most important branch of the human
race was a task that none by the
greatest of men could successfully
perform Caesar swept one obstacle
after another aside, and stood at last
where he meant to stand.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Compound and | purchased a bottle.
Before it was gone the bloating left mo
and | was not 80 sore. continued TAX
ing II until had taken twelve bottles.
Now am stronger than ] have been for
years and can do all my work, even the
washing. Your medicine Is worth ita
weight in gold. l cannot praise it
enough. If more women would take
your medicine there would be more
healthy women. You may use this let
ter for the good Of others. Mrs. D.
H. Brown, 500 N. Walnut St, lola, Kan.
Change Of Life is one Of the most
critical periods Of a woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
30 successfully carry women through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia +. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentlaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter viii
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidence.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
WlIIIe Discovered a New Game.

They had lived in fiat all Of VII
lies short life, so that the little boys
knowledge of fauna and fora wan
limited to canary birds and flower
boxes; and when they went to board
in the suburb where there was large
yard, Willie very enthusiastically start
ed in pursuit of a chicken, armed with
a stick and other missiles.
When the hostess protested to his
mother, she turned from the window
and said, indulgently:
You'll have to forgive dear WiIiik
he doesn't know that's a chicken.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
He Filled the Bill.

A stranger when dining at a foreign
hotel. says the Boston Traveller, was
accosted by a detective, who said to
him: beg your pardon; we are in
search OF an escaped convict, and. as
matter of form, will you oblige US by
showing your passport"
do l look like a convict"
Possibly not. In any case l shall
require to see your passport"
The stranger feeling annoyed. pre-
sented the officer with the bill of fare
and the latter commenced to read
Sleeps head. neck of mutton, pigs
feet"
Very good" he observed, "the de-
scription tallies. You viii please come
along with us"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

might be classed books" and "aperi.
tifs." Now, 1t is a recognized fact that
these last mentioned are, nine times
out of ten, extremely harmful to the
stomach, and certainly do little or
nothing toward stimulating the appe-
lite or aiding digestion. On the con-
trary, they often prevent both. Never
theless, few Parisians can resist the
temptation of interrupting their after
noon stroll, and they are soon in
stalled with their favorite mixture in
front of them.
As to the cafes being the only place
where one can really smoke, am sure
that the bland and benign smiles of
numerous solitary men, who can be
found at all hours Of the day and
night, sitting wreathed In the fumes OF
their long cigars and pipes, are suf.
ticient to corroborate the statement.
There was a time when cafe" meant
a place where one could obtain that
With which to quench ones thirst, but
one after another the different estab
lishments have added a restaurant, un
Ill now in the more cosmopolitan quar-
tiers there is hardly a real cafe left
Maxime's, Larue's, Webers and the
Cafe American, not to mention the
Cafe Viennois and Dukas', can all be
classed under this head. In fact, the
word cafe seems doomed to become
obsolete in Paris, for bars" on the
American plan, 'brasseries" where
German delicatessen are served, anC
"tavernes" with their specialties have
worked their way in little by little anC
have now become fxtures.-Mme
Huard, in Scribner's.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
What They Trusted.

Having ascertained his weight on
the railway station weighing machine
the man said to the porter:
Isn't It lack of business foresight
to put one Of those machines that dis
tributes prizes to persons who guess
their own weight correctly, bang up
against other scales that they could
get weighed on before hand, and thus
guess Oh a sure thing? You must
have great faith ia human nature,
your"
"Oh, no, SIR" said the porter, but
we have in the machine"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Unpicked Grapes Go to the Poor.

A curious old law, which dates from
1879, has been used to sentence the
owner of vineyard at Capestang,
near Beziers, France, to a fine and
costs for picking her own grapes. She
was picking the grapes which had been
left on the vines in her vineyard after
the fall gathering, when the policeman
told her that she was committing an
offense against the law, as all grapes
left on the vines after the harvest
we're the property Of the poor The
court at Beziers confirmed the police
mans opinion, and the woman was
convicted.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
NO HIGH PRICES FOR HIM
Washington Economist Simply Helps
Himself to Provisions by Wagon
load, Leaving No Address.

Neutrality-suspicious. are searching
for some enterprising economist who,
through the aid of wagon and his
own native wit, is solving the high
cost of living" problem. The economist
drove up to a storehouse in Alexan-
dria, Va, across the Potomac river
from Washington, and coolly drove
off with the entire contents Of the
place. including 500 pounds Of meat.
Shortly afterward he drew up before
o pOultry-house and appropriated six
ty-two live chickens. Both robberies
were committed in such matter-of.
fact manner that the police fear his
Identification Wal be difficult.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

foreltook your med.
icine / could not
bear the weight of
my clothes and was
bloated very badly.
ldoctored withthree
doctors but they did
me no good. They
said nature must
have its way. My
sister advised me 10
take Lydia 4. Pink
hams Vegetable
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Bows Bomb Exploded

New York--A bomb exploded while
in the possession of a twelve-year-old
boy in a street on the East side re-
Gently. 1t tore of one Of the child's
hands. stunned him into unconscious
ness, smashed scores OF windows and
precipitated a panic in which one man
was trampled under foot and injured
The boy who carried the bomb is
not known to the police. He is in a
dangerous condition in a hospital.
Where be obtained the bomb Is not
known.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
.NTFifLLL ng
WALKS $4,000 MILES FOR UNCLE SAM

After serving Uncle Sam for half
a century, during which time he per
formed daring deeds as a scout IN the
Civil war and carried mail In Chicago
for forty.four years. Lawrence Lee
Bron the other day left the service
Of the government and prepared TO
retire TO his farm In Kansas.
Larry" as he was generally
called among his fellow workers In
the Chicago postofice, is said to have
been the oldest mail carrier In point
Of service that Chicago ever has had.
He entered the postal service In 1865
when Col. Francis Eastman, then
postmaster, appointed him mounted
carrier In the stockyards district the
first appointment OF It's kind. He re-
NAMED in this district for about ten
years and then was transferred TO
the main office as mail carrier In the
downtown section. Four years later
Mr.. LeBron's route was changed to
the South Water street district
where he remained
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Journalittlc Horror.

Old Subscriber iou and the editor
Of that paper doSa in Lonelyyille in
dulge in lot of caeap jokes on each
others town
Editor (of Drearyhurst August Yes.
sir; we're going to put head on
them and call them Invertebrates"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
REPRESENTS POPULAR WILL OF NATION

Raymond Poincare's selection for
the presidency OF France, although
made by a parliament, as required
BY the constitution, is regarded as
representing as well the popular viii
Of the nation.
The new president is now in his
fifty-third year. He is Of medium
height and sturdily built. Above all,
he radiates an impression Of force,
both physical and intellectual He is
modest in conversation, cheerful and
patient, and concentrates his full at
tention upon the person to whom he
is talking
NJ. Poincare's large, luminous eyes
are the most striking feature OF a
face which suggests tenacity and de-
termination He is versatile, and
comes OF a family distinguished in
science and literature The president.
elect himself is a philosopher, writ
er, and member Of the French acad-
envy, with notable career in French
law circles. He has q popularity of
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Flattery.

Visitor-So he trimmed the people
here out Of thousands of dollars? He
must have been smooth. How did he
do Il?
Natiye-Simply by addressing every
Democrat in town, in an apparently
absent way, as postmaster Puck
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Distinction.

Cora was fond of all-inclusive pray
ers, and one night she offered the fol-
lowing discriminating petition: Lord,
please bless mother and father and
all of us. and give us everything good;
and please bless our friends, and give
them what is good for them!"-Har.
per's Magazine.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05


him be
premier
the development institutions United
informed the larger American affairs
AS minister facilitated
American embassy
delegation
gift of
the explorer, Champain.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
WIRE FENCING

Both welded and wrapped for stock,
pigs, poultry, garden and lawn. all sizes
good heavy hog proof &c" fence for lSlhc
per rod. Send trial order. ROOFING OF
all kinds, galvanized and painted steel
rubber and gravel coated. We have a
good rubber roofing for $50 square. all
complete. Send trial order. Mention this
paper Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., 4-gd
n. I'd St, Memphis. Tenn. Adv.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

81 hear that in the club Miss Old
girl was considered a bone OF con-
tention."
Law. no, Name; they don't think
she's that thin"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05


vehicles
attention.
be to
his undam lesson
O within
will courteousy enlightened
attitude and dsrespec the offender will
promptly o the post"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Where He Got Il.

THE first time my little boy GeRN
in love he got it in the neck"
"She snubbed him, eh?"
mo, but he started in TO washing
his neck without being told"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Knicker-Do you treat your cook as
one of the family?
BockeT-GoOdness no; we treat
her like three Of the family.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
GEN. PERSHING WANTS FLAG RESPECTED

Brig Gen. John ]. Pershing, com.
manding the military department Of
Mindanao in the Philippines, has is
gued a general order designed to en-
force proper respect for the national
flag
THE nations flag" says he, "is
the supreme symbol Of that lofty
patriotism without controlling
measure of which the republic could
not long endure.
Both in war and in preparation
for war, the high duty of the army
to stimulate and develop love Of
country among the people should ever
prompt faithful adherence to the ex-
ternal forms and ceremonies of re-
spect for the national colors.
When an individual pays the
prescribed honOrs to the flag In a
careless and perfunctory manner his
patriotism at once falls under just
suspicion 1t is therefore ordered
that during the playing of the ma
tional air at retreat wherever troops
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR..
PORTERS ANTlSEPTIC HEALING OIL surgical
dressing that relieves pain and heals at the same
time. A trial will convince you that It Is an
infallble remedy for Wounds, Old Sores Burns
GOnulated Eyeds, Skin and Scalp Diseases, etc
25C, b0c, Sl.00
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
OnIv Kind They Go To.

She wrote her name on a new laid
egg"
That's a good way to catch some
one with money"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

When word South
Water street that the had his duties
to the other day
Larry into OF their offices his mail sack for the last
ume he presented with solid gold which this inscription
Presented Lawrence firms
whom he has faithfully delivered mail thirty years"
When first the said there
we're only forty-hve carriers all s
When
carrying believe will
multiplied o.
carrier shows that have miles,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Its Natural Place.

Where is this site you're talking
about for your suburban cottage?"
"As yet, it is all in my eye"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

ITCH Relieved in 80 Minutes,
WoolfOrd's Sanitary Lotion for all kinds OF
contagious itch. At Druggists. Adv
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, sOftens the gums, reduces infiamma-
tonyallays pain, cures wind collie, Csc hOttlela.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Some people seem to lie unneces-
sarily in order to keep in practice.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Robbery is robbery, no matter
whether 1t is done by the sandbag, or
a trick In trade.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

PILES CURED IN @ TO14 DAYS
Your druggist will refund money II PAZO ONT.
MBNT fails 70 euro any of Itching, Blind.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

There are some good fish in every
sea.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Charge for the advice you hand out
St you want people to take it.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

1t never makes a sin any whittier
to call it a mistake
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
sore of on ThInn.

Il tell you, the man is dipsoman.
lac"
There! knew he was something
dippy."
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Only One "BROMO OUININE@
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUIHIRB Iool
for the signature OF Il. W. GROVE. Cures A on
In One bay, Cures Grip In Two Days. 10
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
HOW mrs. BROWN
SUFFERED
During Change of Life-HOw
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Made
Her a Well Woman.

lola, Kansas. -" During the Change
Of Life was sick for two years. Be
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

VT. Garnet. va. in Nashville the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

Extremes Meeting.
What makes your husband so mis-
cradle today?"
"a Joy ride Yesterday"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

rqr, SUI ars y. i. sampson wersI
!. LII. y -. cn.a.n
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

70 weeks in NaahyiIIe doing temper
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

80 sgHva o s''" '''''0'''H 'ar =
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05
Misunderstood.

Color more goods brighter and faster colors than an
dye any garment without ripping apart, Write I
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-03-05

EoeW lpon1an ought TO eossess The
Peoples Common Sense Medieai I'D.
uiscr By R.T. Piere, NJ. d. zoos
eeess; II GnEper, 0ueSfiOns Of seT-
Teaches mot .sers hon to care for their
children and themsehes. rs Tie emeF-
geHcV doctor In pour opn hons. Send
9ione-osni sbamps 10 Dr.. Pierce as abOpe.
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The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-11
SAVE MUCH BY COOPERATION
Gain Of About Fifty Cents Per Hun.
drsd Weight BY Minnesota Live
Stock Association.

i, The saving effected by the Litchneld
(Minn.) Cooperative Live Stock asso-
clation In the marketing OF hogs has
averaged about fifty cents per hun.
dred weight. as compared with sales
effected outside the association, says q
writer In the Texas Co-Operator. II
all the live stock OF the state were
sold on q similar basis. II would mean
saving to the producers OF about ST..
100000 annually. But this figure refers
to the product Of live stock under
present conditions only. Tho business
Of stockraising is still In It's infancy
In Minnesota. Next to dairying II is
destined to be. probably, the largest
agricultural interest In our state
Destiny so writes In the fact that rie
grasses and feed crops. which are the
basis OF all successful animal hus.
bandry, here Hnd their natural home,
their richest development. Therefore,
efficient organization among stock.
raIsers means the saving to them not
merely OF s1.600,00O annually, which
now goes into the pockets OF middle.
men, but OF many times that amount
when. 40 q stock.growins region. Min.
nesota shall have come to her own"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-11
CO. OPERATION AS A SCIENCE
Germany Goes to Work systematically
to Find Out Who Gets Money
Taught in Colleges.
Who gets the money?

Who gets the money?
Theyare trying to find that out over
in Germany, but. incidentally. they are
also trying to keep him from getting
it.
Uncle Sam is struggling along with
cooperation in hapha1ard way, but
Germany is teaching 1t as business.
The Germans are educating young
men to take charge Of cooperative or
ganizations. They are teaching both
cooperative buying and cooperative
selling.
In the United States, cooperation is
venture into an unknown field, as a
general thing. in Germany. 1t il
science that is studied in the unjver-
stiles and even in the high schools.
Uncle Sam. when he starts co-opera-
tive association takes a chance OF get
ting the right man to manage it. II
he guesses wrong. the whole thing is
fizzle. Germany educates young men
for that business. The people Of the
United States are turning to co-opera.
ton more and more, but they are do
ing it blindly.
According to A. NJ. Thackara. consul
general at Berlin, courses bearing up
on cooperation and marketing are
found In the curricula of both govern
ment-controlled and private education
al insttutins in Germany. writes El-
lott Flower. in the Chicago Record.
Herald. Even in the elementary
schools the subject is touched. al.
though 1t is not until the higher
schools are reached that 1t becomes q
distinct course.
The German is thorough. That is
one OF the things that has given him
his world trade. He packs his goods
better than the American. as was
shown in previous article, and that
counts for a good deal. Now he has
taken up cooperation, and he Is Just
as thorough in that as he has been In
other things He is making 1t a part
of the curricula of his colleges-train-
Ing young men to become efficient
managers of cooperative associations.
He knows as well as anybody that the
consumer pays, but he is trying to ar.
range 1t SO that the consumer will not
pay SO much. He may not know where
the money goes, but he Ia, nightly In
terested In seeing that too much Of
1t does not get away from the con-
sumer.