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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
PREDICTED THE RUIN OF N. Y.
Yellow Invaders and Negroes viii
Throw Dice for Spells in 1914,
Said Seer.

Paris.-There is much talk here Of
the death of one of the most pictur-
esque figures in Europe, Maria Bonita
Frey who breathed her last recently
near Rome after having been bedrid-
den So years. She is said to have
made many predictions which were
fulfilled with absolute accuracy, which
gives a sinister significance to her
last utterance dictated on her death.
bed to the nuns:
Before two years are past-aboGt
the end of 1914-yellow invaders and
negroes will be throwing dice for the
fate of the last American girl in Cen
trail Park, N. Y, amid the smoking
ruins of the great city, given up to the
idolatrous cult of the Golden Calf"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

in the early spring, seeding the alfalfa
late in May.
The weeds will be weakened by the
intensive cultivation and the rapidly
growing alfalfa will accomplish their
complete downfall.
Where live stock are pastured in
thistle-infested fields the weeds can be
advantageously cut below the surface
of the ground, a handful of rock salt
thrown on the bloom and the stock
will do the rest In destroying the
thistle.
On small areas gasoline can be sub
stituted for the salt in treating weeds
or they can be smothered cut By COW
ering them with tarred paper, weight.
ed down with earth or stones.
The main thing is to practice some
method of control and to decrease as
far as possible the growth of these
nOxious weeds.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

holder made with the aid of half OF
the shell OF cocoanut,
A nice hairy" shell should be Sc
lected. and one will be sufficient to
make two holders. The edge may be
cut even, as shown in the illustration
or 1t will look very well left jagged. II
preferred. All that has to be done
then is to bore three little holes in
the she'll near the edge, and tie rib
bons to 1t. and knot them together
above, in the manner illustrated. The
fern can be planted in the shell and
will thrive as we'll AS in an ordinary
pot.
When these holders are made for
use out Of doors, for hanging, for In
stance, underneath a balcony, wire
should take the place of the ribbon,
and a small hole can be made in the
bottom Of the shell to allow unneces
sary moisture to escape.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
CITY OF MYSTERIES
Over 10000 Disappear Every
Year In London.
Little Hope Of olseovery-By Moving
Around the Corner One Can Van
lsh Completely, Declares
Veteran Detective.

London.-The disappearance OF the
Memphis millionaire" Joseph Wilber-
force Martin. In the hidden depths Of
London has served to remind the
whole world that the British capital
Is In many ways the best hiding place
that anybody can utilize.
The city Is so vast that the police
can only investigate any case on well
understood and well defined lines. A
smart man learns these lines. He
does not rush to the railroad depots
to get knocked down by an auto and
conveyed to a hospital He does not
take too much to drink and secrete
himself in a police cell. lie merely
changes his name. his clothes and his
address, and II he does not provoke
feminine curiosity he is as safe in
London as he would be In the desert
Of the Sahara
The best proof Of this will be found
in the fact that on the day that J. W..
Martin disappeared In London some
where about fifty other persons van
ished A similar number we're lost
the day before. and a similar number
the day after But no outcry was
raised on the subject
London does not boast or shout
about It's mysteries. It is only when
something really dramatic happens
and there are shrewd folks like the
Americans concerned in the solution
that real big stir Is made. Then
one realizes with start Of surprise
that somewhere about 10000 men and
women disappear every year within
that puzzling conglomeratlon of towns
and cities to which is given the magic
name of London
An cutlery was raised over the disap
pearance of Antanas Vedegris. a
wealthy Lithuanian. who came to Lon
don on business in January. and on
the 18th of that month visited friend
priest, and has not been seen since
Yet he was a man of forty, could
speak English fairly WELL and had q
physique that few "toughs" would care
to tackle In the daylight. He haC
about $4,000 in his possession and
facilities for obtaining more money 1
he wished to do so.
Some time ago two girl students
took rooms together in the west end
One night they were hanging pictures
and they found they had run short o
nails. 'I'll go out and get some" ont
; said. She went, just as she was, with
out hat or coat, to a little store rount
the corner, while her companion Sc
about preparing the evening meal
The girl never returned Inquiries
showed that she did not visit the store
8 and she has not been heard of since.
: London has cloaks enough to hid
us ALL" Sherliker contends. "If vol
( want to disappear all you need do i
3 to move around the corner. Very few
+ people in the metropolis are on speak
ing terms with those who live in tn
9 next fat or in the next house. Their
4 have been several cases in recen
{ years Of policemen having resided Il
l the same block as men who wer
1 wanted for some notorious crime, an
2 there is an instance on record of
a wealthy ex-convict who vanished. al
/ sumed disguise and another name
l. became a property owner and actua
ly leased a hose to the Judge VIII
d some years before had sentenced hir
n to penal servItude"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
GOOD IN COMBINATION
WASHABLE MATERIALS USED
WITH ROUGH FABRICS.
Cotton Crepe and Marqulsetts Espe-
elally Effective When SO Treat
ed-Trlmmlnss May Be
About TO Suit Fancy.

For the summer white season no
washable materials are so popular as
cotton crepe and marqulsette, both for
blouses and frocks. These are effec.
lively combined with heavier. rough
surfaced fabrics. such as ratlne, tow
cling and cotton matelasse. For trim
mings, much embroidery, linen laces
and enameled and crystal buttons are
used
A most uD-to-date and attractive
summer frock can be made after the
model Of our sketch, an all white de-
sign combining marquisette, ratine
and eyelet embroidered handbag. In
this design II will DO necessary to
have net foundation, to which the
embroidery is stitched around the low.
err part OF the blouse and the middle
Of the skirt. The embroidery In the
blouse is yelled by the blouse itself,
which is OF the white marquisette and
cut with long sleeves set into dropped
armholes. The upper corners OF the
front opening are buttoned back from
the neck, displaying the shirred yoke
OF the net foundation underneath. and
there is a square turned down collar
extending across the shoulders.
The lower part OF the skirt, Of white
ratine, has a long narrow strip eK.
tending up over the front of the dress
and trimmed with Tow Of enameled
ball buttons. which form the fastening.
The short tunic skirt Of marquisette
wells one-half Of the embroidery band
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
JAYHAWKER'S TRIALS
Survivors Live Again 81 Death
Valley Days.
OF the First White Persons to Cross
the Desert In 1s4s only -Four Are
Now LiVlne-solled OK
Hide for Soup.

San Francisco.-Of the hardships
endured by the 'iayhawkers of go"
as the survivors of the first band of
white people ever to cross Death val
ley are now called, little has been told.
The memories of 50 days spent In the
sands of the Mojave desert, with boil-'
ed OK hide for food, and water as an
occasional luxury, however, are kept
alive by the Jayhawkers' society,
whose four members, one Of them a
woman nearly 100 years old, hold year
ly meetings
These meetings, preceded by din
ner, take place on the anniversary of
the day in 1850 when the remnants of
the party left the desert behind them
and wandered, more dead than alive,
into a Mexican rancho in the valley of
the Santa Clara river, near the pres
ent site of Newhall, a southern Pa
cific station on the route to Mojave.
At the home Of Mrs. Juliet w. Brier,
the only woman of the party, who
bfought three children under the age
the remnant was held this year She
now lives at "a Myrtle street, Santa
Cruz. Col. John B. Cotton Of Gales
burg, ILL.,; Z. Dow Stephens of San
Jose and John GrossCup of Laytonville
now compose the rest of the Jayhawk-
ers. Only three were present, as Mr.
Grosscup has been unable to make the
journey for number of years on &C,
count of i'll health. Absent in body
he has been present in spirit, sending
a letter each time, which is read at
the dinner,
In 1S49, when the party started for
California, Illinois was a frontier
state, and west Of there Indianas were
practically the only inhabitants. BY
the time they reached Salt Lake anC
the Mormon settlements practically
all their cattle had been stampeded.
The desire Of the Mormons to have
some one break wagon trail to south
ern California led them to advise the
jayhawkers to head for Los Angeles
says Colonel Cotton, and the star
across the desert was made agains
the advice of Kit Carson and othe
noted plainsmen. Hearing of thu
hardships of the Denver party, how
ever, they hesitated at taking thu
route over the Sierras, and so, afte
waiting for six weeks in Salt Lake 70
the desert to cool off. they starte,
southwark.
Captain Hunt of the Mormon bal
TALON of the Mexican war was er
Gagged to lead them at price Of $1,00
for 100 wagons. Nearly 290 person
were in the party at the beginning.
They soon found that they could ga
the flesh Of their cattle, and so a die
of oxen was begun, to continue unit
they reached California, These poo
animals. scarcely more than skin an
bones, we're killed regularly. and tn
skin boiled until 1t was eatable. Poi
sibly pailful Of blood was secure
from each, and this made blood put
ding. BY boiling the entrails. dis
on the order of tripe was made. Their
was no other food.
Three out of FIVE water holes the
reached contained alkan and so had
be passed by. Men and oxen alib
dropped in their tracks, never to ris
again According to the account (
Rev Mr.. Brier, husband of the I'll
tie woman" one man was left benin
unable to walk, and the party tC
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
Wardrobe Box.

A space saver is the wardrobe box
which fits under the bed. This box Is
suspended from two metal arms, or
bars, which are affixed to the bed.
This makes it possible to draw the box
in and out without trouble. The box
does not touch the floor, so there is
no possibility of dust and dirt accum-
ulating under it, and the bed, with the
box in position, may be moved at will.
The boxes, which are provided with
hinged covers, conae Ia different sizes
and are designed for different pur'
poses.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

since he was a babe Of few months,
Ray has already stood the tests re-
quired of the average boy or girl of
study in school
The child reads, writes and talks
German and Spanish In addition to
English, and is now about to take up
Latin as a regular course.
His record equals and almost ex-
GELS that Of Herbert Wiener, the ia
nous son Of Dr. Leo Wiener OF Har.
ward college, who viii receive his de-
gree as doctor Of philosophy in June,
though but eighteen years old. II he
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
Wool Roses on Crepe.

The plain blouse of crinkled chiffon
may be made into one of the dressiest
garments imaginable by embroidering
quantities of roses in heavy wooden
cord on the surface; not too many, but
say dozen on the entire thing, sleeves
and all. The roses or anemones are In
brilliant red. while the tiny bit of foil.
age is in vivid green. The blouse is cut
low, and there is a tiny collar, a sailor
effect in pattern, Of any colored nous.
seine desired. Such mousselines have
a border of the same; that is a kind OF
pearl finish which does away with the
raw salvage.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

ing, and is draped up a little at center
front under the narrow buttoned down
panel Of ratine. The lower edge of
the wide embroidery banding hangs
free like founce, but is stitched fiat
to the net foundation skirt along the
upper edge.
A girdle Of crushed magenta satin
Is tied in front, and lends a pretty
note Of contrasting color.-Kansas
City Star.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

pressive of all, what to do when the
laundress fails to arrive. Solemnly
and in very ladylike manner each
one then stepped forward and pre-
sented a cake Of laundry soap. Then
the parlor door was opened and there
upon a clothesline hung an array OF
linen pieces such as would delight the
heart of any young woman about to
enter upon her home duties. The ar
ticles were all pinned on to the line
with decorated clothespins.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
Linen Shower.

A linen shower given recently shows
the girlish spirit that prompted the
prettily arranged affair. 1t was quite
a secret, too, and was planned at the
home Of one Of the promoters. When
the bride-elect arrived one of the
young women tied pretty little white
sunbonnet on her head, and the other
guests very solemnly presented her
with willow clothes basket. The
presentation speech was of a fun-pro-
voking nature, full of the great respon-
sibilides Of washday and. most i'm
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

weak to assist him. when "Provi-
dence Spring" was reached they went
back to look for him-he had crawled
four miles on his hands and knees be-
fore he died. A second wandered
away insane, third fell dead without
a groan, another staggered into one of
the springs on the route, and died
with the first taste Of water on his
lips. When his veins were cut open.
watery fluid bearing a faint resem-
blance to blood flowed out.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

smart is this little
dress with its un-
d err blous Sc or
guimpe effect OF
fine tucked batiste
with wide rolling
collar Of the same.
T h 9 over-dress
consists of a sim.
pie peasant blouse
and narrow skirt
Of serge, the neck
or the former out
lined by a narrow
facing of white
silk having two
narrow plaitings
Of the same on the
outer edge and q
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
Try a Pine Bath.

Do you go to the mountains?
II so, try a pine BATH
1t is very refreshing and tonic
1t takes a pound Of fresh pine
needles and pine cones.
Break them into bits and boil them
for thirty minutes in enough water
to keep them covered.
Steam the water from them and add
TO hot bath
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
BOOT TOO TIGHT, SNAKE IN IT
After Returning to Farmhouse From
Feeding Chickens Woman Makes
Unpleasant Discovery.

Junction City, Kan.-Mrs. Grover
Filby, wife of farmer near Skiddy.
raises ducks. Mrs. Filby also has a
pair of rubber boots that she wears
when attending to her charges. When
not in use the boots are left lying on
the porch.
In the morning. when Mrs Filby
slipped them on, she noticed that one
Of them was rather tight, but did MOI
pull it off to investigate, as she sup
posed that the children had stuffed
paper or rags into the toe, as a joke
on her.
She looked after the ducks and re
turning to the house, pulled off tbs
boots. From the tight one dropped g
snake.
Mrs. Filby has no recollection OF
how large the serpent was or its kind
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
BOY OF 8 TO HIGH SCHOOL,
He Speaks Three Languages and Is
Advanced In Many other
Studies.

Roswell, N. M.--Not yet eight years
aid but qualified 20 inter high school
next fall which he will do, Raymond
Raw OF Roswell, is the wonder Of the
local educational world.
Without a single day in the public
schools. trained at his mothers knee
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
Lightning Kills Mother.

Titusville, Pa.-Mrs. L. o. Bradley
wife of a prominent merchant here
was instantly killed by bolt of light
ming. When killed the woman carried
a small baby and it was uninjured
The death occurred at the Bradley
summer home at Mystic Park.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

piping of black satin on the inner. The
three-quarter sleeves are finished in a
similar manner. The skirt is trimmed
on the right side with a row of black
trimmed buttons. The g1rdle is Of thu
white taffeta
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

the afternoon of the next day the
goose was seen walking up the hill to
her former owners home, having
swan the river and walked the entire
distance during the night, That goose
wasn't given away again, you may
be sure.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
MAKES PRETTY FERN HOLDER
Half Of eoeoanut She'll Appropriately
Decorated, an Improvement on
Ordinary Pot

Quaint fern-holders with some daln.
~ little ferns IN them, always look
wonderfully pretty hung up In a win.
dow or hall. or some other suitable
place, and we given a sketch OF a
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
New Fruit nlscovered.

A California horticulturist has sue
ceeded in grating a hybrid between
the blackberry and the raspberry upon
q climbing rose vine. He believes he
will be able to raise remarkable fruit
from this graft.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
RETURNS TO THE OLD HOME
Kentucky Farmer Gives Goose to .
Friend but She Returns
Next Day.

Louisville, Ky.-A Kentucky farmer
gave goose to friend who lived
six miles away. The goose was put
into bag and carried in a wagon. a
river separating the two farms. On
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
German Animal Census

Germans animal census shows that
the number Of beef cattle, calves and
sheep has decreased since 1907, the
decrease in sheep amounting to 25 per
AanL
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

maintains his present rate of progress
he may be qualified to enter college
when ten years old Wiener matric-
Vlated at Tufts college when he was
eleven.
The mother Of this boy, who has
been his only tutor since the very
earliest day that he could learn, at
tributes to him none of the charac
teristics Of a prodigy or, perhaps OF
a genius. He has been taught how to
think, how to concentrate his mind
and this training has enabled him Il
develop a remarkable memory.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
Horses and MuIss

The United States is officially est,.
mated to have 2O,567. 900 horses and
4,3S6 ,OO0 mules.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

Keep Milk Flow Steady. =
Darkened stalls and screen doots
and windows in the dairy barn VIII
help to keep the milk fiow steady
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
Profit In enats

Goats may be raised prohtably Oh
land which is unsuited for any kind
Of cultivation.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13

Irrigation has been practiced in
spain nearly a century, the first canal
havin0 bean has1In IN 1s1A
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-08-13
IN THE SMART WHITE SERGE
One of the Most Popular Of the Sea-
sons Designs Especially Adapted
for Young Girls.

In the drawing is pictured a white
serge frock for a young girl. Very
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-18
TTORNE EYS
WAIT FOR FELKER.

CONCORD, n. H., Sept. 1s.--A
lengthy conference. with former Gov
ernor William stone of Pennsylvania
presiding. was held by attorneys for
Harry K. Thaw in the law library
of the state house today.
Governor FeIker was in Rochester.
He is expected here Sunday or Mon
day Attorney M. H. Grossman has
returned to New York to keep a
watchfuI eye on william T. Jerome.
the special attorney general of New
York
Josiah Thaw is expected to arrive
here today and go to the Eagle hotel.
where Thaw is stopping. Thaw is con-
stantly under surveillance. but is al
lowed to receive visitors.
There is greater interest shown in
the fugitive here than in any other
city, town or village visited by Thaw
since his escape. Scores of country
people came into Concord to get a
peep at the fugitive. and the hotel
was crowded.
Thaw last night occupied room
which has beon occupied by four
presidents of the United States
namely, Pierce. Hayes. Roosevelt and
Taft. 1t Is the finest room in the
hotel
After eating his breakfast Thaw
wrote an interview.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-18
40 Hours and 80
Minutes New Record
To Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND, Sept. 1s.-Covered with
dirt and almost exhausted from loss
of sleep. c. A MCGEE of San Fran
cisco drove up in front of the Oregon
hotel at $50 o'clock this morning 10 a
Buick roadster. covering the 7so odd
miles from the Golden gate in 40
hours so minutes.
The best previous record was made
recently by a six cylinder automobile
in so hours over the same route.
The actual running time of the
latter car was Sc hours. The re-
markable part of the Buick run is
that no time was taken out for stop
pages of any sort.
MCGEE left the ferry building in San
Francisco Tuesday. September 10. at
1870 p. m. He was accompanied as
far as Grants Pass. Ore, by Fred E.
Gross.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-18
academy in East Oakland.

academy in East Oakland.
A confessed devotee Of bridge and
dancing, she is giving IL hours work
day to the carving out OF her self
chosen career. Since her debut in
society several years ago, Miss Hayne
has shown her independence OF exist
ing conventions and her original ideas
by turning the rear yard of her par
ents residence into boarding home
for domestic pets.
Friends who were out of town for
the summer were glad to place their
animals in her care. or those who went
to the city for the winter gave them
into her keeping The boarding home
closed this year with Its chipmunk,
canary, five cats and Is dogs in favor
of the later developed ambitions OF
Miss Hayne. The pets were all re-
turned to their owners with the no.
tice that the institution had ceased
Lack of room and the crowding city
were the main reasons for it's with
drawal
Miss Hayne in her smart riding
costume is a wonderfully attractive
figure. Her horse is from the Spreck-
els stock farm and has carried her
thousands OF miles into the surround
ing country. When tiny maid her
delicate health made imperative out
door diversions, and she confessed
that billy goat was her first steed
Her particular house pets are some
fine breed Persian and maltese cats
and a Boston bull. OF these and her
horse she takes personal care. Six
o'clock every morning finds her dom
ming her overalls for the work In her
own stable, while o'clock finds her
prepared to begin her days labor at
the academy.
With all this devotion to duty. Miss
Hayne finds opportunity for the social
whirl both in Alameda and in San
Francisco society. and wherever
bridge is played among her immediate
circle of friends she is welcomed for
her brilliant game. She is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. HEM OF
Alameda.