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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.
EYery mother reallzes, after glYlng

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have WELL playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow Ask at the store for a 90
cent bottle Of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-upa
printed on the bottle. ADV.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
eoId Discovery In Australia.

A rich gold discovery by a boy is
reported from Turnkey, a township In
the western district of New South
Wales, Australia. A parcel of fifty
tons of ore taken from the newly dis
covered mine is expected to Give $50
ounces of pure gold, or three ounces
to the ton All available land near
the mine has been hastily taken up.
The owner of the mine, Mr.. D, Nc
Kellar, owes his good fortune to his
twelve-year-old son. The boy was out
trapping rabbits, and seeing an out
crop of ore-he has been brought up
in gold-bearing country-he washed
dishful of the ore, and obtained to use
his own words, "a tail Of gold about
the length of two of mothers needles"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
DIDN'T EVEN GET THE SUGAR
colored Mans Somewhat Mean Trick
to Induce Obstinate Animal to
go z Town."

An old colored man was coming
down the Charlottesville pike. driving
a horse which looked as II 1t had
seen better days. When they got be-
yond the dam the horse suddenly stop
ped. The old man evidently was not
unused to the performance. for he
made no immediate effort to urge the
beast on. Instead he sat silently and
gazed over the waters. When he
thought enough time had been given
the horse for him to get over his stub
born spell he clicked his tongue. The
horse stood as in trance. The click.
ing was repeated at intervals, at each
little more ominous. Finally the
driver addressed the horse: Sam. 20
all knows / done got t git L towr
Glong!" But Sam would not go. Nc
did a petting stir him.
Sam, you old raskil. hits a gittiI
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
ENCOURAGE PURE
BREED OF POULTRY
Farmer Should at Least Pur-
chase Full BlOOded Cock, Dis
posing of Old Rooster.
(By b. NELsoN1

In many localities the barn-yard
fowl will not give way to the i'm
proved breeds. If you cannot afford
to buy an entire breeding-pen of pure
stock, at least obtain a full-blooded
cock and send the old common rooster
to market. This will greatly improve
matters, If you are careful to retain
the best pullets of this cross-breed
and when you have a stock of good
ones sacrifice the old hens. Cannot
farmers be prevailed upon to do this,
when the supply OF eggs, even In the
villages, is too small in winter? When
eggs are scarce and the prices high,
do not some diminish home con
sumption, and even then complain of
the small number they have to take
to market. A thoroughbred hen of a
good strain will lay nearly fifty per
cent. more in the number OF eggs than
a common hen. If the prices diminish
a little the increased production of
eggs will much overbalance the
account. Too many persons raise
poultry without regard to the use of
pure breeds and regardless of an effort
to maintain the high standard to
which our domestic fowls have at
tanned. The increased evidence Of the
fact that high-class poultry pays, is
surely sufficient to encourage us to
strike out boldly and extensively in
this field of enterprise. Every effort
in this direction will meet with such
favor that success will surely follow
Contrast the present with the past and
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
AUTO INTOXICATION
AND IT'S CAUSE
Thousands Suffer From This Dis
order Without Knowing
Why.

Auto intoXicatlon Is brought about BY
The failure or the bowels and kidneys 20
properly eliminate poisonous materials. IL
Is frequently the case that these great
sewers Of the body fail 20 perform their
duty and require prompt aid or the pois-
ons generated will be absorbed into the
system like poisonous eases, thus slowing
down all the vital processes and allowing
disease germs 10 get a Roadway which
may be fatal.
To insure perfect health men and women
alike should see that the Kidneys and
Bowels function properly II they do not
then means should be employed to restore
them to normal action
DR. Kings Royal Germetuer is a natural
elminanL Il operates by bringing about a
natural condition, thus enabling The body
20 do It's duty In a normal manner with
out harm OF any kind
Dr. Kings Royal Germetuer does not act
rs cathartic nor will Il OF itself act on
the bowels, but by It's splendid tonic quail
tiles II builds up an impaired and diseased
system and IN that way adds tone to the
bowels so that they may properly perform
their functions.
II you are sufferer from Dyspepsia
Indigestion, Billousness, Torpid Liver or
any similar trouble, Dr. Kings Royal
Germetuer viii give permanent relief.
IL Is as pleasant 10 take az lemonade.
Almost all druggists sell It.. or Il viii be
supplied by Ellis-Llllybeck Drug Company,
Proprietors, Memphis, Tenn, on receipt OF
81 per bottle adv.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
GOOD
ROADS
BUILDING ROADS IN FRANCE
National Thorouahfares, Maintained
Entirely by Government, Are Con-
strueted AZ Feet Wide.

France admittedly has the best
roads system so far devised. and lie
national roads constitute about 6h
per cent Of the $4,000 miles in the
whole country
The national roads. main lained en-
tirely by the government. are con.
structed AZ feet wide between bitches.
and lead from the capital to the prin-
cipal cities, ports and commercial
centers. and between the principal
cities. With the departmental or state
roads. and commercial roads OF differ.
ent classes. the national government
has nothing to do except to deter
mine their width. which is fixed by
general laws according to their classi.
fication
The United States has two and
half times the population OF
France, and about six times the road
milage. To balance this difference, a
series OF national roads which would
connect our capitals and principal
cities would duly amount to about ~
per cent OF the 100000 miles OF
roads In this country as compared
with the 615 per cent. in France. bring
ing the mileage Of national roads per
person in the United States about the
game as In France
With our enormous resources await
ing development by the extension Of
our road systems, there seems no rea-
son why we should not proceed with
the work Of building national roads,
writes Lewis r. Speare in the Illinois
Farmer. National roads building did
not ruin France; IL made France
great
The idea Of building up a political
machine out OF a road construction
bureau does not deserve consideTa-
ton. In all of the important govern
mental work being carried on 1t
seems the policy of all parties to see
that It is conducted economically and
honestly, whatever party chances to
be in power A fair instance of that
is the valuation Of the railroads of the
country which is just about to begin,
in which civil service examinations
will soon be held for the selection Of
several thousand civil and mechanical
engineers.
M. Fornand Bordas, a leading
French engineer, writing for the third
international road congress, now In
session in London, says. The national
roads, which connect the capital to
the frontiers and to the large towns,
or else form a connecting link be-
tween the more densely populated
centers, are of the greatest interest
to the country as a whole, not only
from an economic point Of view but
also from a strategic one, as assuring
communications between points at
long distances apart 1t Is therefore
essential that their general trend, gen.
eral plan, and width, should be settled
unfettered by local influences"
This is the idea that the A. A. A
National Good Roads board have
been and are endeayoring to impress
upon the lawmakers of this country
1t seems as though plans which have
been so eminently successful in other
countries, and productive Of such ex
celent results, are worthy of tria.
here.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
PROPER MANNER TO
UNCOIL new ROPE
There Are Two Ways Of Per-
forming This important Duty,
One Right, One Wrong.
CBy ]. NJ. DREw.)

The proper way to take rope from a
coil is to draw 1t from the middle.
There are two ways to do this, right
and wrong way. If 1t happens to be
done the wrong way the rope will be-
come twisted in a manner that will
make 1t almost unmanageable. If done
the right way 1t will come out without
any twisting or snarling and all the
rope In the coil may be drawn out
without trouble. To do it properly
the rope should be uncoiled toward
the left, or opposite the way the hands
of a watch or clock run.
By finding the inside end of the coil
and observing how it uncoils, one may
tell whether or not he Is starting in
the right way. If the rope uncoils to
the right instead of the left the whole
coil should be turned over and the end
pulled through from the opposite side
of the coil, The rope will then uncoil
to the left and cause no trouble.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
The Basement
Philosopher
BY KENNETH HARRIS


"Nels, my friend" said the Ianltor
to his assistant, as the latter entered
the furnace room carrying his dinner
bucket, 'Nels, my friend. ! have a
word or two for your ear. II don't
matter which ear; either one OF them
Is big enough to take In all I've got TO
say, and then some. Just listen,
that's all. Sit down and eat your
lunch II you like; you won't make
so much noise but what I can make
myself heard.
Il take notice that you turned down
the nice hammered. clean cut young
man that was trying to sell you a suit
Of clothes. Why? Got another suit.
have you? Sure you have. | seen II
on you Sunday afternoon and had
to go lie down and have the old wom-
an rub my head with camphor. It's
a wonder you wasn't arrested. Nels.
my friend. that suit might be all
right back where you come from or
in a museum, but In this country a
nobby dresser has his pants legs come
down to the tops Of his shoes any.
way, and his coat collar amt con.
structed SOS II Tits his hat down on
the tip OF his nose. bet that 9th.
er suit OF yours is a hairloom--a sure
enough Observation-Disclosures four
generations. Now, listen. That
young man would have fitted you Out
with real clothes II you'd have let him
clothes that would have looked as
II they was made in this here pres
ent century, clothes that would have
been as good as your second papers tc
you; but you turn him down.
Don't tell me that you can't afford
it," continued the ianitor, severely
THE young man was the best judge
Of that. heard him say that youC
! have six months to pay for the suit
and longer, II you needed It. Let me
tell you man can afford anything
that he can get credit for. Keep tha
In mind and you'll wear diamonds be
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
Uses of TUNGSTEN.

Tungsten, the metal so much to the
fore in the manufacture of means
descent lamps, has very interesting
properties. 1t is as heavy as gold, and
will easily scratch glass. 1t melts only
in the heat of the electric area fact
which explains how the filament sup
ports, without fusion, the intense heat
necessary to incandescence. Alloyed
with iron 1t communicates its hard
ness, making the so-called "self-hard
ening" steels; tools of tungsten-steel
may be brought to redness and re-
forged without losing their temper
Magnets of the same alloy retain their
magnetism without loss, and for this
reason are extensively used in the
manufacture of speedometers. Metal
lie tungsten is prepared by reduction
in the electric furnace.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Experience Of Southern Man.

please allow me to thank the origi.
nator of Postum, which in my case,
speaks for ITSELF" writes a Fla. man.
u formerly drank so much coffee
that my nervous system was almost
wreck" (Tea is just as injurious be-
cause it contains caffeine, the drug
found in coffee) my physician told
me to quit drinking it but had to
have something, so tried Postum.
ITO my great surprise l saw quite
change in my nerves In about 10
days. That was a year ago and now
my nerves are steady and don't have
those bilious sick headaches which l
regularly had while drinking coffee
Postum seems to have body-build-
ing properties and leaves the head
clear. And l do not have the bad
taste in my mouth when get up morn
ings. When Postum is boiled good
and strong, 1t is far better in taste
than coffee. My advice to coffee drink
ers is to try Postum and be con-
vinced"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Write for copy of the
little book, THE Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
instant Postum is soluble powder.
A teaspooHful dissolves quickly in a
cup Of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's a reason" for Postum.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
Have a Elre.ExtInuuIsher.

A reliable fire-extinguisher, which
throws chemicals instead of water,
should hang in every home, in the
barn and in the stable. Seconds are
precious when fire breaks out, and
the small, inexpensive extinguishers
are 30 simple of use and quick of &C
ton that they at once arrest the prog
ress Of a small blaze. Motorists have
found the little extinguisher invalu-
able.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
HINTS FOR MAKING MONEY WITH SHEEP

Sheep are the most nervous OF ami.
mails and II allowed to run down
quickly become the prey Of disease
The well kept. we'll fed sheep Is the
only kind TO keep.
Sheep will not thrive In dark,
damp. badly ventilated quarters. even
II they are only confined In such
places over night Better keep them
In an open lot than house them under
such conditions.
Never permit the sheep 10 lie on foul
bedding or In barns that are muddy
and dirty.
Low. muddy pastures make fine
breeding ground for germs and sheep
should therefore always be pastured
on high, dry land.
Never turn a sheep lose after clip
ping without FIRST having dipped him
thoroughly as a preventive Of para
sites.
No matter n the ram or breeding
ewes you buy come from the best
breeding farm In the country. do not
permit them to run with your flock
for at least ten days. This time is
necessary to develop any disease that
may be carried ABOUT with them.
Sheep require more careful inspec.
tfon than any other farm animal be.
cause the disease attacks them quick
ly and often becomes fatal before II
has been really discovered.
A good focS master will not fail
to have every sheep on the place pass
under his own eye once every day.
Some farmers imagine that by
breeding a large, rangy lamb with
q small eve larger lambs will result
This is seldom the case and the
best results are obtained by breed
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12

One OF the most comfortable OF
the simple models Is shown In
this design. The plain blouse opens
in front, the neck is low, the armhole
extra large and the sleeve short or
long. A three gore skirt, with either
raised or regulation waist line COM
pletes the costume.
The dress pattern (6293) Is cut in
sizes IA, 16 and 10 years. Medium
size requires AZ yards of sc inch ma
terial, with q yard of "a inch satin
for the glrdle.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
70 Pattern Department" OF this paper
Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give size and number OF pattern.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12

fore you're through. You're a young
man starting out in life and you want
to start right, and get them ideas Of
saving money and keeping out of debt
out of your head
"a man who keeps out of debt and
saves money amt got a friend on
earth. He can't afford to have one.
You know what friend is, Nels, don't
you? He's a fellow that comes
around and taps you when he's hard
up. Maybe he'll stand for a touch
when you get in the same fix, but
most generally you just happen to
strike him at the wrong time Still,
friends are good things to have if you
don't do too much for them and get
EN- sore on you, and I'd certainly
hate not to have any. You're saving
money, amt you? Sure. l knew you
was, and you don't owe nobody No,
l didn't suppose you did Well,
leaving me out, who is there that's in
terested in you? Nobody. You pay
cash for everything you get, and con
sequently it's expected Of you, so
that If you stopped doing it nobody
would trust you for a cent. Run
your face, Nels, my friend. Run your
face and pay little something once
in a while, and you can have anything
you want as long as you want it, But
you can't do it in them other clothes
of yours.
And as long as you're in debt,
you've always got somebody interest
ed in you. If you're out of a job,
they'll boost you for another one If
you're sick, they'll see that you don't
die on 'em and leave EN-. in the hole
| got my job here by owing a grocery
bill that l wasn't able to pay, and il
the old woman would only see reason
I'd run twice as big a bill and get a
job at double the pay and half the
work.
Here you are plugging along at
FIFTY a month and saving money on
t. What's the answer? You're miss
ing all the fun there is going and get
ting into the bad habit of doing with
out unnecessary Injuries. Look al
that there lunch you're eating. Why
don't you go some place where they'll
give you real food? No, not you
You'd sooner save the money and dc
without pie, and some of these fine
days you'll put your wad into a bank
and the bandit bust on you. Ever
if that don't happen, you'll get so thai
you won't want to spend anything
and if you'll tell me what else mon
ey's good for but to spend, except IL
establishing a credit I'll tell you
whether the egg or the hen come frs
and give you receipt for whitewasf
that won't rub or wash of.
Here you are with a steady jol
and no wife to hold you down will
foolish female ideas about rainy day
To hear some women talk rainy
days, you'd think there wasn't ter
hours of sunshine in the year and tn,
only sensible thing to do was to e
around in a bathing suit so as not t.
wet your good clothes. But you ain
got no wife. You could just as vel
pay an installment or two and havt
any old thing you wanted. You coulC
have a photograph or a cooking rang
or a set of bedroom furniture or /;
cash register or a washing machine o.
the Lives and Public Speeches Of th'
Vioe-Presidents' or diamond engage
meat ring or an automatically
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12

1t is true that warm water is just
as wet as cool water, but 1t is not so
palatable and the hogs will thrive
better If they have cool drink at
least twice a day Water should al
ways be within reach.
Hogs exposed to the hot sunshine
day in and day out during the sum-
mer will lose much of the gains they
make even though the clover fields
be OF the finest.
The main and only point in raising
hogs is to produce flesh that will
bring the most money and every lit
tie thing that will work toward this
end should be put into operation.
No farmer who continually stuffs
his breeding sows with corn can hope
to secure the best pigs Breeding
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12

stock requires more clover, bran and
alfalfa than corn.
The short-nosed hog is always to
be desired against the long, slender
faced type.
The SOW should be longbodied and
the boar short.
1t has always been a disputed ques-
ton as to whether a hog gains any
thing by roofing. Even If he doesn't
he has plenty of time to spare and
roofing will certainly not hurt him.
The man whose sows raise two lit
ters a year has learned something
about the hog business, and If he
succeeds in saving eight out of every
ten he has learned about all there is
to know about the hog business
e. V. B.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12

The pretty cut Of this blouse gives
1t an unusually dressy effect and when
fashioned of rich stuffs, such as mate
lasse, brocaded silk or satin the result
is blouse which is suitable for al
most any OCCASION. A long or short
sleeve may be used, Two large molds
covered with the material of the
waist serve to close it. Any of the
new silks or brocaded novelties may
be used with good results.
The lady's overblouse pattern (635D
is cut in sizes "a to AZ inches bust
measure. Medium size requires 2
yards Of sc inch material
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper
Write name and address plainly and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12
Test With PIos.

In feeding test with so pigs, last
ing 100 days, on a ration of corn chop,
buttermilk and barley, and sorghum
forage, conducted at the Oklahoma
station. the average daily gain was
81 pound as compared with a gain
of 1.22 pounds on corn chop and but
termilk.
A lot of hogs turned into a field of
corn yielding az a rate of only II bush
els per acre made a gain of IL pounds
per head Estimating the value of the
grain at seven cents per pound, the
hogs returned a value of 63.15 cents
per bushel.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12

notice whether the improvement in
poultry has been paying venture. Let
US not hesitate to try all the late com
nonsense methods. We must not
drift from year to year in the same
channel or we will certainly become
the active agents of a system that
destroys progress. The present is an
suspicious time to move in this mat.
ter. and it is certainly something that
should interest all, and must be con-
ceded to be theme that should be
discussed by farmers and poultrymen
everywhere.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-12

ing ewes 10 rams Of the same type.
oil meal is excellent to prevent In.
digestion and keep the young sheep
In fine condition generally
Every flock OF so OF more animals
will be better OF under the care Of
a sheep dog.
Never buy sheep dog from a
fancier unless you know positively
that he or his ancestors have been
actually worked on sheep. SO many
collies are now being bred for looks
alone to sell to city people that most
Of them are entirely worthless for
work among sheep.
The shorter the pasture becomes
the deeper the sheep will go after the
roots. II is bad policy to pasture
grass too closely. It only kills out
the grass and does the sheep no good.
Supplementary feeds must be sup
piled when the grass grows short.
The last month before weaving
time is hard on the mother eve. The
vigorous lambs are pulling them
down rapidly and they must have
plenty of nourishing feed or they'll
end the season in poor condition.
Whenever you hear sheep cough
ing you may known that 1t is suffer
ing from some sort Of disease-indi-
gestion, catarrh, bronchitis, thread
worms or other parasites, They need
attention at once.
We can do much to sustain weight
and quality of fleece by generous and
sensible feeding.
Sheep that are allowed to run down
and become very thin during late
summer will not thrive when the
cold weather comes on no matter
how much feed is given them.