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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
DOG is JUDGE IN LAWSUIT
snarls at One Claimant and Bounds
Into Others Lap In New York
Court.

New York.-Shep, a collie, was the
most important witness in the Morrl-
santa court before Magistrate Marsh
in a suit between Mrs. Anna Morris.
sey and Mrs. Freda Maurer.
Shep identified himself as the prop.
erty Of Mrs Morrissey to the satisfac-
ton of the magistrate, who ordered
him turned over to her.
Mrs. MauTer, who has had possess
sion of Shep for seven months, was
brought into court on a summons is
sued on the request of Mrs. Morrissey.
The animal had been stolen, the com
plainant alleged.
Mrs. Maurer said she got the dog
from some boys and had named him
Prince. The magistrate directed that
the two women sit at opposite ends
of table in the court room and that
each call the dog by the name she had
given him
Here, Prince!" shouted Mrs. Mau-
rer.
Come on. Shep!" called out Mrs.
Morrissey.
The dog appeared confused for a
moment Then he snarled at Mrs.
Maurer and leaped across the table
into Mrs. Morrissey's lap.
Thereupon Magistrate Marsh or.
dered the collie turned over to Mrs.
Morrissey.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
CUPID CROSSES CRACK RIDER
Miss Griffen Of Washington Refuses to
Become Bride of Corporal
Heffelfinaer.

Washington, D. C.-Corporal J. p
Heffelfinger, crack rider of the Fiji
teenth United States cavalry, did not
dream that while he was winning hon
ors and blue ribbons at the recent mil
itary horse show he was riding out
Of the affections of his fiancee, Miss
Emma V. Griffen Of this city. Post
society at Fort Myer had been look
ing forward to the wedding as a cul-
mination of a pretty romance, begun
more than two years ago in San Fran
cisco.
The fact that the army's crack
horscman had come cropper in his
riding for the matrimonial hurdle be-
came known when the license that
had been issued for the wedding was
returned to the city hall with the fol
lowing inscription in Miss Griffen's
handwriting: did not use this, as |
have a reason"
Corporal Heffelfnger could not be
found at the army post and relatives
of the young woman denied all call.
ers. Miss Griffen was said to have
left the city.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
LOST BIBLE VERSES FOUND
Manuscripts Belonging to New Tesla
ment Discovered In Egypt Have
Additions to ST. Mark.

London England.-Some long miss
ing verses of the new testament are
included In the manuscripts of the
gospels discovered in Egypt six years
ago and purchased by Charles l..
Freer Of Detroit. Mich, according to
a study made of the Freer manu-
scripts by the Times. A facsimile of
the manuscripts has been presented to
the British museum by the University
of Michigan, to which Mr.. Freer as
signed the task of publication, and, &C
cording to the Times study, there
have been found in the gospel Of st.
Mark several verses which occur in
no other known manuscript of the
new testament, although they were
known to st. Jerome, who quotes part
of them.
In the Freer manuscript, after the
passage in which it is said that Jesus
upbraided his disciples for their un
belief, the text continues as follows:
And they excused themselves, say
ing that this age of lawlessness and
unbelief is under Satan, who, through
the agency of unclean spirits, suffers
not the true power of God to be ap
pretended.
For the cause, said they unto
Christ, reveal now at once thy right
eousness.
And Christ said unto them, the lin
1t Of the years of the powers of Satar
is mot fulfilled, but it draweth neal
| (the text here as elsewhere is cor
rupt).
For the sake of those that havt
stnned was l given up unto death
that they may return unto the trutl
and sin no more, but may inherit tn
spiritual and incorruptible glory o
righteousness in heaven"
A large number Of variations in 9th
er portions of the new testament ar
also pointed out by the Times in tn
Freer manuscripts.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
FUNERAL HONORS FOR A MARE
Trotter Destroyed In Fire Is Given
obsequies In Keeping With AZ
feetionate Regard Of owner.

Betty Green, a trotting mare de-
stroyed In a fire at Belleville, ILL.,.
was given funeral honors in keeping
with her record Of 2:10 and with the
affectionate regard Of her owner, vii.
liam l.. Reichert The body was
drawn to the grave, on Walnut
Grove stock farm, by six blooded
youngsters, and was lowered by stable
boys. The coffin was rose lined. Mr..
Reichert pronounced a eulogy after
recounting the mares track achieve
ments.
Perhaps Betty Green's terrible form
Of death aroused Mr.. Reichert's sym
pathies the more keenly, but the in
tense love Of great race horse by an
owner is a primary sentiment. Maud
s. had more friends than any horse
In history, being approachable, In
quisitive and fond of contact with the
many whom Robert Bonner delighted
In taking to the paddock.
James r. Keene mourned Sysonby
as he would one of his family. This
superb runner had the admiration OF
the east without the popularity OF
Maud s., trotter and a record break
er in times when trotting was the
consuming passion Mr.. Keene who
never bet on a race, was to have
Sysonbys remains preserved but his
only monument is his unique position
among American thoroughbreds.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
ELEPHANT GOES ON A SPREE
Battling Problem Presents Itself to
Captain on "Noah's Ark"
Animal Ship.

New York.-Captain Kuhls Of the
livestock freighter Salamanca, known
in shipping circles as "Noah's Ark"
brought a puzzling problem to port
with him recently He put it this way;
What is it that one should do when
lady elephant gets a jag on whisky?"
The captains troubles began two
days before. Aside from a thousand
monkeys ring tails, mandrils, rizus
and just plain monkeys, zebra, ten
lions and eight tigers, the ship had
no passengers except nineteen ele-
plants and nineteen honey bears.
Hans Tost, Karl Hagenbeck's tray
cling animal nurse, has found how to
keep the honey becrs quiet He mixes
whisky with boiled rice and keeps
them drowsily jagged all the way
across the Atlantic.
One day, when he was mixing up
their sleeping potion, or meal, he set
down a pannikin containing a gallon
Of whisky beside the cages and went
upstairs to get the rice.
Amy, the veteran Of the elephant
herd, reached out a thieving trunk
and sucked up all the whisky. Amy
became scandalous. She lifted her
voice in song. She winked flirtatous
ly at the zebra.
Poor old Amy-she is only about
one hundred and twenty-five years
old-couldn't sober up. She was wild
er and more shameless every minute
The keeper finally rugged a hose
to one of the ships pumps and played
cold salt water on her fevered brow
Amy slept fitfully.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

her shelter. "She is as good as a
show" they say. She has a vast fund
of funny stories and anecdotes, and
no end of quips and epigrams. while
she can relate many incidents of the
early days of the county with his
torical accuracy, and knows the gen
ealogy and the scandals of scores Of
families back to the second and third
generation.
In the summer she earns money by
picking up and sorting and selling
apples, the average AroostOck farmer
being too busy with his vast potato
plantation to bother with them. In the
winter she gathers scraps of silk and
slows them in a capacious bag and
makes them into quilts, which she
sells. She is skilled with the needle
which she threads without glasses.
But 1t matters not how cordial her
welcome and how comfortable her
quarters. she remains in one place
only a day or two and then takes to
the road with the persistency Of the
professional hobo. She trudges along
the road until farmers team comes
along and gives her a lift OF late
-ears It Is raid she declines to ride
anything but an automobile. She rides
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
WOMAN A HOSPITAL STARTLE
Seeks to Sell Her Body to Institution
and Use the Money for Fine
Clothes.

Cincinnati, GA woman, plainly
but rather we'll dressed, sat patiently
an hour in the receiving ward of the
Cincinnati hospital and when her turn
finally came she startled the receiving
clerk, Mr. Walihu, by saying that she
wished to sell her body to buy fine
clothes. The woman said:
MY name is Eleanore Muchmore
and I've simply come here to sell my
body"
You don't want us to kill your"
the astonished clerk gasped.
"Oh, no." replied Miss Muchmore,
but l want new clothes badly, and l
thought l might Ne able to sell my
body to some doctor in this instiuti-
ton, to be delivered after my natural
death"
Miss Muchmore seemed greatly dis
appointed when it was explained to
her that her proposition could not be
entertained
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
Parliamentary SUSPENSION.

Sir Henry Lucy drops a hint from
the Gross Benches" in the Observer
as to the Suspension" of members OF
the house-and the vagueness of the
penalty Can 1t be true that members
get themselves named and suspended
on purpose to achieve a compulsory
holiday? Eight pounds a week will
make for modest comfort at Brighton
or Eastbourne. The member Of par.
lament is paid whether he is in the
house or at Margate or in the Clock
Tower. Budapest has a more drastic
way. If the member is suspended he
is fined 16 shillings a day. That
teaches him to behave. Now that we
pay our representatives we might
make payment conditional on their
representing us in the proper place
London Chronicle.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
INCREASING the CROPS.

Vast as are our American crops. the
immense bulk gathered from their ex.
tension can be almost indefinitely en-.
larged by careful selection OF the
seeds. Despite the fact that figures
estimating the annual yield cannot be
properly realized. we are but Just be-
ginning TO understand the intensive
and residual force stored up IN the
material handled. In former times,
beyond common prudence and a gen
eral survey, little attention vas paid
70 the condition OF the seed. Rough
and-ready methods were sufficient
Today. with incest exactitude. this
material is being examined. ear by
ear, and the fittest only selected.
Cross-fertilization and seed selection
have become factors Of great moment
In the modern agriculturist's vocation,
and applied science is working won
ders with cereals and other food crops.
adding more bushels 10 the acre, more
load on the harvest cart and millions
OF dollars to the market. Wheat, for
instance. can be cultivated to meet
local conditions OF soil and climate,
and II has been estimated that follow.
ing out this "selective" hint. our an.
nual yield might be twice the amount
now quoted. A series of tests made
by the United States department Of
agriculture resulted in the statement
that rejecting the grains of low vi
tally when sorting out seed means
h gain of IA per cent. on the crop. On
the basis Of last years total grain
production this means 100000
more bushels. or more than 100000,
600 valuation on the farms.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
GHOSTS OF LONDON
Temple Bar and Tower Favorlte
Haunts Of SpOOkS.
Writer Advises Americans Who Seek
Excitement 10 Spend an Evening
With the Spectral Forms That
Roam In Buildings.

London.-If the Americans who
come 10 London find time hanging
heavily on their hands, they might do
worse than divert themselves with
ghost hunting. Il is widely known, OF
course, that the shade OF the famous
American lawyer, Judah p. Benjamin,
haunts the picturesque old Temple,
where, as one of the most successful
*. C.s" in the history OF the English
bar, he once had chambers, and now
we have II on the authority Of one
OF the leading spook experts In this
country that the Tower OF London,
where 50 many celebrities, from
queens downward, lost their heads, Is
haunted, too though not by as many
specters as might have been expected,
considering the wholesale killing that
once went on there
Thousands OF our countrymen visit
the Temple" every year-malnly to
see the grave of Oliver Goldsmith
and thousands more explore the grim
old Tower, with lie racks and dun
geon and site of the scaffold where
Queen Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey
and the Earl OF Essex were beheaded,
and perhaps II these visitors stayed
on after nightfall instead Of going
back to their respective hotels and
boarding houses, and kept a sharp
eye out, they might be rewarded, at
the Temple, by glimpse of the ghost
| ly Benjamin, or maybe even Of the
ample shade of Doctor Johnson, who
likewise lodged there, or, at the Tow
er, with a view of Henry VIII, the
much-married, whose spectral form
has been seen in the neighborhood at
least once.
Eliot O'Donnell, who, of course, is
one of the most eminent authorities
on ghosts in England, tells about the
Tower ghosts In the pages of the Oc.
cult Review, and an astonishing crowd
they prove to be- One of them, which
vas undoubtedly" according to
ODonnell. the shade of Queen AIDE
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

All the outdoor sports so dear to
Americans are now in full swing. Wet
days are giving place to sunshine ones,
increasing the enjoyment for the
young and old who delight in being
In the open air. The athletically in
Clined who have been exercising in
gymnasiums all winter are now able
to get the needed practice In the open
air. Gymnasium work is excellent.
but all instructors are pleased when
they can send their charges outdoors
to get into real action in some fas-
cinating sport. The athlete is never
r. the best possible condition until
he has outdoor training. The pure
fresh air is also invigorating for those
who do not indulge in physical stunts.
The indoor worker should try to get
al! the fresh air he can at some period
of the day. Then he will be able to
maintain his physical strength at nor
NAL and can enjoy life.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

Mrs. Croker was enjoying her first
trip abroad. Her husband had recent
ly acquired great wealth, and. although
she knew that her knowledge Of 30
ciety was vague, she did not wish
others to ascertain the fact.
One evening she was invited to
box party at a theater. Seated next
to her was one of the leaders in soci-
ETY., Mrs Stone.
81 find the acoustics of the house
very bad, remarked Mrs. Stone, don't
your"
yes, it does seem SC" replied Mrs.
Croker thoughtfully. 81 understand
it comes from a brewery in the neigh.
borhOod
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
SHAVED HIS BRIDES HEAD
To Keep Other Men Away California
Greek DIsfgured His Pretty
Wife.

Los Angeles.-The African tribe.
whose men cut off their wives noses
to prevent marital infelicity, has moth
ing on Angel Bours, a wealthy Greek
of Venice, Cal, according to the story
of his 17-year-old bride, Matilda. She
averred that Angel shaved her head
to prevent her beauty drawing mods
and smiles from other men.
Mrs. Bours, her head as bare and
glistening as II it had never known
hirsute covering, then produced the
shorn tresses from her handbag.
A warrant was issued for Angel.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
Garden Corner Of "TempIe."

laide, the wife of George ", ap-
peared to two persons, one of them a
former keeper of the crown jewels at
the Tower, as a cylindrical figure,
like a glass tube, about as large as
ones arm, and seemingly filled with
a dense fluid" and another in the
shape of huge bear" which issued
from underneath the jewel room door
"A soldier thrust at it with his bayo,
net which, going right through it,
stuck in the doorway, whereat he
dropped in a fit and was carried
senseless to the guardroom, dying on
the following day"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

During the absence Of himself and
HIS wife, a thief entered the house
and rihed the Bible Of its worldly
contents.
The thief must have been a very
religious burglar, for he did not touch
anything else" said Mr.. Engebretzon.
Il thought the money would be safe
in the Bible. especially because the
thief could not help being stared in
the face by the Biblical Injunction:
Thou shalt not stear-lf the book
we're opened at ne page where the
money was concealed"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
Millionaire and Never kneM h.

Iron River, Mich.-Michael Ryan,
who died 20 years ago here. where
he was known as Mickey" was sew
eral times over a millionaire, but new.
err knew it. Mickey" onwed 100
acres of wild land and died in the be-
lief that he was poor. The Republic
Iron and Steel company has options
on the tract and the explorations have
revealed a body of ore equal to or
larger than the famous Mastodon
tract,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

"Hydrocyanic" acid gas as an agent
for Kidding the house of unpleasant In
sects is undoubtedly an effective agent
But II has an inconvenient tendency
to wipe out the human being who ad-
ministers It, which is frequently incon
venient.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
Records His Wlfe,s REPLIES.

Paterson, N. J.-Fo obtain a record
of his wife's answers to his questions,
John Gordon rugged up a photograph
in his home with a blank record. and
when the woman returned at a late
hour. Gordon fired lot of questions
at her. Then he told her about the
photograph. Mrs. Gordon smashed
the machine and screen that hid il,
but Gordon saved the record.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
STEALS MONEY FROM BIBLE
Thief Takes Two IS Bills Placed at
Ten Commandments by Min
neapolls Man.

Minneapolis. NINA. ]. Engebret-
Eon man. used the family Bible for a
savings bank. and lost his money, the
bank having failed. Mr.. Engebretzon
deposited two IS bills between the
leaves marking the page containing
the Ten Commandments, and went to
The theater.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

After his spouse had hit him in.
Vulnerable times with a frying pan,
broken his arm, poured hot water on
him, scratched his face, pulled his hair
and left him seven times, Georgia
man has come to the conclusion that
she does not love him any more. Quich
perception, certaiAly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
A Careful Parent

Tommy, when can interview your
scout captain"
IN make an engagement for you,
dad What do you want?"
Want to see II there's anything In
the rules to prevent your putting in Q
ton Of coal tomorrow afternoon"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
SKIRTS TARGET IN CLASH
Ohio Traction Company In Retort
When Women Ask Lower
Steps on Cars.

Youngstown, Ohio.-The Woman's
Club league of this city has petitioned
the council to pass legislation COM
polling steps on trolley cars to be
lowered within eight inches OF the
street. 1t is asserted the present
steps are too high and women are
embarrassed every time they board
or leave the cars. 1t is believed the
company will maintain that the pres.
ent tight skirt is to blame and not
the car steps.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
QUINIAE AND IROA.THE MOST
EFFECTUAL GENERAL TONIC.
Groves Tastsless chill Tonic Combines both
inTastsIess form. The Quinine drives
out Malaria and the Iron builds Up
the System. For Adults and
Children.

Pou know what you are taking when
you take GROVES TASTELESS chill
IONIC, recognized for 80 years through
out the South as the standard Malaria
Chill and Fever Remedy and General
Strengthening Tonic. II is as strong as
the strongest bitter tonic, but yop do not
taste the bitter because the Ingredients
do not dissolve in the mouth bul do dis
solve readily in the acids Of the stomach
Guaranteed by your Druggist. We mean
I. SOC.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
WOMAN, 1O1, TRAVELS

as far as the vehicle goes. no matter
where.
Aunt Mary has been offered a good
home several times, but she says, Not
yet" She says she may settle down
"bimeby" when she gets old and
feeble"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

Grating is now traced back to the
time of the early Egyptians. 1t is
more than likely that the social philos-
ophers among the early Egyptians
found it quite an ancient practice in
their time.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

A Philadelphia suggestion that the
navy department further amend that
substitution OF right and left for star
board and port by making 1t "haw"
and gee would make 1t even more
familiar to naval rockies" from the
agricultural belt.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

The secretary Of the navy has abol,
ished port" and "starboard" as naval
terms for plain land lubbery right"
and left" But if the ruler of the
lands navee thinks that he can get
the salt-crusted Gloucester fishermen
to abandon the sea-golng terms of
their ancestory on his say-so, he has
several other thinks due him.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

A woman physician says that bru.
nettes as a rule are steady. "They
change less often and become special
lists. They stick 10 one thing rather
than the variety" However, the bru-
rette who becomes a blond shows in
an unmistakable manner a tendency
to seek variety.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

A man who fell In love with Chi
cago widow on account of her feet
is now being sued by her for breach
of promise. Probably she had refused
to serve as a substitute for the roller
he uses on his lawn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

Crossing the ocean in a day is now
being considered. A tolerant smile
would one day have been the only
answer tc this mad suggestion, but
in these times the quick reply is
why not?"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

Mrs. Newedd Ito tramp)-Aren't
you the man who called here last
week?
Tramp-You mean the pore Teller
you gave the 'omGmade pie to? No,
mum. l amt him. He left me his oil
toys when he pegged out, OATS all.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

There is some consolation for those
people In Chicago whose servant girls
are demanding the Use of the parlor
at least one evening a week. The
gas bill will be cut down.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
Disappointment.

Indignant Patron latter the show
Say, that play Of yours isn't the least
bit Objectionable or improper!
Theater Managar-Well?
Indignant Patron-Confound you.
you make your ads read as il it Werai
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
SPECIAL TO WOMEN
Do you realize the fact that thousands
of women are now using
A Soluble Antiseptic Powder

as remedy for mucous membrane az
fections, such as sore throat, nasal or
pelvic catarrh, Inflammation or ulcera-
ton, caused by female ills? Women
who have been cured say ut is worth
its weight in gold" Dissolve in water
and apply locally. For ten years the
Lydia u. Pinkham Medicine Co. haG
recommended Paxtine In their private
correspondence with women.
For all hygienic and toilet uses it has
no equal Only soc large box at Drug
gists or sent postpaid on receipt of
price. The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston,
Mass.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11

The meanest way yet suggested of
raising revenue comes from a French
municipality, where they have been
trying to collect tax on baby car
riages.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
NO. SIX-SIXTY-SlX

This is a prescription prepared es-
pecially for Malaria or chllls and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case, and If taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return 25c.--Adv.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-11
Monotono.us.

"Whatche gonna do with that
knife?"
I'm gonna play I'm cuttin' you up"
Jaw, you always want to play doc
tor"