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The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
Oil en- the Brain.

a correspondent ofthe Cincin4
natl Commercial, writing from
Pal kersburg, Va, gives the follow,
ing description of all the oil.perI
vadlnS mania in that locallty;-
Ryou want TO be bolei, come to
this region. Here's the place
where you bore and get bored, It's
nothing but oil from morning till
niSbt-oil on paper-boiled oil
people talk, write, sleep and snore
OIL Ask Il man how far it is to
Charleston;
"Twentyrsix miles from Slab.
sides oil spmng."
What time does the steamer
leave for Wheeling?'
just a. soon as Slocum's oil is
loaded
What at was the fight about zee.
terday?"
"Oil."
"JenkinO married ali oil well
yesterday-or justas good-marr
ried Miss SnifNinS, wheee father
struck rle' II few days ago"
Suifkins hadn't time to 20 to his
wife's funeral last Tuesday-his
"ile would run over"
Preachers preach about oil being
upon the troubled waters, and say
this is the very spot where the oil
tor that occas on comes from.
| slept on four barrels of oil last
night--everp hotel full. The en-.
tire country looks greasy, people
haze oil tongues, and your oil fac,
tory nerves are strongly impressed
with the terrible stencil. Every.
body has territory for sale, and
there are plenty "fools and their
money" who anticipate the reali,
zation Of the Baron Muncha usen
stories that are ahoat'
70 very sharper has a map of the
region, and can tell aetranger ex.
arlIy where the incest spot is-he
has been there, knows the place,
but Is short of funds-has no per-
sonal interest in the ma,ter-not
he indeed. But in mere. matter of
friendship advises you to bny there,
and then do what he is doing
bore, and oil must come.
Men seem crazy; victims are
plenty. Seekiugt to become sud,
denly rich, manya toleranly we'll,
to do, hut over,saugaiue iudivilur.
sl goes his Pile, and loses all he
has aud sneaEs off. A tew striker
lie and becom ne. miilionsires, but
not one iu a hundred bnt get their
fingers terribly burned.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
a Few Words About Sheep.

If a man wlehes to buy young
sheep, it is an easy matter to tell
their age by their teeth. A sheen
has 8 front teeth, ana, when one
year old they shed the 2 middle
teeth. and within 6 months from
the time of shedding, their places
are filled with 2 wider than the
tirs'; at 2 years the next 2 are shed,
and in 8 months their places are
filled with 2 wide teeth; at 8 years
the : third teeth from the centre
are shed and their places filled with
2 wide teeth, and at 4 years the
corner teeth are shed, and by the
time the sheep is s years old the
teeth will have grown out even,
and it will have full mouth of
testh; after that the teeth begin to
grow round and loug, and at 9 or
10 they begin to shed, and then is
the time to fatten for the butcher,
and let young sh2ep take their
place.
If q farmer would have a good
flock of sheep, he must Keep a few
Of bis pest eve lambs to take the
place of hia old sheep! Poor nurs-
es should not be kfeF. The same
ram should not he kept with flock
more than one year: neither should
he be used in the flock that he was
Raised from.
Sheep to De healthy should not
be kept in low, wet pastures. To
have a good iock of sheep. they
must be well fed summer and win.
ter 10 make sheep peaceable and
contented, never allow them out of
the pasture intended for them to
run, but if they should happen to
get out, return them Immediately
and make the fence sure. Sheep
should he taken to the field as soon
as harvest is done, as their drop,
pingsare worth as much 10 the field
as The grass they eat, and they will
thrive mueh faster in the field than
in the ePasture. Sheep should nev.
er feed their pasture so close but
tnat u horse or colt would find
plenty to eat with them; but COWS
should never be allowed to 90 in
the sheep pasture. To tell whether
a sheep has heavy fleece, pnt
your hand inlo the wool, and if
You can easily shut il the sheep
has a small fleece; if you get yonr
hand tuII it is heavy fleece. Rams
with no horns are most desirable
if other qualities are the same, as
they are not so apt t. injure the
cwes.-Eo. Scribner III Boston CuI.
Hr0t0r.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
General AeCll LIN Departure for
Europe.
From the n. World Of Thursday ]

Yesterday Vas signalled by o
parting oyatibnto Major General
Mcclellan, Who with his wife and
child, sailed for Europe in the
steamer China, Boicre noon a
large assembIAge had gathered on
rhe Cunard Dbckfo bid the "Sa
vior OF the GFpitOf' farewell. All
classes wsfe presented in the con
course. Military officers, mer
chants, lawyers, mechanics, and
laborers were present, and waited
anxiously the arrival of the Gen
erai. At length a private carriage
was driven through the wharf gate
in which was General Mcclellan
and his family, who were soon be.
sleged with friendly salutations
from the crowd there gathered.
| AT l o'clock, amid loud cheers,
General Mcclellan, with large
escort of his friends, embarked on
the steam tug George Birkbcck,
which proceeded to the center OF
the stream, where the China was
oblighed to anchor, owing to the
low tide. The party were then re-
ce'ved by Captain Anderson, O!
the Canard steamer and condn cteI
TO the prineipaIs state.room, where
the General received many saIu
tations. The cabin, however, was
soon inconvenieatiy crowded, and
Captain Anderson at once appro.
priated his parlor.to the use of the
party. In it, subsequently, the re-
Iauyes and personal friends Of Gen
eral Mcclellan gathered tor the
purpose of bidding him a final
adieu. An entertainment of cake
and wine was then huiriedly
spread, and the company united
in a toast that The distinguished
tourists might have safe and
prosperous voyage, and find happi'
ness in their journey. Mrs. Mcl
Ciellan was here presented with
letters, containing tokens of the
esteem OF her friends. 5}
The steam. tugs bell then an.
nouheed that aaT'Slss dssired to es-
cape a voyage to Europe mnst re-
embark on theoEssskbeek for Jar-
sey City, and the friends of Gener.
al Mcclellan promptly responded
70 the call. As the tug sailed off
from the China, all on board -ais.
ed loud aud prolonged cheers for
Mcclellan, which the General nc.
knowledged from the hurricancl
deck. The China then moved
down The bay. Among the fellow.
passengers of General Mcclellan
was Hon. August Belmont, who
will be absent but a few weeks.
General Mcclellan will proceed
directly to Rome, the iodlsposition
Of bis wife having made a Journey
to milder climates necessary to her
health.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
Leisure Fa N Wo K.

n farmers or gardeners immet
dlate work is alwurs done with a
view to future results. lie plants
and sows, and then awaits the re.
suits. The present cold and COM
parativeIy leisure season is tho
time to plan for the coming sea
son. Accounts are to be settled:
new enc opened; inventories to be
made out the beginning of tho
year, &c. IL is rs important to the
Interests ola farmer to keep an ac-
count with his business as it is to
the mercheut of tradesman gener-
ally Everything that can now be
done to save time i'll the busy sea,
son should be done, Review the
past seasons work, and make a
hote where any improvement can
be made Dispose of surplus crops
a soon as it can be done to u van
tage. Little ia gained in holding
on toprodnce, yher. there is good
market demand and prices are rul,
Ing high; the waste in decay.
shrinkage BY vermin; &C., often.
times amounts to no inconsidera,
BILE per cent. Now is the time to
repIenish the stock of seeds and to
add fLy desirable new kinds. Lock
over and see Nhat is wanting, and
procure of some reliable scotsman.
or what is ottcntimes better, make
exchanges with neighbors or &C
qualntances at a distance. Many
crops are often betterod by chang.
ing seed from one soil to another.
and from distance.
- ". II. W.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
A Madeira in Engl and ,

There Is quite an excitement IN
the medical world concerning the
prospectus fan ente, prising com.
pany, who propose to institute So
Madeira" In the neighborhood o.
London for the purpose of arrest.
Ing the fearful ravages of turbucn,
lar and bronchial consumption tina,
are fearful in this country, nearly
one halfof the mortality Of adult,
being attributable to that disease
The compahy'S "artifcial Madei.
ra" will consist of some twenty g.
cres of land covered over with glass
after the fashion offs greenhouse
Everything in it will remind one
of the tropics. The fruit. flowers
and trees will he tropical, Tn short.
it will be "a Madeira" just outside
of london.
The circular Of the company is
supported by the opinion Of sever.
al prominent physicians as to the
pmfe"t feasibility of the plan,
while the leading medical journal
ridicules the idea, and declares that
an artificial Madeira is perfectly
Utopian. This little ripple of ex,
element has not yet subsidized, and
doctors, who are proverbially bad,
and prosy writers are fast exhaust,
ing the patience OF the community,
and the newspapers by their pub,
lished controversies over the "ar.
tlficial Madeira" to be constructed
In the neighborhood of London.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

sa- A man in Detroit, named
Peter Alvord, was lately sent to
tho house of correction for habitu,
ri drunkenness. During the prog,
ress of the trial the defendants
counsel, who made every effort to
have client acquitted, called a wit,
ness to the stand, who wore a huge
pair Of fpectacles and q carefully
adjusted wig. This witness testi.
,fed, In answer to the inquiry Of
the hwy sr, thHt he had known the
defendant for thirty years; had
frequently been in his company,
but had never seen him intoxjea.
ted. This would .doubtless have
been treated as perjury butforthe
fact that the witness referred to
was-blind.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
Value Of Different kinds of Food.

A correspondent asks us to give
the percentage Of nutrition ia the
various grains and other products
of the farm and garden. Since
Gay Lussics discovery of nitrogen
in the seeds of plants, the coneep
ton ofanimal nutrition has been
assuming q more aud more definite
character. 1t is we'll known that
laborers, supplied only with food
that contains no nitrogen, become
incapable of executing their tasks;
and further. that the corporeal sys'
TEN, even without labor, cannot be
sustained upon such food; hence it
follows that the presence of nitro.
gen indicates nutritionS and the
per centage of that element would
seem to be the rule which shows
the amount of lifesustaining pro,
perty necessary for man and beast.
1t must be borne in mind that diff
ferent soils produce grain or ce-
rea s which yield unequal per cent
ages of nitrogen. Root CROPS are
also found to yield unequal per
centages of nitrogen, VIXEN grown
on varions kinds Of Scil; but as
near ascan be deteFnined by Lie.
big, the renowned German chemist
who has paid attention to the sub
ject, the nutrimeBR in per centage
is as follows: Peas and beans, %;
oats, 2l; wheat q; rye, 1S; hurley
~; corn, ID; l.beets, IA; carrots, 10:
turnipa, IL; tporatoes, 8; onions, Z;
rice, Z; buckwheat, 6. &c. But it
must be understood that in man or.
beast, stato Of activity demands
more nutrition than one of repose,
and an animal In one case would
be rapidly fattened by centalu
diet, Where IN another case the
same 9 diet wapld not produce much
4aN Afas,t 8sba,. q.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
The Ruling Passion.

A certain maiden lady was twice
IN her lifetime engaged to 5e mar
rled, aud twice some unforeseen eI (
vent interposed to destroy her
hopes OF matrimonial bliss. Here
was a sad case. Time began to
wrinkle her fair brow, and no new
sultors were there to offer themT
selves. To add to her distress she
became sick, nigh unto death"
The junior curate of the parish "a
bashtul youth-was sent f"rs The
sick room was filled with synlpa-
thizing neighbors when the young
divine made his appearance, and,
after some remarks, proceeded to-
read a portion OF Scripture He
tell upon the chapter in which the
woman of Samaria ia introduced.
When lie read the words: III
"Go cah thy husband" the sielrG
woman groaned a little; but whsn,
he uttered the words: "The wo,
man answered and said, ! have no
husband" the old lady rose upl
right in her bed: her eyes flashing
fire, as she squsaked out the f6l-h
lowing: .l.j
VI ain't going to stand yer taunts,
if you RE a preacher! Get out Of
the house directly! I've had two
chances for a husband aud willlive
to see another-see ii l don't.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
Poetry.
AT THE GATE.


.... EI t.
Footsore, cold, and weary,
The CHI ID stood at the gate,
Drenched withrain and faint with hunger
All forlorn and desolRte;
While the shripking winds ore flying,
And the autumn day swift dying,
Still the patient child doth wait
Now and then through wind-stripped
A.s.-4z-7z yg [brsnches
Ntfnl tossing to and fro,
Comes the CLEAN of many windsws
All with ruddy light arloT ~ d
And the ehilds ear sometimes catches
Sounds Of mnsic fain. and low.
In her soft and trembling accents
a1 She has entrance sought in vain:
All those cruel gates are silent,
Though she prays again, again;
For one thought seems ever burning
In her fevered childish br4in:
Mother said that she was going,
And that l too must 60,
Through the gates Of that far cou ntry
And it must be here, know
For all there is Sarmth and gladness,
And oil here is grief and sadness,
And my heart is aching so.
"And she said, for me my Saviour
Washed robe all white from sin:
10 that, torn and soiled and bleeding
Even ! might entrancs win:
But, ah mel He will not hear me,
Nor the angels bright come near me;
Mother, mother, take me in r.
But the dark night gave no answer
To che voice Of child's despair;
Till at last the porter Opening
At that oft'repeatej prayer,
In rough and cruel accents
Bsde the elild not lii ger tn ere.
On she wandered, no one car ng
Where sha dragged her weary feet,
All along the stony roadside
Through the city's crowded street,
Where perchanee strnpgs words Of
kindness
The forsakeu child would greet.
But too late all earthly comfort;
Need ofearthly care is Ger;
For the broken heart is passing
Swiftly to that hanpy shore,
Where the pearly gates are open,
Blessed be GOO, ,sfor evermore.
There all care and grief forgotten,
Safe as on her mothers breast;
1.-THE way was rough and tolsoms.
Oh how sweet the early rest
Within tho endless glory
AS In the old old story,
In the arns Of Jesus blest
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
Sensible Talk.

lhaTe been asked sometimee, how
c ,uIG perform so lsrde an amount otwork
with apparently so little diminution Of
strength. J attribute my power Of endur-
anee 10 long formed habit of observing
every day cf my life, the simple laws Of
health; and none more than those Of eat
lng. Licenses any longer TO be uaher Of
sell'dehlal: 1t is almost like an instinct
II haVea severe tax on my brain ip tho
morning, cannot eat heartily at breakfast,
II the whole day is to be one OF exerto1, l.
eat very little until the exertion is over. /
know that two forces cannot be concentraI
tea IN activity at the same time in the J1y.
know thai when the stomach works, the
BRAN must rest, and when the brain works.,
the stomach must rest.
IL Hn gong TO be moving about out Of
doora g'cat doa, | eau give fall sv,ns
70 my appetite; which is nAVer exceedingly
bad, Ba if | am engaged actively, and
necessarily in mental labor, cannot eat
much And | have made eating with resa.
larty and with reference to what have to
do habit SO long, that it ceases any longer
TO be subjecttf thought 1t almost takes
care oil itself / attribute much OF M a.
o,''ty to enuure'good work, to good Habits
oi eating, constant attenti on 10 the laws uf
ssIeeP, PHYSICAL exercise; and general cheer.
There is one thing more TO be said in th;s
connection, 1t rs nota matter Of epicur.
s"ni:m that maa should be dain,y con.
Gernlng the food he eats. Un the contrary
nod that civilized man ought to be civ
i'ized IN his cookery suppose one of the
!ntai'ieIe signs Of the millennium will be- a
better regulated kitchen; kitchen that seuds
OFT food that Will not make Christian ,nen
"tk k-Henry Ward Beechcr
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

DtTrER.-One Of the causes al,
legged of the high price of butter
has been the bad pastures and the
high price of fodder. This at least
is asserted by the dairymon and
the farmers But the records OF
the Agricultural Department at
Washington put a quietus to this
allegation. Four of the chief but.
ter and cheese producing states
show the following results: In
New York butter is FIVE per cent.
above the amount made last year,
in Pennsylvania tits II tenth apove
In both of these states cheese ia the
same as last year. In Ohio butter
lie two tenths above, and ch heese
one,tenth above; in Illinois butter
is 1s tenths, and cheese twoltentls
below last ears production. These
statistics prove that instead of pro-
less account of butter and
cheese'on account Of the drought
last summer, there is an increase
IN al the statee named in both
with the single exception of cheese
in Illinois.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

TarRE is custom in Hayana, of laying.
out bodies in state during the night before
burial They are plac close to an open
window, fronting the street, on a couch
raised four or five feet from the ground
The 'orpse il surrounded by high wax IA,
pers and the whole room s il!uuinated.
II vas returning home through one of the
by streets, one night" say letter writer,
when, seeing the lower window OF the house
Illuminated; and concluding that there was
a body lying in state; IWeAt Attowardir There,
close to the window-so close that could
have touched it through the bars-lAy the
body OF a yonng girl about fifteen years of
Soge She was dressed as for a ball, With
howera in her hair, and white satin shoes on
her feet, her hands crossed on her bresst her
eyes closed, and her III outh slightly, open.
ed and, altogether, her face and express
ion wss one Of The mos beau!,fu, lever
saw" -
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

Ra- A capital satire on meny
criticisms of art is the following
" Picture Of a Peasant Girl Stirring
the Fire A Iare specimen osrG.
raj simplicity. The figure ia re-
markably graceful; but fhs poker is
rather too stiff. A curviinear de.
ineation from right line of bean
ty would have given to this useful
kitchen utensil u mqch more mic,
turesqne efec5. Domenichino, Sal,
vator Rosa, and Michael Angelo
would have avoided this defect.
The chiaroscuro Of the tongs, IN
snbdued shadow, is a wonderful
effort of art. The shovel, on the
contrary, lacks depth aud buoyanI
cv'" -.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

J, i' Somebody in Biddeford,
Maine. ,adNer Uses in the Manehes
ter Mirror, that he win issue tick.
cts at 81 each, emitting the holder
to draw him fora hushand-th
lot to be'drawn or next Saint Val,
entine'sl Day. Now this may strike
our readers Us n very absurd Yam,
lkee scheme. vet we have no doubt
that tools enough willinyest ia his
rattle to make Tit paying con.
.eern lu the inventor-Erehange
FapT. Iqev sre1 > i.,s lis 5W =
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
"a The Emperor Of Morocco ha

ea- The Emperor Of Morocco has
just erected lighthouse at the sx>
tremily of Cape SpsrrGt, in the
Straits OF Gibralter' This il the
first construction of the kind in
that country, no sovereign having
before ventursd to place beaoons /,
on the coast from a fear of offend.
ing the Roighhoring popnla'idn5g
who snbsist by piI!agins shlpw.Ys1tb
ed vessels.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

pA- Ohio producod the most
wool and wine ofany State, last
year, viz: 10,6es,927 pounds of the
former, and 56&6l7 gallons 1.-THE
latter. As ,a1' Y lSsb- :. '2-y
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
FoossTEPHENs, d
|ATTORNEYS]AT Law,
AND
m NOtarioSe RIShlic.
BATON, OHIO. asA fls

|NXyJLL 4tteni promptly 10 III SSansh
IW entrusted toiieis cars, IN Prsbb and
|ljiOin,ng coonties.
kpaGiel attention will be bald 70, ths pro.
bsEfng OF LETTERS OF ADsiJAlSThA,
lf0N and GUARDIANSHIP, the SETTLE.
BENT OF ESTATES the COLLECTION
bH DEBTS, PAETtTIONIN1 OPLANDS
md 10 ,hs execution Of DEEDS, N0RTGA.
iEG, ana sil kinds FC0NVEYANCES,
- 0ficabs C6lnan, HE6,y Sore, bd
laln StFsst, immediately 'Opportse hs c6ST'
fogsa n2yIl2.ly
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

AS- One town In Belgium eats
twenty horses Q week.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02
Al Articles Sold at One Dollar each.
washo4t regard n .I1lue.

On receipt Of the Certificate, via viii see
Vhat you are going to have, and ihelit is ct
yodr option 70 send the Dollar and tn. he
article or nGt. Purchasers may thua obtain
a Gold Watshea Diamond Ring, or any set
OF JewelryI on our list for oNK DOLLAR,
and Ia no aetssean they get.lessathau one
dollars wo-b ms there arc no blanks. The
price Of z, Fti6cstes isas follows
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

U4, Two prominent merchants & 6
Of Louisville, kyy have been iped p?
SoO0laud costs each, an ouuting ~
S7q0, for" uraNing tr4uduisat 10. 'o
coh9 returns. Served theHIrtHAty ',.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

FOR THE GROWTH, BEAUTY AND
PRESERVATION OF THE HAIR
Established 1901
Price rs cts. per Bottle.
This preparation can
show living evidences
ofits excellence.
SEE
Photograph and read
certificate Of Mrs. VIM.
Sctton-hair FlvB FAEr
and ONE INCH, in length
--asea Reeves Ambro-
aia about 20 months
ALSO
Photograph and Ger.
tifeate vi Mrs. L. NJ.
Neil-hair FlyrN RERT in
leugth--used the knbro.
e. sia ge months.
THOUSANDS are usiaS
this preparation and
Offering WILLING TEsTIA-
eNIALs.
These photographs, TAKEN FROM LIFE
have been awarded to extend the knowl
edge Of the MERIT OF this wonderful discov
cry, Hundreds have Seen these ladies aud
heard the facts from their own lips,
Mrs. Maxwell's Testimonials.
New York. dec 2sd, 1874,
knowing Posltivelythat Reeves Ambro.
sia reduced beautiful head Of hair for
Mrs. Lizzie Shepherd, Of Brooklyn n. Y,
was induced, thereby, to use it thoroughly.
4 needed something for my hair, it being
short and thin; had used one.halt dozen
bottles when | could plainly notice an in.
crease in its length, strength, and beauty.
An experience. OF about two years has prov
ed complete success. My hair is now, BY
measurement, tour feet ten iachesin length
nearly reaching the -four IhaVe allowed
myIphotograph to proclaim the merits of
Reeres' AmbrQsia to the world.
Mrs. WALLACE MAXWELL,
AH Ente1prising
Druggists have these Photographs,
AND KEEP FOR SALE
RcsveS' AmbroSia at Is cts, per
Bottle. s. s. &
Druggists who may not heve our pressr.
atoms will s1hd for t--if applied to.
Principal depot, 62 Fulton Strsst Nsp
YnrE
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

In childhood VIC cut our teeth, IN
old age they cut as.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

BREvITY of speech ia sure to give
comprehensiveuess Of thought,
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-02

AGEN7H will oe allowed ten, cents on
|.v cry eerri6cSts ordered by them, provided
4heir remittance Hmeunts to One Dollar.
Agents will collfct 25 cents for every ZEN
tifcuta, md remit Is cents TO US eitEcr !.
Uhsh Or Postage Stampc w q y ~. Y
ARRANDAtE & CO.,
167, BReADwAY, New YORK,
0c.ohet27, l864--3m