Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-12-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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la MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
ji597iT;A MYsrEnious JoURsEY.-Going down
| insthe worldssa ~fs
| Sixr9s shewspapers on the Pacific coast
have failed during 1870,
t-ssFH1Hs Mutual Lie of Chicago pays its
4 pfofitgtoy policy eholders only.
III PIrTsBuReH, It Is said.
4 rar,eTrrt ham any orr AGds more neWe-
i ssasas Ne - o. ..--ser city in the United
- rork alone excepted
- IL IfisR Palntef declares, in an adver-
4 tfsemeut,i tllat among other portraits, he
has q representation Of " Death as large aS
Il lifet'ss ssiiss e xlss rlf-l
Y "A FOND Do LAC, Wis, husband eele-
tllAted his wooden wedding the other day
Hbyr savings and splitting cordwood for
4 .househoid presumption,
Js Tue Idiots throughout the country send
j one hundred thousand dollars month 10
the swindling firms in New York city.
THE per centage of increase of policies
!. in the Washington Life for the last three
years have been greater than in any other
| company intlle fsorh-O
THERE are at Manistee, Mich, eight
1 lawyers and a Judge, and not a man of
them ever uses liquor in any form, or
tsbeys 70 aeeg md on one Of them ever
| smokes
! 'lAYArKEE inventor claims to have de-
/ yised a, car in which an invalid can ride up
] Or doV1fa stairway or elevator way, with
| NO more exertion than to lift one pound
weight3 I =
1 o. = Boy, why did you take an armful Of
my shingles on SUNDAY" {" Why, sir,
mother wanted some kindling wood, and
didn't want to split wood on Sunday"
PLAYING AT DocToRs-" Ma, dear. Ada
kn1rn II ro1
dose of vinegar and sand. and she says I
must take some first. Doctors never do
do they, mar 80
AN old lady, not remarkable for the
clearness of her ideas, describing fine
summer evening, said at was beauti.
ful bright night; the moon made every
thing as light as a featherP
THE Mothers Friend says: "Never re-
prove child harshly for chewing, or
smoking, or sFearine" No, never reprove
him barshly. The only way 70 cure him
is to fhrash him within an inch of his life.
sLouisUills Journal.
ONE of the HutcbfnsUns lately called at
the Danvers (Mass.) Pottery for a wagon
seat that had been forgotten by him thirty
wears ago. 1t was found 10 be still in a
: tolerable state of preservation.
A NAN was boasting to Lord Palmer
ston; " spend half my income in charity,
[ assure you; / do, indeedl give
rtia0psapds of pounds away Generosity
covers eTervtiIihg,h. " Including modesty,
sometinesr added HIS Lordship.
AN old CITIZEN Of Trenton. N. j., named
Eldridge Whp kept $4,000 worth Of
United states boIlds and other other 81 securities s
ander-the bed at pight, lost box and all,
few evenings since, but found the whole
amount shortly after with the exception
of about $1,000 cash, in an adjoining
field.
THE Joas-7al ID T5urs reports the fol-
lowing instance of sang JfrOfd in the midst
of danger at the battle Of Orleans A
Young Mobile had asked his officer for
drink, and the latter was about 10 pour Il
into the cup which the private held In his
hand, when a hostile bullet carried the
cup out of-his hand. The young soldier
turned TO the officer with a smile, and said:
" Fortunately Il was still empty" Then
he took the canteen and drank from II as
calmly as ifnothipg had happened.
/ 6oME few,yeafs since one Of the clerks
in prorpinelt banking house of Albany,
having Iiad an ihtimation that Il was In
tended TO dispense with his services, boldly
entered the ONCE Of the President, and
safd {. "a Mr. President, have made up my
mind that the interests OF this hank re-
Iuire that eth you or myself should leave
ts service. are the leading owner
u Inc 0Q0.QtNe- ~ .lhTRe IhmllY 20 10
support, IhaIe concluded TO leave you In
aouSs PosiHohe and retire myself" The
young msnttnthedR
THERE recently died at Dudley. Mass,
horse. which. when in good condition,
weighed 2250 pounds which is enormous
when II Is remembered that less than half
hat u the weight Of an ordinary horse He
vas imported from Scotland few wears
Igo. since which time he has been exhibit
ii fbrS11oh the New ENGLAND Gfafoa until
at season when he was purchased and
yept at East Brimfield by Mr. Lewis NJ
1owlett. Mr.. r. Baker, of Worcester,
Fought him few mouths ago. He was
apple- gray stallion. very intelligent, and
,nown as Clydesdale Tom
A BOY was once watching some of his
rs they Melted an old gentle
mans windows with snowballs. The old
dntleman finally rushed out Of the house,
eteImined. if possible. to infiict some
evere punishment on the offender. saving
7hen he caught the bow: Now Won rascal
n whip you within an inch Of your life"
lccordingly, he began to thrash him,
hen the boy Immediately commenced
lughing. and continued until the old gen
eman desisted with the exclamation:
What are Won laughing at?" "Well"
i'd the boy "Pm laughing because You
re awfi1lly sold Iainf the 60VI"~
A ooUNTRYSIAN in England happened 10
etTaveling in railway train. accompanied
? his wife, when collision happened.
is wife received q severe confusion he
veen the eyes, fT which the Jury awarded
30 damages. Some time after the affair
ID blown over. the following was e1iciiedE
Dm the plaintiff in a moment Of ungard-
conviviality: "Well You sect collision
opened. G ould woman and I wur all
ct; but when / got o. Z carriage saw
fellows in a terrible state. One sings
I, 'Eh, lad, I've gottin nv head cnt open,
. lha' 20 peownd for this Twenty
owndsS cried another. Tse gotfin nv
Oulder out, and III have ei0 for it,
hen I heard this. > continued the clever
us;ness man. Il Jumped at { ould wo-
IN straight ont, and dT1lv my head right
tween her eyes, and ws'se gottin %
oYnd for T."