Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-09-14
ODDS AND ENDS.

Whatever you dislike in another, take
care to correct in yourself.
A Christian pound weighs sixteen
ounces, and is at least evenly balanced.
A meeting of delegates from agricul-
tural societies, embracing every section
of the United States, will take place in
Nashville on the Both of next October,
the object being the organization of an
agricultural congress. The Tennessee
State Fair commences the same day.
Be more prudent for your children
than, perhaps, you have been for your
self. When they, too, are parents, they
will initiate you, and such of you will
have prepared happy generations, who
will transmit, together with your me-
mory, the worship of your wisdom.
In the mountains of Kentucky the
thieves who run Illicit stills hid in out
of-the-way places are called "moon-
sinners" A gang of these fellows, in
Josh Bell County, got so dangerous that
the county court officers could do moth
ing with them. So a Deputy U. S. Mar
shall from Louisville went down and
brought nine of them up to headquar-
ters.
According to the Turf, Field and Farm,
there are over II, 100000 horses in the
United States. Illinois contains the lar
gest number, !, ,346, $3.50; and Ohio comes
next. New York has 703, ,120, and stands
fifth on the list, being exceeded by Illi-
nois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Rhode Island contains the smallest num-
| Der. 9.120.
The Canadian Board of Trade has sig
nitied its intention to accept an invita-
ton to send delegates to the annual meet
ing in Baltimore of the Council of the
Mot l. 81, T-sk
States. The relations which should exist
between the two countries, for trade and
for the common use of their natural and
artificial highways, are subjects to be
discussed.
The father of Lieutenant Mckee, who
tell at the assault in Corea, was killed at
the battle of Buena Vista, at the head
of his regiment, the first Kentucky vol
| unteerS.
1t appears from the official returns of
commerce to the Treasury Department,
that the value of domestic exports at the
| ten principal ports of the United States,
| during the fiscal year 1870, was as fol-
fows: New York, 5000, 1872, ,491 New
| Orleans, $107 ,65S ,042; San Francisco,
$32, 1S6,021 Savannah, 500, ,749, ,05S; Mo-
| bile, So, ,422,631; Philadelphia, SIG ,903,-
072; Galveston, $14,S69,601; Baltimore,
$14 $50, ,4S; Boston, $12,251, ,267; Char
lesion, $10,772,O71.
Some idea of the amount expended for
| tobacco may be formed from the fact that
in New York city, during 1870, nearly
| 30,O00,O00 pounds of tobacco were sold,
| and more than 6,000,000 besides were
| shipped to foreign ports-making a total
| of nearly &c, 100000 pounds as the trans
action of one year in New York alone.
In Great Britain it is estimated that 41,-
oOo, 900 pounds of tobacco were con-
| Sump1 12H0 tha 11tnCt oh
there are official returns.
| Seven miles from Lexington, Virginia,
| on the road to Staunton, stands an old
and venerable edifice known as F'The
| Timber Ridge Church" 1t was built in
| the year 1856, nineteen years before the
| revolutionary war. 1t is built of rough
| stone, and has double arched entrance.
The sand which was used in its construc-
| ton was carried by women, on pack
mules, from South river, six miles dis
tant, the men being constantly occupied
| fighting the Indians.
| THE DARwNIAN DoGMA.-The Dar-
winian dogma, which affirms that life is
| but struggle between the strong and
the weak, wherein the strong alone de-
fend themselves, is illustrated by the con-
test going on between the safe makers
and the burglars. The Scientific Ameri-
| can SAYS it is now '.impossible to con-
struct burglar proof sate-for the thief
with his cylinders of compressed hydro
gen and oxygen can, in few seconds,
burn holes of any size in the hardest
metal, his fre-drill, enabling him to
work his way into the strongest safe that
ever was constructed" A similar strug-
gle exists between the ordinance and en-
gineer corps OF the army. The latter
try to build shields, ports, and vessels
which may not be pierced by any shot.
, The former labor to form guns which
shall penetrate any aTmor or fortifica-
ton. AT the latest advices the ordinance
were ahead.