Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-09-14
ALI SORTS.

son, OF st. Louis, applied to justice the
other day for the arrest of Brownlow
johnson. He said he sdOne went on de
ruff of Johnson's house, jist to frow
some bricks down de chimbly to scare
cullud gal dat slept in de house, and
johnson done locked de scuttle, and
make him stay up dar till eight o'clock
de next mOrnin." He didn't get the
warrant.
SCRATCHEs.-A farmer and experien-
ced hOrseman s.rites the Rural New
Y orker from Canandaigua, n. Y, that
the following is recommended for the
worst cases: One pint curriers' oil-two
ounces oil of vitriol. Put it in bottle
and shake we'll together; bathe well the
affected part or parts with it once q day.
1t will effect a cure in the course of three
Or four days. If the parts are covered
with a rough scab, soften it by rubbing
hogs lard upon it every day until the
scab slips off. 1t will soon slip off and
leave the legs smooth as ever.
THE NIcKNAAiEs OF THE STATEs.-Ala-
bama, Lizards; Arkansas, Toothpicks :;
California, Gold-hunters; Colorado, Ro-
vers; Connecticut, Wooden Nutmegs; !;
Delaware, Muskrats; Florida, Fly-up-
the-crecks; Georgia, Buzzards; Illinois,
Suckers; Indiana, Hoosiers; Iowa,
Hawkeyes; Kansas, Jayhawllers; Ken
lucky, Corn-crackers; Louisiana, Gre
oles; Maine. Foxes; Maryland, Craw-
thumpers; Michigan, Wolverines; Min
nesota, Gophers; Mississippi, Tadpoles
/ Missouri, Pukes; Nebraska, Bug-eaters
Nevada, Sage Hens; New Hampshire,
Granite Boys; New Jersey, Blues or
bockers; North Carolina, Tarboilers and
Tuckoes; Ohio, Buckeyes; Oregon, Web
feet and Hard Gases; Pennsylvania,
Pennanitcs and Leatherheads Rhode
Island, Gun-flints; South Carolina, Wea-
sells; Tennessee, Whelps; Texas, Beef
heads; Vermont, Green-mountain Boys
Virginia, Beadles; Wisconsin, Badgers
There are 434 cities and incorporated
villages in Ohio. Three of these--Cin-
! cinnati, Cleveland and Toledo-are cities
of the first class. Twenty-nine are cities
of the second class, others are incorpora-
! ted villages. Stark county has within
her limits two cities of the second class.
Hamilton county has seventeen incorpor-
ated tOWns--bcing a larger number than
any other county. The counties OF
Coshocton, Defiance, Geauga, Hooking.
Holmes, Jackson, Lawrence, Paulding,
a SciOto and Vinton, have but one each
Middlebury, Noble county, is the small
est incorporated village, having only 11G
+ Inhabitants.
! The census returns report 954 cities
and towns in Ohio. Tuscarawas county
: has 26 townsville greatest number in
p any one county. Ashtabula county has
% townships, and Lake county has but
eight.
Young MEN.-You are the architect;
of your own fortunes. Rely upon youl
, own strength of body and soul. Take
for your motto, selt-reliance, honesty anC
industry; for your star, faith, persever
ance and pluck; and inscribe on YOU
| banner, 'Be just and fear not" Don't
take too much advice; keep at the helm
] and steer your own ship. Strike out
q q Think well of yourself. Fire above the
mark you intend to hit. Assume youI
position. Don't practice excessive hui
mility; you can't get above your level
cart, over rough road, and the small
ones will 90 to the bottom. Energy, in
= Vincible determination, with q right mo-
tive, are the levers that rule the world
The great art of commanding is to take
a fair share of the work. Civility cost:
: nothing and buys everything. Dom
drink; don't smoke; don't swear; dom
steal; don't gamble; don't deceive
don't tattle. Be polite; be generous; ; be
n kind. Study hard; play hard. Be il
earnest; be self-reliant, Read good
h books. Love your fellOw-men; love you
= God; love your country and obey the
. laws love truth love virtue.
MANUFAcTURING INDUsTRIEs.-Stat
9 tics of Fall River manufacturing inter
u ests show some surprising results of the
increase of cotton spinning during th'
last decade. In 1860 Fall River con
tanned 192,620 spindles, representing
capital of So, 100000, and MANUFACTURED
y 45, ,225,000 yards of cloth per annum.
, then had a population of 1920. Nov
!, it has 552, ,237 spindles, representing
- capital of $G,740000 There are manu-
- factured annually 135,S65,O 900 yards O
II cloth. The population, according to TIL
:, census just taken, is 27,191. In thi
- manufacture are consumed, yearly, %,
i 253,O00 pounds of cotton, 5000 tons Q
:, coal, $4,000 gallons of oil, and 733, 80
= pounds of starch. Beside the mills en-
- gagged in the above named special brancl
i of manufacture, there are the American
~ ~ Print Works, which print annually abou
100000 yards of calico; the Fall Rive
q Iron WOrEs, a large and wealthy cor
~ poration, devoted to the manufacture G
= iron; a wooden mill, and several estat
~ liShmentS where machinery is made. 7
u, ~ meet the financial wants OF the commun
-; ~ ity are seven national banks, with com
Ia Ia bined capital of $2,250000, and four saw
70 ,u ing banks, the largest of which ha
u deposits amounting to nearly $4,000
Is 600.
r WILLOW LEAF TEA AND THE .EHEATHE
lie CIINEE.'-The Celestials are learuin
lie some of the tricks of trade, since NOR
er frequent communication with the eau
< casian has been established, and, as w
Id adulterate whisky and other things the
il like, they conclude to mix teas on u
Y, The importers have found in some of th
y, cargoes lately received something thG
Be was not all tea. The British consul {
Shanghai explains it as willow lea
which grows abundantly in some part
of China, wild. The natives, by miXin
20 Il little real tea with this, get the odol
- and Il box would not be detected unles
=, carefully scrutinized. The willow lea
~ has no taste or effect in common wit
. - Il pure tea; it is said to be harmless i'll il
VI Teflects, but as our fOretathers had
"a . lengthy fight on the tea question, W
T. T. think this Hemisphere is entitled to til
~ pure article, and respectfully sugges
ie that should the land of teas persist in thi
~ \ adulteration, they will create necessit
H. u. for securing this article from some nthe
!; ~ source, and the fertility of America
Ie - brail may devise some substitute or di;
y - cover some other soil where it will grow
L. II, and thus become rivals of the Great EN-
~ pirG in that of which they now have