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Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17
The 0rgan.BlOwer.

Devoutest of my Sunday friends, The patient organ-blower bends sec his figure sink and rise, Forgive me, Heaven, my wandering eYesD A moment lost, the next half seen, His head above the scanty screen, Still measuring out his deep salaams Through quayering hymns and panting psalms No priest that prays in gilded stole, To save rich mans mortgaged soul; No sister, fresh from holy VOWS, So humbly stoops, so meekly bows; His large obeisance put to shame The proudest genuAecting dame, Whose Easter bonnet low descends With all the grace devotion lends. o brother with the supple spine, How much we owe those bows of thinel Without thine arm to lend the breeze, How vain the finger on the keysl Though all unmatched the players skill, Those thousand throats wore dumb and still i; Another's art may shape the tone, The breath that fills it is thine own. Six days the silent Memnon waits Behind his temples folded gates; But when the seventh days sunshine falls Through rainbowed windows on the walls, He breathes, he sings, he shouts, he fills The quiverng air with rapturous thrills; Tho roof resounds, the pillars shake, And all the slumbering echoes wakel The Preacher from the Bible-text With weary words my soul has vexed; 4r (Some stranger, fumbling far astray , To find the lesson for the day;)
 He tells us truths too plainly true, And reads the service all askew- Why-why the mischief-can't he look Beforehand in the service-book2 But thou, with decent mien and face, Art always ready in the place;
 Thy strenuous blast, whate'er the tune, s As steady as the strong monsoon; Thy only dread, leathery creak,
 Or small residual extra squeak, To send along the shadowy aisles sunlit wave of dimpled smiles.
 Not all the preaching, o my f1iendi Comes from the church's pulpit end, Not all that bend the knee and bow Yield service half so true as thou.
 Ono simple task performed alright,
 With slender skill, but all thy might, Where honest labor docs it's best, And leaves the player all the rest. This many -diapasoned maze,
 Through which the breath of being strays, Whose music makes our earth divine, s Has work for mortal hands like mine. My duty lies before me. Lol The lever there! Take hold and blow And He whose hand is on the keys.
 Will play the tune as He shall please.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

COSTLY CHURCH MUs1o.-Mr. Spur geon and Bishop Littlejohn think alike about the extravagant sums paid by the Protestant churches for music. The bishop stated recently that one church in his diocese paid more money for music last year than all the churches combined paid for missions. And Sturgeon, in the course of recent sermon, "came down !" on those fashionable congregations who leave the praise of God to four or five high-priced professional vocalists.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

POISON IvY.-What is curious about poison ivy is this Some persons can handle it, and even chew the leaves, with impunity, and never experienced any eff feet from 1t t; while others will be badly poisoned by even walking among it, or in the vicinity where it grows. An ef- ficacious remedy for this poison is said to be in bruised plantain leaves, or the milk of what is commonly known as ssrattle snake weed"
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17
THE FIRsr CoAI MINE.-The first COB

HE FIRST COAL MINE.-Ihe hrst coal ever mined in the United States was dug up near Richmond, Virginia. Bitumin. ous coal was mined there as early as 1700, and in 1775 was extensively used in the vicinity. During the Revolution Richmond foundry employed this coal in making shot and shell for the use of the Continental forces. From a local celebrity it gradually obtained national renown, and in 17e9 it was being sent to Philadelphia, New York, and even to Boston,
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

peTSOuS, DOOLS ana BQOeS TOT seven per-
 sons, beer, medicine and pocket money,
 per "eek.....' ..''....'..'............4 4
 The food of this family was for break fast dry bread and weak tea-"a fluid in which lively imagination" says the correspondent, "might recognize dis tant flavor of tea" Dinner sometimes consisted of potatoes fried in little bacon fat sometimes there was a salt herring added to the potatoes often only dry bread. Sometimes it con- sists of chsf q d'oeuvre in cooking known as tea-kettle broth'-a concoction of hot water with few greens and herbs and a tag end or two of bacon." Supper con sists of bread and boiled potatoes. Fare of this k1nd, the correspondent points out, is not equal to that given in mill tary prison. But there was another case worse than this-that of Barford man who had just lost his work and cottage because he joined the union. He had seven mouths to fill and but 13 shillings a week wages :
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17
English Farm LabOrers.

The strikes among the English farm laborers are attracting much and serious attention. Agricultural Iaborers, it is clearly shown by these strikes, eau cxer- else, if combined in trades-union, an i'm mense power over their masters and the masters know this, for they know that seed-time and harvest-time wait for no man, and if the laborers refuse to work at a critical season the season is lost forever.
 A correspondent of a London paper has made his way into the houses of some of the Warwickshire laborers in the neighborhoed of Wellsbou1ne, where a large labor union is in process of forma- tion, and where it would seem some such agency was needed. In one family there were, besides the father and moth CT, five children. The eldest boy earned three shillings week by driving plough horses none of the other children brought anything in. The fathers wag- es, alter paying the rent, were twelve shillings a week. Here was the weekly account of the family:
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

Plans for the fertilization of Paris in- clude the construction, in the rear to Chatillon, of great work parallel ot Mont Valerien, S-'"
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

THE shiprights at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, struck for g. 50 per day recent ly, the days work to consist of nine hourS, and the employers consented.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17
Connecticut aVesterm gews
 Advertising Rates:
Il Notices, 50 per cent. in advance of tho

Special Notices, 50 per cent. in advance of tho above rates.
 One inch space constitutes square.
 Cards in Business Directory, occupying. tive lines or less, $500 per year; over fve lines, LOO per line. m
 Regular advertisers to pay quarterly Tran sient advertisements must be paid Tor In ad- vance.
 Notices of Marriages and Deaths free of charge All additions to ordinary announce ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

FAso1NATED.-Nilsson was popular in Syracuse. No doubt about it. Among out-of-town people who came to heaa her was bevy of girls from Wells Fe- male College at Aurora. Only those who were in the class of vocal music were allowed to be of the party. They desired to be, and were presented to the warbler. As they took leave of the ob- ject of their admiration they were af- fected to tears. One pretty girl, evident ly |" far gone," was heard to exclaim, ' I can't see Nilsson, but kissed her trunk 7"
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17
Leaving thus for all other purposes. s......4o 2 p

And when these men grow old, after raising families and after living past work, what do they do :? Go on the par ish-that is, receive three shillings a week and Q ninepenny loaf. The cores pondent from whom we quote has met with such an instance, and supplies the following report on such mans fnan- ces:
 Income: ...
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

REWARDS OF MECHANICAL GENIUS. Notwithstanding the stale complaint that mechanical genius has to struggle against prejudice, and often dies poor and neglected, the invention which is really practicable and valuable appears to be very handsomely paid for. The profits of some patents for mechanical inventions in use in this country are enormous. The Sciemtyfc American emu merates few. The right to a portion of Wards patent shingle machine was re- gently sold in Albany for $35, ,000. A portion of Robertson's sewing machine has also been sold for $30,000. This is an invention which can be carried in the pocket, and will enable seamstress to do in one day the ordinary labor of a week. Howe's patent sewing machine yields, it is said, $50,O00 for license to use it, and Singers machine puts $75,- GOO into the pockets of the owners. Rights to the use of corn planter have been sold to the amount of $50, ,000. A portion of the right to an apple pairing machine, $2,00O. Creamer's patent car brake, $2O0, 1000. Such rewards as these are certainly stimulating to mechanical genius, and the only wonder is that there are not ten mechanical inventions where one now exists, when there is so wide a field for its exercise in almost every de- nartment of business.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

The Hartford Times impeaches this spring as the msanest on record,
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

Leaves for butchers meat, tea, sugar, soap, lights, pepper and salt, clothes for seven
 persons, boots and shoes for seven per- sons, beer, medicine, and pocket money,
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

Left for clothes, food other than parish
 loaf, seeds. and sundries.. &4
 The lesson which these figures teach can be read by any one. If not read it is felt by the laborer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-17

parts at 200. NJ daily, except Sundays:
Maynardville Mail arrives at 300. NJ, Mondays
and Thursdays. aad departs at Loo P. NJ, same days
The Blain's Roads Mail arrives Tuesdays and Fri
days at 1100 NJ. and departs at 1200 NJ, same days
Gap Greek Mail arrives "Wednesday at 300, p. NJ,
and departs Thursday at 600 AM. 'F.s- -s-T'i. =
The POST Office opens ats. A. NJ, and closes at 40
Pm. Opens again at600 PM; closes at 700 Pm. Once
open on Sunday ut Loo P. NJ. for one hour.
stss.E -.z.f JAMES RODGERS. Pm,
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

1t is stated that the business
men of Boston who were losers
by the fire, will not require pecn-
mary aid from other cities or any
other source. While this is per.
haps true in a general sense, 1t
should not be forgotten among
the working classics who need re-
lief. A very large number have
been thrown out of employment,
including, it is estimated, ten
thousand sewing girls. These will
need relief from some quarter, es-
pecially as winter is upon them
The noble generosity of Boston,
whenever great calamities occur
in other parts of the country,
should inspire the people ofevery
community to adopt measures at
once for the suffering portion of
her citizens. Chicago has respon-
ded nobly, and other cities should
follow her example.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28
Council Proceeding.

EATON NOV. zOtn, IS'2.
Board of Councilmen met in regular session at
Council Cham Der. Members present, ]. H. Zoos,
Mayor; VIM b. Ortt, Clerk; C. z. Thum; G. H.
Edison; Thos. Fulton 81 W. A. Swihart, Council
men.
Council called to order by the Mayor. Minutes
read and approved after which the following bills
were presented, allC we'd and orders issued for each
respectively:
j. P. Simpson, Watching Cor. Cistern l night
of 23rd se,0G. Jno. Nrgavin, Watching Cor. Cis-
tern 1 night, of2ith, $500. E. Weis, 5 weeks ser.
as Engineer, &c, $50 90. w. II. Ortt, Coal Oil &
Matches for Corporation, sa.45. On motion of
Swihart, Clerk was instructed to advertise for seal
ed proposals for lightning Street Lamps. Motion
carried. On Motion, Council adjourned.
WIN. II. ORTT, Clerk.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28
The and represent

The newspapers and represent
tative men of the Democratic par
ty are a unit on the subject of
preserving its organization and
name intact. The New York
World, in a carefully written edi-
torial, not only advocates the
maintaining of the Democratic
organization, but insists that the
chances for its permanent Re es-
Enlistment are more promising
now than at any tine during the
last fifteen years. 1t says the
questions of the war and the ne
gro question are destined to be
outside of the domain of party
politics as will be universally
conceded long before 1876. There
is nothing conceivable, except a
foreign war or new acquisition of
territory, to take the place ofthe
fiscal and commercial questions
which we're constantly agitated,
but never decided, between the
Democratic party and the old
my patty LHo AecpuDiiChb
party has out-lived its issues and
the American people will not be
prepared to accept Brownlow's
advice to make Grant President
for a third term or for life. The
old Republ can chiefs aud leaders
are either dead, disabled, or out
of favor, and the Republican par
ty, now in the hands of secondary
leaders, is likely TO split into
fragments. Citizens will hereaf-
ter take "a vital interest in the fl
nancial and commercial action of
the Government, beginning with
the tariff question. The World
concludes that: at must be our
purpose in the new era to bring
those who think alike to act to.
gether. We must rebuild the
Democratic edifce by bringing
back the stones carried transient
ly into other structures. in plain
language, we must reunite all
who held Democratic doctrines
before the Republican party was
formed, aud: reinforce them by
numbers of recent converts ofthe
same order of economic and po-
litical ideas. To accomplish this
we must drop mere partisanship
and discuss principles."-Dayton
Herald.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

Under a new law enacted by
the Legislature, last winter, til
Sheriff is authorized and empow-
cred to levy on and sell real estate
to pay delinquent taxes after the
fret day of. November, in cases
where no personal property can
be found tn distrain. This is an
important matter to taxpayers,
aud we therefore direct their at
tention to il.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

The World says of the Demo
cratic future: "Our chief relianc e
for the future depends on the fact
that it is not Democratic princi-
pies which have been defeated in
this election, but only a mistaken
Democratic strategy. This has
not been a contest of opposing
principles, but a contest of polit>
ical accidents-The battle must
yet-be fought on the ground of
principle, and on that ground the
Democratic party can not fail
1t will learn wisdom from its re-
cent mistakes, and never again
compromise principle for a fam
cied expediepcy."
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28
The new editor of the Indiana

The new editor of the Indiana
polls Sentinel, who was at one
time connected with the New Y,
Tribune, makes the following oh
servation:
"Mr. Greeley's loss is certainly
the peoples gain. In his note,
which will be found elsewhere,
he announces his determination
OF returning TO the Tribune as its
editor. His greatest achievements
have been in journalism, and
though we are firmly convinced
he would have made of his own
will, and with his own way, the
most brilliant Administration
since Jefferson, our disappolnt-
ment is not SO keen when the
great work that he has before
him is considered. The Tribune
is the greatest newspaper in tie
world. Its expenditures for news
are each week as great as that of
any three papers in the country
combined, and it's editorial corps
and general writer's are the ablest
and most CONSPICUOUS men in the
profession of journalism and let
tiers. MI. Greeley as President Of
this group is at the head of a
commonwealth, greater in power
and possibilities than the Gov
eminent of an ordinary State. 1t
Is a star of promise to journalism
to have the Tribune, the fore
most journal in this country, the
head and front of the indepen
dent press"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

1t is understood that at the ap-
preaching session of Congress a
bill will be introduced especially
providing for the retirement of
Chiet Justice Chase. In addition
to the fact that he has not been
ten years on the bench, he is not
of the age required by the act of
Congress which retires on full
pay the judges of the Supreme
Court.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28
The Hartford Times saw all

The Hartford Times says all
the Fire Insurance companies of
that city will pass through the
Boston flame and live. None of
their capital will be much if at all
impaired; and most Of them will
be able to pay their losses, cash
down with surplus money. AS
these companies carry a large a.
mount of insurance in this vicini-
ty, the foregoing information will
be interesting to the parties con-
cerned.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28
ARE you G0IkG WEST?

Ifso, take our advice, and purchase your Tick
cts over the old reliable and popular MISSOURI
PACIFIC which is. positively, the
from st. Louis TO Kansas City and the West. and
is, positively, the only Line which runs Pullman's
Palace Sleepers and fine Day Coaches Especially
for movers( equipped. with Millers SafetY, Platf9rm
and the Patent Stedm Brake, FROM ST. Ia us
to Kansas City, Fort Scott, Parsons, Lawrence,
L~eavenworth, Atchison, st: Joseph, Nebraska
City, Council Bluffs and Omaha without change
For information in regard 10 Time Tables; rates,
&C., to any point in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, Texas or California, call upon or address,
S. II. Thompson, agent, Missouri Pacific R.. Il. Co
Iumbus, Ohio; ore. a. Ford, General Passenger
Agent. St. Louis, Nc.
nS No tronble to answer questions.
March =, ASP VII.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

Some of the radical papers have
discovered within the past week
that the salaries paid in Wash
ington are inadequate to the sup
port of the oMce-holders, and
that a considerable number of
these afflicted gentlemen are up
on the point of resigning on that
account. The point to be de-
monstrated is that amidst all the
burthen of taxes salaries are to
be increased all around by this
economical administration So
far as regards the implied threat
of leeches to drop off until fully
gorged with a full supply of the
spoils
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

In Indiana the Democratic vote
in some of the counties was not
cast for Greeley by over 1900,
falling off more or less every
where. And the same is true
throughout Ohio, and in every
State. In Cleveland the vote for
Greeley was $500 less than the
Democratic vote IN October, and
the falling off by cornties runs
from 200 up.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

10 the United Stat es; within the
last month, we have had, first,
the great horse plague; that was
followed by the re election OF
Grant as President, and that, in
turn, by the stupendous calamity
in Boston. What have we done
as a Nation that we should be so
severely chastened by Providencel
For our National sins, God is evI-
IDENTIFY dealing with US as lie did
with the 1sraelites of old. We
sincerely hope that the cup of
our affection is now full.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

"Hard times, money scarce
IRE what t heard on every cor
ner, in every Workshop, & among
farmers. The financial policy Of
the Grant administration has
Leen to tighten tho money mar
ket in order to give its rich friends
in Wall ST., New York, tie
chance TO make their wealth the
more profitable. Prices are fall
ling, profits arc rare, earnings are
melting away, enterprise has
come to q halt, the poor have
little employment, farm products
are in listie demand beyond that
of immediate consumption. Ne
ver in the history Of the country
was there a financial policy more
ruinous to the business interests
than that OF Grant, Boutwell, 4 Co.
Their dispo:ition is felt in every
department of trade, commerce
aud business. Yet the majority
of the people have voted to con-
iinue these hard times for four
years longer. They have suffer-
ed, but not enough. Whom the
gods intend to destroy they first
~
make mad.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

The Cincinnati Gazette thinks
the people + not competent to
elect Judges, aud is therefore in
favor of taking a step backward
and giving the appointment to
the Governor, as in daye goue
by. Evidences like this are crop
ping out every day to show that
the Radical policy is TO divest
the people gradually but certain
ly or all political power.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

Doct RS, like other folks, should
be careful to write plainly. A
physician in Sedalia, Missouri,
wrote "rhubarb" so blindly that
the druggist read it "opium"-and
a child's funeral followed; while
a snit for $4,000 against the
druggist is to bring up the rear
of the procession.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28

The Radical papers. since the
election, r very savage upon
the representative men of their
party who had the courage to
come out and expose it's corrup-
ton during the recent campaign,
TrumbulI, Schurz, Banks, Curtin,
and all the rect come in for d lib
eral share of abuse. These pa
pers arc highly jubiIant over the
fact that some Of the above named
gentlemen have terminated their
official career. According to the
Radical theory ofice-holding is
the "chief end of man."
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28
At the late election in Cairo,

At the late election in Cairo,
Illinois, the negroes cast 800 votes
for Grant. The entire negro pop
ulation in Cairo. is 2~,OOO-men,
women and children. This we
call pretty good voting. The ne
groes have shown a capacity in
that line that is most astonishing.
1t is remarkable that they have
not been appreciated before.