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The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

The Eastern Railroad Company is now
manufacturing at its works in Salem a set
of signals to be used on its road as pre-
ventive against accidents. The Chelsea
Public gives the following description Of
the system; AT intervals of mile post
will be set surmounted by crystal globe,
IN the interior of which is placed a small
battery. The wire from this battery luns
down the posts and projects upward be-
tween the ends Of the rails about quarter
of an inch The locomotive passing over
this breaks the connection and throws up
a large colored disk in the interior of the
globe, which remains in position suf1i-
cient length of time to allow the train to
reach the next station. The engineer of
train is thus kept warned of the proxi-
nifty of trains, and will govern his speed
accordingly. AT night light is used in
stead of a disk
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

To GRASS A BANK. A German method
is For each square rod to be planted, take
half pound of lawn grass seed, and mix
it intimately and thoroughly with six cubic
feet of good dry garden loan. This is
placed in tub, and liquid manure, diluted
with about two-thirds of water, is added
and well stirred in SO as to bring the whole
to the consistency of mortar. The slope is
to be cleaned and made perfectly smooth,
and then well watered, after which the
paste just mentioned is to be applied with
trowel and made even and thin as possi-
Bile. Should it crack by exposure to the
air, it is to be again watered and smoothed
day by day, until the grass makes its ap
pearance, which will be in from eight to
fourteen days, and the whole decivity will
soon be covered with close carpet of
green.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11
Evening Thoughts.

TRANSLATED FROM TIE SPANISH, BY ANNA AMI
When behold the peaceful sky,
Where countless stars in spiendor burn,
Each one perhaps world on high
| strive their brilliant love to learn.
All! who could pass them idly by
Or to the earth their glances turn
W no does not wish, beholding these,
That all our earthly bonds were riven;
Then we could list the harmonies
Whose chords to angel ears are given,
And share the glorious destine-
OF those whom love has called to Heaven.
I.incolnville. Me-. July, 1872.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

REMEDY FOR STRIPED BUG. Having
occasion to use Paris Green and calcined
plaster, III the proportion of one of the
former to fifteen of the latter as IA DESTROY
er of the potato bug, ! tried the stuff on
squash, melon and cucumber vines with
me, the mixture busted on from common
dredging, has proved equally eitectual
against the Colorado Potato Beetle aud the
striped bug. On squashes of the tenderst
variety foliage, like the Hubbard, for i'll
stance, and on the harder, like Cymlin, and
The Winter Crookneck, this mixture, wheth-
er put on while the plant is wet or dry,
does not injure them; and so of musk mel
ons and cucnmbers. The watermelon, how
ever, does not like to be so treated, but
would recommend that the mixture be used
with care. Cor. Prairie Farmer
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

How EASILY BUTTER Is SPOILED. A far
mer's wife writes ''Of all the products of
the farm, butter is the most liable to
De tainted by noyious odors floating in the
atmosphere. Our people laid some veal in
The cellar, from which little blood flowed
out and was neglected until it commenced
to saeil. The result was that jar of but
Ter which | was then packing, smelled and
tasted ike spoiled beer. Another lady
reader observes that there was a pond of
nlthy, stagnant water few hundred feet
from their house, from which an offensive
etffuviuln would be borne on the breeze d-
rectly TO the milk room, when the wind was
Ill certain direction; the result of which
was that the cream and butter would taste
ike the disagreeable OdOr coming from the
pond. AS soon as the pond was drained,
we had no more damaged butter" Ex-
change.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

A torsaken looking woman, who, with
pair of green spectacles over her eyes
and an infant in her arms, has been work
ing upon the sympathies of the Worcester
people by grinding dolefnl tunes from an
asthmatic hand organ, which bore a
placard announcing that the performer
was poor blind woman and the mother
of ten fatherless children, turns out to
have good pair OF eyes, while her baby
is only rag affair
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

A boarding-house in Hartford was
lately the scene Of a little tea-table per-
formance, which was attended with results
of a disagreeable nature A discussion
arose between three of the boarders, and
was broken off by the flight of Il tea cup,
which struck one of the conversationalsts,
and threw him back in his chair so far
that his legs flew up and struck the table,
whose legs flew up also. No formal
announcement was made that supper was
over, but the family understood it to be a
fact from personal observation. Subse-
quently three individuals retired to the
station-house for lodgings.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

KILLING Cur WORMS. The Prairie Far
mtr gives the following statements of the
success of Mr.. Boynton of st. Joseph,
Mich, in destroying cut worms. Thinking
that the worms which infested a field of
tomatoes might be baited, he cut some green
clover, wadded it up into small balls and dis
tributed them among the hills of tomatoes,
and found that the worms would collect
about them, eat and go into the ground
near them. In this way he took from the
locality Of these balls the numbers of thirty
seven, sixty eight, seventy and eighty-two
He has experimental with various poisons
mixed with the clover to destroy them, and
at last took boiling water pouring it over
and about these wads, in that way destroy
ing 10, 900 in single day.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

WEsIEr's OtTpuoN l'H..culNo~ AL
most inaccessible to wearineSS or physical
pain, he made his way over hin. moor and
arid mountains. often frozen bv the chill
blasts and thickening SHOWS of the uplandS
or shivering amidst the Scottish mist~
yet storm and frost never checked his ar
dor; never would he forget or pass over
bis appointment to preach lie pressed ON
with the resolution of a Caesar. over dam
ger0uS roads. through inclvmeut weather.
and often rose, hoarSe with cold ana worn
with travel, to speak to the anxious
throngs who awaited his coming vet he
relates that Us he spoke his physical pains
would disappear, his vigor return and Il
GENIAL ardor restore his feeble frame t0
unprecedented strength Sometimes he
preached while the fierce winds and the
au'umnal frost passed unnoticed over his
attentive people more than once the rain
descended and the lightning played while
he described the triumph, Of faith over
his immense audiences Wesley cNcrled u
singular influence, that was almost an
known to Whiteiled on his followers; his
calm and thoughtful rhetoric pr, duced
results that might seem appropriate only
to the most imprisoned eloqueuce. SubS
and cries broke from the stcrneSt breasts .
strong men fell down in commissions of
grief and despair The room where he
preached was often filled with loud out
cries and wild eXclamationS; women fell
into frances and groyelrd in the dust and
these "Strlcken cases" rs they were term
ed. formed 50 marked a trait Of the new
movement As TO excite the reprohatiou of
the cold ana crnSoriuuS and >tnrtIe the
philosophical. But Wesley saw m these
singular occurrences the natural ,truuulp
for a new life, and he. at least was not
APPALLED, when his vast audience was
shaken A. If with 4 1niuhty wind when
wild sobs and shouts of AGONY passed over
the startled throne. and they fen orovrl-
inc on the earth , for he believed the spirit
of Goa was mnyinu them to rpnpntonrp
Nor in any period OF .trono rcl,rious eN
element when S,vonarol1 nreacbe1 and
Bernard pr.yed-have similar traits of
deem emotjnn heru unubsrrv4J IEuoenr
Lawrence. in UaIner's M,uazinr tnr .nnr
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=, tbsnln fn,. trn,l,,INur. ~. t.,nil, nr
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and rat;ra1 rrnnn,. frnn, ov.ta- par
consisted Of himsrlf wita anI one
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The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

The other day Il young lily stepped
into dry goods establishment, and in
quired Of the clerk attending: Sir, have
you any mouse-colored gloves ?" "Mouse
colored gloves, miss?" ''Y es, Il sort OF
gray, just the color of your drawers" :"
meaning the store drawers, that were
painted gray. "My drawers, miss? why l
don't wear any A cab was seen leaving
the store few minutes alter with a lady
in the corner with handkerchief to her
face
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

Naomi, the daughter of Enoch' was FIVE
hundred and eight years old when she
married, there is hope for some of you
OF her ladies after that. " n; ..-.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

HOMEMADE Com SOWING MACHINE.
The grass crop promises Il hight ylehi and
now is the time to SOW corn for fodder. Re
member the danger OF sowing it too thick,
for Then it grows a weak watery stalk, un-
able to mature and lacks food making ma
teTial, hence the reason that many have
abandoned raising it. Having a piece to
sow, few days since, we took a large tin
canister, which would hold . or 3 quarts,
and made several 6 or 100 II lies through
the BOTTOM larger than "A large spike, or
fork tine would make, and then nailed into
the top OF the can piece Of board Il foot
long and rs wide as the diameter of it, and
shaved il on for IA handle. Thus equipped
We went to the field, filled the can about
two-thirds full of corn, and proceeded to
drop it in the furrows, by walking along
and giving the can a rotary motion. 1t sue
ceeded admirably, and we We're able to SOW
the seed very uniformly, and faster than
four men could cover with iron tooth
rakes; which, by the way, is very con-
venient tool for covering it, or it may be
done by horse power, with a double plough
or its equivalent, made of plank Lee,
Mass, Cleaner and Advocate.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11

OLD PLASTER \ correspondent of the
Maine Farmer speaks OF Il man who had
some old plaster which he had removed
from the walls of his house, and pounded
1t as ine aS he could, then SiftPd ii and
soWed if on his rye field The result was
II very large crop oi grain, and the next
year n heavy growth OF grass. His argu-
ment WAS that the plastering on the walls
OF dwellings, absorbed the gases and steam
which were given Oti from the Kitchen,
rooms, etc, and That it has thus
acquired fertllillnS properties OF great
vaut, in addition to whatever benefit might
accrue from the lime, hair, etc, of which it
was composed He also alluded to the
statement that in China people would put
on new plasterln9 for the old which they
took OF, so highly was old plasterin9 priced
there tor agricultural purposes.
The Republican journal., 1872-07-11
How the California Fi.ll, re PIowed


The helds are ploWed with what are called
gang plowS, which are simply four, SIX or
eight ploW shares fastened to Il stout frame
OF wood. ON the lighter SOIL, eight horses
draw seven gang ploW, and one such team
Is counted Oh to put IN 64o acres OF wheat
in the sowing season; or from eiSht To ten
acres per day. Captain Gray, near Merced,
has put Ill tillS season 4,ooo acres with ilVe
such teams-hlS own lant and his own
teams. A seed SoWer Is fastened IN front
OF the ploW 1t ScatterS the seed, the ploW
covers lt-and The work Is done. The ploW
mas no nau'lleS' ana lue plo"nilh Is III lact,
on y driver; he guides the team; the
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
Let Us HN0e Peace.

The great political battle!eof
1872 being over, let us all, as
good citizens, drop the rancor and
bitterness which it engendered,
and go to work like men to cult
vate the amenities of life, and
help to improve and develop the
great resources of our common
country in every walk. As Dem
ocrats, let us unite more compact
ly to retrieve our misfortunes and
prepare for the many future bat
ties which are to be fought and
to win the many victories yet in
store for u.s..
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
MARRIAGE S.

On the 18th inst, by Rev. Hiram
Johnson, at the residence of the
same, MI. GEO. w. MEHAFFEY, to
MATTE O. LEMMEN.
1t never rains but it pours ! A ter
rible political rout and matrimony to
befalls us all in one week, is about as
much as we feellike standing up under.
But-we hope all will be forthe better,
and that George and his happy bride
may travel life's rugged pathway
without encountering any "pi," and
their forms always be we'll "locked
up" in the - of affection.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
W~estaC0rd the Course of
EAnp(re taxes 6GS EHSag.

There is a Significance i'll this
declaration which means all ii
says; and to no people is it more
applicable at this time than to
the Germans who arc focking to
our shores. The tide sets in from
year to year, and thousands up
on thousands adopt this motto in
their search for new homes in
the new world.
The German Government has
made earnest efforts to stay the
onward course of emigration
which flows so constantly this
way. Cabinet circulars are issu-
ed, and no meuus are left uutried
to keep emigrants from leaving
their Father Land, but all with
out avail, so long as necessity is
the highest law.
Imperial Germany is realizing
the social consequences of her
terrible war with France. These
are Inevitable aud will long be
felt in art and agriculture. Labor
and real estate Will be more or
less disturbed, and greater taxes
will be imposed to add to the
burdens of the people. It is not
strange that they should be rest
less and Disconnected; and there
fore the disposition to emigrate
to the United States. aoTal eco. .
The exodus will so on. 1t is
natural that it should, and that
the growing Republic Of the West
should tempt these people to
turn their faces towards it. They
cannot be censured for so doing.
They should be welcomed to our
country aud all its privileges.-
They add to our capital, wealth
and industry. They make good
citizens-honest. Intelligent and
patriotic. Letthem come.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
There have been several Pres

There have been several Pres
idential candidates worse defeat>
ed in the number of Electoral
votes than Mr.. Greeley. In 1882
Henry Clay only had 40 votcs.-
In 1910 Martin Van Buren,, run
ming fol reelection as President,
| ad but 60 votes. IN 1852 Gen
eral Winfield Scott had AZ votes.
In 1864 General Mcclellan had
but q, and in 1868 Horatio Sey-
mour had 80. MI. Greeley's vote
will probably be in the nelghbor-
hood of 80.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14

places OF SdIeIy. n urge lOiCO
of the city military and a battal-
lion of marines from the Navy
yard are under arms, protecting
the avenues of approach to the
fire, and guarding property. Po-
lice from Providence, and even
from New York, are here for the
purpose of protecting properly
and guarding the city from
swARMs OF THIEVES,
Who are proving about in every
direction. Already many huns
dreds of arrests of thieves have
been made, and the station hou-
scs are crowded with tt EN-.
Fire engines have arrived from
Portland, Me, Portsmouth, n.
H., Providence, and all the sur>
rounding towns.
Boston Common has been con-
verted into an immense store
yard, where may be seer piles of
dry goods, clothing, furniture,
and every conceivable kind OF
valuables.
TIE TERRIBLE CONFUSION & DIsMAY
No pen can picture, nor brain can
frame into thought. the effect
that this appalling calamity has
had upon the people throughout
the city. All owe the city peo-
pie are perfectly frantic. Great
crowds are moving in every dir
ection, only adding to the cons
sternatiou that ragged through the
wards of fremen, and more espe-
cially about the immediate local
ity of the raging flames all is CON
sternation. The ruined merchant
and worthless shop-girls and
clerks, and the thousands of
homeless are alike bewailing
their misfortune. Il
THE SITUATION AT TWO O'CLOCK.
9 O'CLOCK P. M.-The Post-ofice is
destroyed, and the fire is extend
ing the entire length Of the south
side of State street. The Wes-
tern Union Telegraph has remo-
we'd their office to the Providence
depot. The mailing Department
of the Post office has been reno
we'd to the Custom-house. No
mails will be dispatched to day
By the greatest efforts the mag
niicent building for the new
Post Office has been sa7ed. Sew
eral buildings r being blown
up with gunpowder in order to
arrest the progress of the flames,
but thus far, with but little sue
cess.
FIVE O'CLOCK P. M.-GooD NEWS.
The progress Of the fire has.
been checked, and it is now con-
fined to the limit of the district
east of Washington and south of
Broad street, before described
The weather is clear and fine, the
wind blowing fresh from the
northwest, which confines the
flames to the original burnt dis
trict.
THE WORK OF DEVASTATION STAYED.
Z P. M.-The fire may now be con-
sidered under control, and no fur
ther danger is apprehended. The
only dwelling houses destroyed.
are several blocks of old rookeries
on Purchase and Oliver streets;
also in the lower portion of Sum
mer and Broad streets, occupied
principally by poor laboring peo-
pie who have lost their little all
and are suffering untold misery.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14

The Tribune gives Grant twen-
ty-three STATES and 243 Electoral
votes. 1t claims Georgia, Louis
lana, Maryland. Tennessee, and
Kentuck for Greeley, making a
total of 81 Electoral votes, and
asserts that several, making an
aggregate of II, r still in doubt
The Tribune gives Giant $4,000
majority IN New YoIk State.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
One of the recent decisions Of


One of the recent decisions Ut
the Post-ofice Department is as
follows: Post masters should
treat as unpaid all matter mailed
at their office bearing the trunk
of any person who VIGOROUSLY
has not been in the vicinity tor
several days; and yet, in spite of
this decision, over ten millions Of
letters, documents, speeches, etc..
have been sent out through the
mails from Washington, during
the recent compaign, franked by
persons who have not been in
that city since Congress adjourn
ed.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14

1t seems likely that HI effort
will be made this winter to pro-
cure legislation from Congress
permitting free banking. How
determined this may be can not
be told, but there is a growing
desire in influential quarters 10
have the restrictions on free ban
king reduced or abolished. The
sub; . grow in inn
p. Q next few
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
Divorce Notice.

against Petition for Divorce and
SyIyanus Gordon. Alimony.
The defendant, SyIvanus Gordon is hereby nott-
fed, thar on the 23rd day o October, 1872, the above
named plaintiff, Nancy Gordon, filed her petition
in the Court of Common Pleas of Prebie County,
Ohio. against him wherein the plaintiff sets forth
her marriage with defendant ON or about the 9th
day of August, 1857, the birth of two children,
both of whom are now living with plaintiff. and
charging said defendent with wfful absence from
plaintiff for more than three years, last past. And
pray ing for a divorce, for the custody of said chill
dren, and for reasonable AIfmony on the ground of
said absence. And the defendant Is further fnoti-
fled that said cause will stand for hearing at the
November term of said Court, AID. 1879.
ZOOS & n
Attorneys for Petitioner,
d. Il. Clerk.
Nov. 81, Is72-w7. prf. $3.50.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
u OMcfaE VOte.

AS soon as we receive the full
vote we will publish it. The
great calamity in Boston has
knocked all election news out of
order. We are not very patticn9
lar about them, any how. We
don't like crow. -ssf
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
Council

IHTVN -NVF' IIIHt I5Iz.
Board of CounciImen met in regular session at
Council Chamber, members present ]. II. Zoos
Mayor, VIM. H. Ortt, Clerk, Messrs C. p. Thum,
IT. Deem VA. Swihart Il Thos. Fulton, Coun-
cilmen. Council called to order, minutes read and
approved nftcr Which the following bills were pre-
peetively: g. @
n1y(S; PoN.) .LE S7ei.
.. Z. Brookins Il SON, Medicine, A.
hHte BruSher Butter d Chickens, 400
JOS, Eassnacht, MIX e Eggs, POS
Jato Bender Bread, l2O
Alb,rt Rohrer, Ser, as watch at Harbaugh's
sReuben Bulger, Ser. as watch at Harbaugh's -'O
fire. 200
l., q. Gould, printing to date, zoo
1S72, = 3ss7 Sc
Bruce Hendricks filling Cisterns, 1-5O
en-. BiXby, 1,5O
ton, TI.2i
20 further business of Importance Connsil adj
jourued. WIN. ORTT, Clerk.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14


In South Carolina the whites
are entirely excluded from the
militia organization. while negro
troops are armed with breechloa-
ders, and supplied with ball car
tridges before each election. Yet
in the face OF tn.4- i"ct Grants
Washington organ is moved to
rage because the Governor OF
Georgia, who is an honest man
and not thieving carpet-bHgger
like his abscondiug predecessor,
has organized the militia of tina
State as a measure for the sup
preston. of any breaches of the
peace which may be too serious
for the control of the police. I'm
der the present State Govern
ment of Georgia good order is
maintained, and the public reven
ues are applied for the public
benefit instead of being stolen as
they were when Grants friends
yer in power; and as it is the
Governors duty to provide for
the protection of citizens against
disturbances of all descriptions,
he will doubtless discharge that
duty as faithfully as he has dis
charged others which have devol-
we'd npon him.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14

The Chairman of the Ohio
Democratic and Liberal Republi
can State Central Committees
have done wisely in calling those
bodies together, with such other
supporters Of Greeley and Brown
as will attend a meeting, at Coll
umbus, on the 18th of November,
tor the purposes of consultation
as to what shall be our future po-
litical action. That is a matter
of great doubt, and the sooner.
we have q comparison Of views
the better.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
The Result,

It does not seem now probably
that Mr.. GREELEY will have more
than the following States, With
their electoral votes:
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-14
Rn6E.Rona ENap.

A pat,er devoted to rail road
subjects gives sonic Information
to passengers who travel by rail.
The legal JetiniFion Of Il russen
gel. ssts a person who undertakes,
with the consent Of til carrier, to
travel imthe conveyance provid-
ed by the latter, otherwise than
i'm the service carrier as SUCH
Railways are bound to carry all
who present themselves unless
they are offensive in person or
conduct, or the cara are already
full. Waiting at the depot with
the intention to take the train Is
sufficient to constitute the rcia-
ton of passenger and carrier
"Good for this day only' printed
upon tickets has been decided by
the courts to be ofno effect. The
passenger has paid his money
and is entitled 20 transportation.
1t has also been recently decided
in New York, that a ticket for
passage between two points is
good either way, bnt it is doubt
ful If the decision VIII stand uni
versai. Any injury to the person
Of the passenger through the neg
ligence of the agents of the rail-
way, subjects the latter to DANA
ges; and any loss OF proper bag
gage (t must be only such as is
necessary for the comfort of a
traveler,) can be recovered by a
civil process, and the contents of
a trunk can be proved by oath of
the plaintiff. e