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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
Highway Robbery.

William Doughcrty, seventeen years OF age was
charged with highway robbery by one David Cal
laghan, stranger from Maine. The complainant
testlned that the missioner Knocked hun down in
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
THE COURTS.
shrrrLIH, THE WIFE MURDERER.

Testimony for the Prosecution Condition
Of the Murdered Woman When Found
by the Police-A Horrible and Sick
ening Scene Of Depravity
tails Of the Post Mortem Ex-
animation Entering On
the Defence To-Day.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Slavery in Peru.

The Berlin VolksSeitung gives a most
revolving picture of the life dragged out
by slaves in Peru who are owned by
Germans now living in Germany. One
of these wretches has power over 1,100
coolies, who, under cover of therevolvers
and the stripes of the whips of thirty
six overseers, work from early morning
till late at night, year in and year out,
not even having respite on Sunday.
Their food is two pounds of rice each
day, and nothing else. Many of them
are loaded with chains, and at night all
sleep in stall surrounded by bulldogs
and most closely watched. In this man
ner-which recalls the outrageous con-
duct of Sonnenkamp in Auerbach's
"Villa on the Rhine their tyrant has
amassed fortune of $13, 3,00O,O 600. In
one year another German, who doubtless
shouts with the loudest when " "Freiheit
und LIGHT 4" are the watchword, burned
the corpses of thirty-six of these unfor-
tunates merely to strike terror into the
survivors, whose faith assures them that
there is no resurrection for those whose
bodies are thus disposed of.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Filters and Cool Water.

In view of the fact that the water we
drink is not unlikely to be crowded with
dangerous germs, it seems the part of
wisdom to adopt the simple precaution
suggested in our heading. A portable
filter may be made of common stone
ware or earthen jar. The bottom is
filed with stones as large as a goose
egg, or is covered with perforated slate
slab, leaving a space to hold supply of
filtered water. A faucet is fitted into a
hole bored through the side of the jar,
as near the bottom as may be. On the
slab or stone is placed layer of coarse
gravel, cleanly washed over that layer
of clean washed sand; then a layer of
powdered charcoal, also well washed !;
still another layer of sand, and then one
of coarse gravel, both washed perfectly
clean. The remainder of the space is
for water. A cover, or a wet cloth,
placed over the top, excludes dust. IF
a porous jar is used, the evaporation
from the outside during hot weather
will keep the contents almost ice cold,
particularly if it is kept in current of
air. The same fltering arrangement
may be applied to a cistern. At the up
per corner is the chamber into which
the pipe discharges. The layers of ma
terial are gravel, sand and charcoal. AS
the filter will need to be taken out oc-
casionally to wash the contents, it is
we'll to make the chamber quite distinct,
so that access may be had to it at any
time without disturbing the cistern OF
| its contents.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Unheard-Of Horrors in a Lunatic Asy-
lum


A most horrible and almost incredible
condition of affairs in the Vermont In
sane Asylum is described in the report
of the Legislative committee appointed
to investigate the management of that
institution. The committees first dis
covery was that the asylum, which is
controlled by private corporation, was
greatly overcrowded, 1856 patients being
packed into space intended to accom-
modate 300 at the most. This, however,
is a trifiing matter in comparison with
other revelations. Seventy-fve of these
unfortunates were thrust away in sub
terranean dungeons, dark, damp, foul,
and pervaded by uncomfortable stenches.
Some were confined in apartments nine
feet by four in size, with air and ventila-
ton only through auger holes bored In
the doors. The active as well as the
passive infections put upon these pool
people proved equally inhuman. Among
them was the punishment of the bath,
in which the patient, securely bound, is
placed in bathing-tub, and a continu-
Gus stream of cold water allowed to fall
upon his head. This torture, it may be
remarked in passing, was one of the
most excruciating known in the dark
ages, resulting usually in insanity OF
death. To this asylum of horrors the
committee also state that sane men have
been consigned through fraud and bri
berry. The picture is as complete as
Charles Reade could make it, but with
out the romance of fiction. The reality
is something for the Legislature of Yer
mont to deal with promptly and severe
ly; for it is too disgraceful for belief
except as attested by an official investi
cation such as has produced this as
! founding report. Post.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Did You Ever?

Mentisning a particular rodent, the
veracious Grass Valley (CaL U'aton
says The rat of which we speak has
his enjoyment in the North Star Mine.
The other day miner down in one of
the levels Lit short clay pipe in order
to take Whit or two of smoke. He
gave a couple of puffs and put the pipe
down on piece of rock to attend to his
work. He in a few moments looked for
his pipe for the purpose of taking an
other Whit. The pipe was gone. He
looked little further and beheld rat,
who was old and gray with age and wis
dom, sitting up on his launches with
the pipe held in his mouth. The miner
went to get his pipe, but the rat re-
treated a few steps and again sat up and
began to smoke. The miner was sur
prised as well as delighted, and merely
remarked, eco ahead, old fellow, and
have your smoke out" The rat did
have his smoke out, and then, putting
the pipe down, gave little squeak OF
evident satisfaction and betook himself
in dignified way to the darker recesses
of the mine,
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Summer Blankets for Horses.

Blanketing horses in summer has now
become an acknowledged necessity, and
light blankets are now an important por-
ton of the harness-maker' stock. The
materials used for these are brown and
bleached linen, scrims, flannel and light
cotton duck. Muslin sheets are also
used, but these, as well as those made
of duck, are not popular. Linen and
flannel are the favorite goods they cost
more, but are durable and look well ;
twilled braid is used for binding and
joining, and some of the finer qualities
have monograms or the name of the
horse worked on with very narrow braid
of the same shade as the binding.
Scrims is used more as a protection
against flies than for any other purpose,
and being very light and loosely woven, !,
requires to be well bound and secured
at the seams a strip of leather should
be stitched on under the braid,
either on the back of the scrims or be-
tween it and the braid the edge of the
scrims must be turned in SO that the
outer row of stitches will pass through
two thicknesses; if this is not done il
will ravel, and the binding come off,
Carriage and Harness Journal.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
a. Cnlnred Verdict.

In one of the towns of Mississippi
two colored men were arrested on the
charge of burglary. The jury before
whom they were tried were all colored:
After the case was tried they retired and
made up verdict, which was announced
to the court. On being called, the Judge
asked for the verdict which the foreman
delivered as follows: "Dis jury find
dat one of de 'cused busted in de sto' {,
and stole dat bacon, and dat de odder
didn't do muffin" SO Which one do you
de question, boss" returned the fore
nan; "dat's Jest what we can't find out,
and we recommends dat de honorable
coat jest have anoder trial and find out
which OBJ dem two niggers steal dat
bacon"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Fault-Finders.

The world is full of chronic fault
finders. Nothing can please them.
They take delight in growing and
grumbing over everything they meet.
If anything is good, they complain be-
cause it is not better. Humanity has
no bright side to these grumblers. 1t
looks black, dreary, hopeless to them,
from whatever point of view they exam
inc it. They overlook the virtues of an
Individual, and hold up single fault to
Judge his scharacterf from. They denounee
a party as corrupt because few rascals
disgrace themselves by unworthy acts.
The church is false because a few hypo-
critics find shelter within it. The world
is on the high road to destruction, and
everything indicates the, deprayity of
man. We do not envy the happiness OF
these GROWERS. Their unhappy frame
of mind is about the only pleasure
they enjoy. 1t may sound paradoxical,
but the social misery they create is to
them a source of enjoyment. A single
hopeful heart is worth regiment oi
these fault-fnders. Humanity has it's
bright side-beautiful and attractive
to those who seek it. The world il
alive with public and private virtue, an6
we should be ready at all times to foster
and encourage this element of socia
comfort and public happiness.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Finances of the Church of England.

A balance sheet of the revenues and
expenditures of the Church of England,
recently issued, gives some interesting
facts relative to its financial operations.
The membership of the Church is about
$4,000, ZOO. The average annual re-
ceipts are over $50, 900, 900, derived from
the following sources Endowments,
$21, 600, 600; State aid, 50, 800, 900; pa
rochial collections, 100000 and
miscellaneous contributions and re-
ceipts, $40, 500, 900. This sum is ex-
pended as follows Maintenance of the
clergy, $40, 900; education of the
poor, $15, 900, 900 +; church institutions,
foreign missions, church buildings, etc. /,
$14, 5000 Under the head of cleri-
cal maintenance, the Archbishops, 26
Bishops, and 70 Arch-deacons received
$692, ,78O. There are 80 deans, 127 can
ons, 900 singers, and others, who cost
81 ,08O, ,025. In addition to these there
are 1904 rectors and Wears, and 5,703
curates, whose services amount to SIS,
73O, 255, or an average salary of $84O
apiece.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
THE hIILL-STREAM.

1 sit beside thee, milI-stream,
The wheel goes whirring round;
The bairnies play among the hay,
Their yellow ringlets float away
On light blue air that seems to say,
Be merry, skip and bound,
And dance beside the mill-stream;
There's music in the sound"
sit beside thee, mill-stream,
Admitting stockings brown,
So spick-and-span for my old man
(He's in the mill among the bran);
And show q leg and foot he can,
For one that's growing down,
As shapely to thee, mil stream,
As any 10 in town.
love thy brawling, mill-stream,
As dearly as thy splash,
When its foam-kiss, on days like this,
Lights up the wheel with sunny bliss;
For if hear thy wrathful hiss
Below the tempests's crash,
know the wheel turns, min-stream,
The faster for the clash.
I've lived beside thee, mill-stream,
Full forty years this June;
My slip-coat cheese, and honey-bees,
My cherries, and my apple-trees,
thank kind Providence for these,
His gifts around me strewn;
well may think our mill-stream
Is never out of tune.
This homestead nigh thee, mill-stream,
Held once two bonny boys;
My little Joe is lying low,
But Willie has farm to show;
Fine crops of wheat and barley NOW,
And wife, and household joys;
His BARNS stand yonder, mill-stream,
And listen to thy noise.
Iwould not leave thee, mill-stream.
Before these limbs are drest
For my last bed, that shall be spread
Close by my buried dariing's head
There, turf lies softly on the dead
There shall be at rest,
Nor hear thy clatter, mill-stream,
Above the old wife's breast.
-Cdssetps Magazir
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Yankee Machinery at VIENNA Cred
liable Showing, After All.

The Neue Freie Presse, of June 25,
gives some tables in it's exhibition sup
plement, showing the comparative rep
resentation of the various countries in
the machine department., group 13, from
which it appears that America makes
very respectable showing, notwithstand-
ing all that has been said to the con-
trary.
In section I. (motors) there are ex-
hibited by Russia IA machines, Hungary
z, Austria SO, Germany 210, France 55,
Switzerland 81, England 20, America 5,
Belgium 6, Italy 2, Sweden and Norway
8, Denmark 1, Netherlands 7; total
In section II. (metals), the following
is the showing Russia 6, Hungary 3,
Austria 81, Germany $50, France 80,
Switzerland IL, England 80, America
81, Belgium 81, Italy II total 403 OBJ
jects.
Of machines for wood work: Russia
exhibits L, Hungary 3, Austria 93, Ger
many 80, France 26, England 60,
America "a, Sweden and Norway 81 /;
total 278.
Of machines for textile fabrics Aus
tria has 293, Germany 800, France 81,
Switzerland IS, England 65, America 3,
Belgium 46 total 82S.
ingenuity makes a splendid exhibit,
showing a total of 450. England has
266, Austria 51S, Germany $50, France
s3, Switzerland 3S, Belgium 81, Italy
s, Denmark 40, Netherlands IL total
1923.
In section LII. transportation, Rus
sia exhibits So objects, Hungary rs,
Austria 152, Germany 60, France, 1S,
Switzerland 4, England %, America %,
Belgium 120, Italy 3, Sweden and Nor
way 3, Denmark 1, the Netherlands 1 ;
total $780,
In section ". (road work., Russia
exhibits % objects, Hungary 43, Aus
tria 90, France 10, Switzerland 6, En-
gland "a, America 1, Denmark 4, Ger
many 81, Sweden and Norway 1 total
256.
The grand total of 1854 objects in
the machine department is divided as
follows: Russia 120, Hugary 1913, Aus
tria ], ,297, Germany 1852, France 276,
Switzerland 164, England 496, America
$50, Belgium 289, Netherlands 10, Den
mark 46, Italy 25, Sweden and Norway
43.
This enumeration is great surprise
to many, and Idoubt whether any of the
American exhibitors expected they would
stand third in the list Of objects ex-
hibited. - Vaeqlpa Cor. Boston Globe.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
uoLL cLArTERCLACK.

Moll Clatterclack was smart in words
As any woman's Fighter,
And with the weapon of the tongue
She was an awful fighter;
She blazed at this, she snarled at that.
And kept up such clatter,
The very chimbly on the roof
Was frightened at the matter.
With fret und scold, and snarl and jaw,
She made the dishes rattle,
And clean destroyed the human folks,
And almost killed the cattle;
The dog and cat, and rats and mice,
Became as deaf as adders;
The chickens staid upon the roost,
And got as thin as shaddsrs.
But not content with things at home,
The notwithstanding critter
Stirred up the people here and there,
And kept them in twttter.
Her mean and everlastin' tongue
Was always kept waggin',
And yet you'd think she was a saint,
If saints were made by braggin'.
She kept the neighbors by the ears
With gossipin' and lyin
And kept the men a maxim oaths,
And the women all a cryin'.
You'd thought the eend o. time had come,
With all the fuss and racket,
For when she found an honest name,
She tried her best to black 1t.
If ever mortal was possessed,
She sartin had her legions,
And took her orders from the king
OF all the lower regions.
She pizened every home and heart,
And split all Joy and gladness,
And made howlin' wilderness
Chock full o. grief and sadness.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
-Four DEeREEs OF DRUNKENNEss. :

Four DEGREES OF DRUNKENNESS.
There is a Rabbinical tradition that
when Noah planted the vine, Satan at
tended and sacrificed sheep, a lion, an
ape and hog. These animals were to
symbolic the gradations of ebriety.
When a man begins to drink, he is meek
and innocent as the lamb then becomes
bold as the lion; his courage is soon
transformed into the foolishness of the
ape; and at last he wallows in the mire
like the hog.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
A NEW POWER.

An Invention for Which Wonderful |
Things are Claimed-A Great Fuel
Saver.
Mr.. William Wells, of Salem, has just
perfected an apparatus for running
stationary or locomotive engines by va
por power, which, if it fulfills all that is
expected of it, will entirely revolutionize
the method of running engines of every
description. The new apparatus was
set up few days ago, and on Saturday
afternoon it was put in practical opera
ton, for the first time, in the presence
of several gentlemen well versed in ma
ohinery and the application of power
The working of the engine was entirely
satisfactory, and all present expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
success of the invention, which had been
considered by all but the designer as an
experiment.
The whole apparatus Is very simple IN
construction, and the new power can be
applied to any engine. The whole pc
culiarity in construction is in the boiler;
the engine being precisely like any
other, and the vapor being conveyed to
the cylinder of the engine just the same
as steam. The boiler is an upright one,
and is really double boiler; that is, it
has two heads at each end, one a few
inches from the other. The two cham
DerS IuuS IOrneu, Ou0 aG oHCl Gnu VI
the boiler, are filed with water, and are
connected by tubes, which are for the
circulation of the water between the two
chambers. The second or inner boiler,
that between the two inner heads, is
filed with a preparation of bisulphide
of carbon, the Yapor from which is the
motive power and takes the place of
steam. Beneath the boiler is a small
box, from which hues run up through
the two boilers to the smoke pipe.
These f1ues pass inside of the tubes al
ready mentioned, and the fire in passing
through heats the chemicals. By this
arrangement it will be seen that the
bisulphide in the inner boiler receives
the requisite amout of heat without
coming in direct cont act with the fire
hues, as the water, as has been explained,
is kept in circulation through the tubes.
Mr. Wells claims that with compare
lively small fire great amount of power
can be obtained, and it has been prac-
tically shown that, with the water at
temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit,
or the boiling point, pressure of sixty
five pounds to the square inch Is OBJ
tanned on the vapor boiler, and of course
| if greater heat is applied to the water,
the vapor pressure will increase proper
| tionately. 1t should be mentioned that
| the chemical preparation is used over
many times, as the vapor, after passing
through the cylinder of the engine,
passes into condenser, and is then re-
| turned to the boiler to be used again.
The waste of chemical material is said
to be very small. It is estimated that
at least two-thirds of the amount of fuel
can be saved by the use of this inyen-
tion, but the exact amount can be bet
ter determined after further experiment.
Mr.. Wells has been at work eight years
| n.perfecting this apparatus, and judg-
ing from the test of Saturday, his labor
and pains have not been thrown away
Boston Globe, July IA.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31
Humorous.

Humorous. ~
A sHREwD General-Sharp.
A VERY sly comedian-Fox.
The convaIescent Senator Boutwell,.
By no means clerical reader-Pope.
A LEGAL and military steward-But-
Ter.
A MODERN Alexander the Great
Stewart. aisa
A REPRESENTATIVE of energy and ex- >
ertion-Pullman.
A MELoDIoUs and harmonious place
Sing Sing.
WHAT age is the most deceiving? The
sausage.
NEVER run into debit it is bad enough
to walk into it.
How TO be always even with the world
Keep your head level.
THE objection to the dog tax is that it
is own-er-ous.
If brevity be the soul of wit, what a
witty man little Theirs must be!
THE rarest thing in the world-What
is called common sense. &
CHUcKLE-HEADs- People who go round
chucking dice for drinks.
TEN currency mills make cent; but
fancy what ten gin mills makel
To KEEP the Indians quiet requires
considerable Ingenuity.
NEVER nod to an auctioneer unless
you wish to buy or be sold.
SOME ladies are SO economical that
| IL 10 finrhfnT1fnor fn
prevent waistfulness.
A REv1vAL1sT asked an African if he
had found the Lord. "Golly," said
Sambo, Gam de Lord lost ?"
AN exchange says "Turkey is arm
ing" If the Czar once gets at her in
earnest, it will not be long before she is
"legging." iGff
AN English writer insists that from
the abolition of capital punishment
will date the decline of the British
Hempire. al
was noticed the other day gravely set
ting his watch by painted sign in front
of jewelers..
so, MA" said little girl who had
| been to the show, "I've seen the ele-
| OoOAA
with his tail"
A DANDY asked a BARRIERS boy if he
had ever shaved a monkey. No, sir,
answered the lad, "but If you viii take
seat III try"
A soHoo1-GIRL was recently asked at
an examination, by a clergyman, what
Adam lost by his fall, and, when
pressed, replied, "I suppose it was his
hat"
A PIECE of glass an inch long was
taken from the head of a Rochester man
recently, in whose skull it had been
embedded for twenty years. He had
, complained occasionally of a pane in his
, head.
) THE English Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer says that England will pay of
{ the Alabama award this year by the ex-
+ else on beer, and patriotic Britishers,
, whenever they pass beer-shop, say one
: to another: +" Hour country his hin dam
ger let's go hin and sup porter.
A CARELESS barber, trimming Sheri-
3 dams ears, put him to great pain and
uneasiness. ''Are you trimming my
: left ear now," asked the wit. No, sir;
d not till I've done with the right" "Ohi
r only thought by what I felt that You
: were passing through to the left ear
/ without going round.
A GENTLEMAN whose house was under
repair went out one day to see how the
! work progressed, and observing guam
J. ! tity of nails lying about, he said to the
3 carpenter, "Why don't you take care OF
= ! these nails? They'll certainly be lost: !
I I "No," replied the carpenter "youu
find them in the bill.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31

WE trust our readers can succeed bet
ter than we have in pronouncing the
three following Indian words, which are
to be found in Church's :" History of
King Philips War;" printed in 1929:
In this language-' Nummatchekodtan-
tamoonganunonash, signifes-our lusts.
observation-disclosures signi-
fies-our loves. Kummogkodonattoot-
tummovetiteaodgannuononnash signi-
fies, in the language of our time-our
question.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31

AN Irishman put his head into a law
yer's Office and asked the inmate, An
what do you sell here ?" Blockheads,
replied the limb of the law. Och,
thin, to be sure" said Pat, 1T must be
them left"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-31

The export trade of Boston has more
than doubled in two years.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-26

httls episode took place at ths recent meeting
Of the (lranges, at Decatur, which is significant.
The party OF the Changers in Illinois, Repuoi.-
ean State, il very power .ul and rapidly increasing
The only grave breach OF dscorum which oes
CURED during the entire session ot tho Conven-
ton was when Senator Whiting, OF hnrean, rose
IN his plaee and declared that be Was not prepared
10 turn his back upol the Republican, party which
he had regarded as emhsdying IN Its Pllneiplea
more OF the doctrines Of "anti-m0noPoy aut :
corruption, morality, Temperance sad Polnieal
purity, than any party VIII hal ever existed or
Tas ever likely To . So amor 2 the people shese
sentiments created a profound sensation. The
members were for q moment silent, as II astounded
nv ths dselara' on. Then the reheH emotions
created an Intense excitement Men sptoug 20
their feet, h'ssea and cries OF c'sappFobatloh
rosyed lIss a storm over the house. 1he very
~alls trenhlsd with the angry tempest II seemed
as II Il vas q moment OF per- TO al soou us sne
| OonyeDtion had done. The Ravel Of the pFeat
dne olFieer Fes)uRded IN vutli- ~ every utter,
| anes he made he was met By storms OF hisses sae
/ sngrv cries Calls TO order we're unheeded. nj
Whiiins remained standing lie MAS pate ana an.
/ s.ilalsd. With every gest9ra he made DO va.
i ~ - tAs elamorous cry Of the msBaeors q M
Convention.