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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
typographical Profanity.

Whitelaw Reid was dozen years ago
editing the Xenia (Ohio) Ne,OS. In his
''Traits of journalism" he tells the fol-
lowing One day we had an advertise
tisement of the Columbus Commercial
College, and the foreman came to NE
and told me there must be an editorial
notice of it. My time was short. The
forms were waiting, and wrote straight
way, "The Columbus Commercial Col
lege is an excellent and well-deserving
institution. The advertisement appears
in another column" I sent it to the
proof-reader and went home. L got up
all been mailed before 1 saw it. You
can imagine the state of my feelings
when read, "The Commercial Herald
is an excellent and hell-deserving insti
tuition" You can't believe it, but tC
this day the bill for that advertisement
S running.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
Humorous.

The most belligerent General-Kil-
patrick.
THE billiard-player's favorite letter in
the alphabet-Q.
A LONG head on square shoulders
The Old Dominion.
WHY would tax on tarts be obiec-
tionable at sea q? Because it would be
encouraging pie-rates.
That uneducated individual, the
house fly, has commenced to make his
mark (::) upon the walls.-EI.
JOSH BILLINGS says, very truly:
&c You'd better not know as much, than
to know so many things that amt So"
CABBAGE-GRowER's S Observation-Disclosures
YOU see n head go for it, remembering
always that two heads are better than
one.
AN impoverished fop wears ten cent
silver piece ON his shirt bosom, and
calls it his dime and pin, which it GER
tainly is.
A MAN up in New Hampshire named
his two children Ebenezer and Flora
he always speaks of them as Eb and
FIo-tiCIy nicknames.
SAM JOHNSON was a CHILLED man,
And lived down by the sea-
He owned a rat tan terrier,
That stood bout one foot three lts.4E
And the way that critter chawed up rats
Was gorgeous for to see.
SAMBo had been whipped for stealing
his masters onions. One day he
brought in skunk in his arms. Says
he, 's Massa, here's the chap dat steal
de onions whew, smell him breff r
The following is the Memphis Led
qer's mention of scene that lately oc-
CURED in one of the courts of that city
sThe Judge said, Mr.. Sheriff, fill up
that panel, there is one juror required
The two professionals started for the
vacant chair, and one of them, Ger
man, got ahead of his. brother Ameri-
can, who fell back toward the clerks
desk, and said, soto Uoce, to the clerk,
did you see that id Dutchman beat
me out of my situation
AN Essex-street boy exploded pack
of fire-crackers in his sisters piano,
Saturday. The intercession of his
grandfather saved the youngster well
merited thrashing, and, out of graft
tude to his deliverer, he sprinkled the
inside folds of the morning paper with
CAYENNE pepper, and the old gentleman
on opening and shaking it, as has been
his custom for years, was taken with a
violent fit of sneezing, and threw both
of his knees and one thumb out OF
Joint, before the hired man, whose nose
he broke, could control him. The old
gentleman has temporarily retired from
| the business of intercessor.
| Mems
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
Ladies' as Bee-Keeners.

A Des Moines lady, writing to the
Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton, says the following upon this sub
ject t Within the last four years many
women have turned their attention to
bee-keeping as an occupation-pleasant,
easily managed and remunerative. We
are glad to know that in every instance
which has come to our knowledge sue
cess the most marked has attended the
undertaking. From reports that have
been made to us we condense the fol-
lowing instances One young lady who
had been teaching for several years,
and whose health had failed, undertook
the care of her fathers bees, twelve
colonies in number-that had never been
proftably managed. Under her care
the first year they increased to thirty
colonies, and the third year after she
took them in charge she sold 81 200
worth of honey, and had in the fall
fifty-four strong colonies in good hives.
She says tThe time devoted to them
/ did not miss, and the pleasure afforded
by the work was SO great that L would
enjoy it even if no profit were derived.
A widow of scauty means invested $50
in ten poor colonies, and about as much
more for ten good hives for her bees.
She got her money back the next season
and 1856 over. The next year she re-
ceived 5000 for honey sold, and had
thirty strong colonies in the fall. The
largest apiary in all the West is managed
entirely by women, who rear for market
italian queens at II large profit, besides
producing honey in wholesale manner
A lady at Jefferson, Wis, managed one
of her fathers apiaries of $50 colonies
| which she soon doubled in number, an6
sold So, O33 worth of honey one yea1
and 81, ,694 worth the next. She is {
| school-teacher, and says from her expe
rience a person can earn ten times as
much by keeping bees as by teaching
school"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
Value of an Onium License.

The sale of opium licenses on Satur-
day last drew crowd to the auction
room of MIR. Barlow. After disposing
of some leases of real estate, one opium
license was put up, starting at 81, 900,
and rapidly advanced to $12, 900, at
which figure it was knocked down to
Loongok, the same party who had it
last year. The second license was then
offered, which was started at $5, 900, and
advanced to $4,000, at which figure it
was knocked down to Abswan, making
$2S, 900 to be paid for the privilege OF
drugging the people of Honolulu with
opium for one year. 1t is understood
that both licenses were purchased by a
ring, composed of number of Chinese,
who were determined to control the sale
of opium. 1t shows what the profits
must be in this trade.-HoroIuIu Ga
zette.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24

The Express says: "The records of
the Observatory date back many years,
and authorities which give the rainfall
for every month and year of the present
century do not show June as dry as
this has been. Its effect upon agricul-
ture has been most disastrous; the hay
crop is almost ruined, while oats and rye,
have plenty Of moisture during July
these will revive, and the crop in this
vicinity be as large as it has been in
many previous years"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
BuRY1Na THE HArcHET.- the city

of % New YORK ~ two crippled soldiers Of
the late war, representing each of the
contending armies, have established a
union of their own for mutual aid and
support, and are making an humble
livelihood on the street-corners by means
of hand-organ. Mutilated by shot and
saber, these poor fellows who, in vigor-
GUS manhood, would have taken each
others life on the battlefield, have
joined hands at last in good will as
though they had been messmates instead
of enemies
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24

"WHAT are you drawing, Anna ?''
cts making your pictrrr'.'' So the
gentleman. sat very still, and she
worked away very earnestly for Il while.
Then she stopped, compared her work
with the original, and shook her little
head 81 don't like it much,' she
said. &C 'Tain't a great deal like you.
I dess I'll put a tail to it and call 1t a
dog"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
OCCUPATION and Products.

The ,StockItoIcler has been overhaul
ing the census volumes to some effect,
and has made careful examination of
the statistics of labor. 1t gives the fol
lowing table of the persons employed
and the product per head in agricul-
ture, manufactures, mining and fisheries
in the United States
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
The June Drought.

q The following statement of the rain
fall by inches during June for several
years past, as recorded at Dudley OBJ
servatory, has been obtained by the AL
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24

IMITATION meerschaum pipes are now
made out potatoes soaked in diluted sui
phuric acid, and afterward dried under
great pressure.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24

WHY is q young lady like bill of ex.
change? Because she ought to be set
tied when she arrives at maturity.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24

Persons Product
cnploycd. per person.
Agriculture ........ 3, 1884 All $4I3
Manufactures ..... ,O53,996 $40
Mining, auarrying etc 154.3 1856
Fisheries ...........- 2U,5O4 46I
Total net product.... 1889, ,214, ,4Os
Average product per
head in all pursuits. 532
In his speech at the Golden Club, in
England, the other day, Mr. Wells said
that if the production of the country
was divided among the people, the av-
erage per head would not exceed $175.
The Stakeholder infers, from the vari-
GUS figures it gives, that taking into
consideration the cost of living, capital
employed, cost of superintendent, and
all other elements, agricultural labor is
more productive than any other in the
country. 1t also regards labor as more
profitable in this country than in any
other part of the world.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24

The total number of miles IN opera
tion is 81, 1O4, of which 6, 6,427, built last
year, made no return, and others refuse
information The total earnings are
$11O, 900, 900 more than the receipts in
the United States Treasury, and the net
earnings $4S, 900, 900 more than the Gov
ernment interest account. The total
cost is 5000, ,000,0 900 more than the ma
tional debt Thirty-three thousand nine
hundred and thirty-four miles have been
built since 1868.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
Railroads and their Cost.

I'll. v. Poor's "Railroad Manual for
1884," just published, gives detailed
statement of 425 different railroads, of
which the following is summary:
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11
Report orauarnn,ine Officers.
DALLAS, October 6, ISL

DALLAS, CctoDefo y, 1860.
To the Board of Health ofthc City of Dallas:
GESTLEMEN:-The undersigned, Off
GERS ef quarantine appointed by the
Honorable Council of the city of Dali
las, beg leave to submit the following
facts collected by them during their Ia
bors for the past thirty days:
Yellow fever Of most malignant
type has prevailed at Shreveport for
period of foriy-live days. During that
time, among the refugees from that
city, twcity-one cases of undoubted
yellow fever have come TO our knoWl-
edge GALL doubtful cases being discardeD.
These cases have occurred at four
teen different places, ranging over n
distance Of from five to one hundred
and eighty miles from the city Of
Shreveport, yet in no single instance
have we been able to learn of one case
among any Of the citizens of either of
the fourteen places, following the i'm
ported eases.
These facts induce Us TO lay before
your body the above statement for
your consideration, believing that in
the present. excited condition Of our
citizens, it will be well TO publish the
same with view of quoting the I'M
warranted alarm. We have the hon
or, gentlemen, to he, very respectfully,
your obedicnt servants.
S. ID. TIIRUsToN, NJ. D.,
PAUL CARRlNGToN, Nj. d.,
Quarantine Officers.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

1t has been enormously reported that
cholera prevailed at Fort Worth. This
is a malicious assault upon the fair
fame Of that promising city. So far as
that fearful disease is concerned, there
is not a case of it in Texas that We can
either authenticate or locate. Fort
Worth is probably the healthiest point
in the State, and only last night we
heard that the Sexton of that place had
resigned his Office because it had not
paid him nickel in six months. Our
neighbors effort Worth have long re-
garded this jongual as an enemy Of
that city and its prosperity, but We
make the above statement Hwithout
price and without money" because
We are s.fair in all our dealings"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

a German by the name OF Nlcnycr,
who has been working IN Leonardo
hrckyard, rode oGt 10 the Fair ycslcr-
day, and after tying his horse to II tree
near the race truck, stopped 20 look az
the relative speed of n couple Of nnl-
mails, which were ut the moment being
ridden around the course. The Ger
mar. being an accomplished horBemnn
and lover of the turf, was stimulated
at sight of the race to try the bottom
of his own roadster, and remarked, rs
he put his foot to the stlrrup and sprang
to his saddle, that he "would see what
he could do.n
II was his ride TO death. Dashlng Off
graceful as u bird, he rounded the
course but just MS he was pressing his
spurs for The second run, his horse
gave quick plunge sideways, dartcd
among Il grove Of trees and suddenly
haliing in front of n large oak, threw
him forward, his head striking the body
of the tree with terrible force, which
crushed in the postcria wall of the
skull, and killing him instantly.
a gentleman by the name Of Reno
who was seated under n tree adjoining
the locality Of the accident and who
witnessed ii, made the melancholy
fact known to Mr.. Leonard, who had
the deceased properly inferred.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11
a wirc's TcrribIe Discovery.

Mrs, Henry L.. Erwin returned from
q weeks visit to Red Rank 10 her
home in Lincoln street, near Summit
Avenue, Jersey City, on Wednesday
afternoon. Her husband had prom
ised to meet her on Saturday and go
homo with her, but he did not, and
she went four days aftcrward without
found her husband in he'd. Thinking
that he was sleeping she did not dis
turb him, hut went qnictly down
stairs and prepared supper. Then II
premonition seized her, and she called
The neiehbors. They found that Mr.
irwin wSs dead. The body was de-
composed. The County Physicians
examination showed that he had died
of appopleXy.-[N. Y sun.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

A little before noon yesterday, three
Williams inveiglod nquntryman, to
the rear of the Postofiice, and there
feigned desire to barter off a pair of
boots to him, their object being to as
certain as they, suspicioned it from
some cause or other, if he had any
money about him. Not succeeding in
disposing of the boots, which were no
doubt stolen property, one of them
suddenly seized and held him, while
the other two went through his pock-
cts and rified them of forty dollars in
currency.
/ After the commission Of the robbery
and ON getting loose from the men, hls
loud rawlings and dcmentia-likc man
ners attracted Major Ervey, who quick
" ran to where the frightened fellow
was going through bis simpleton
antics, and at length managed to UNI
derstaud the cause of his eccentric
conduct, and gave pursuit of the rob
bers, following them as far as Anglers
foundry, in the neighborhood OF
which they attempted to secrete
themselves behind wood pile, but
being discovered 10y the Major he
captured and turned them over to OIL
Ger Paris, who took them before Judge
Kerfoot, who locked them up on fail
ing to give bond.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

n1lonl, r. H. Dunrloftgt ngeul, 500
certificate, Gears pnitnt' J0lin OwclH'
agent
lIcst dlaplay Late, premium, &. ~,
| sfovcIsun, Of UnllnH. ~.
Boot boots and shoo', premium &. ".
/ Stevenson, ~
lIcd display Of sadllcry, premium,
/ w. II. Tennlsuii, SO.
Hest broom, niadc IN Texas, pre-
MUM, ". e. Goblc.
EQUESTRIAN RiNd.
Most graceful rider under - ycnrS,
three entries, premium, sam Saycr,
so; certificate, Walter StcnElll.
Most graceful rider over 10 years,
I nine entries, premium, j. r. Oi'rlen,
of Collin, $40; certificate, JOS. Record.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER !,
Harness horses--Stallion, years old
and upward, premium, W. NJ. Weaver,
Il SIS.
Stallion, 3 wears old and under !,
premium, ). Coficy, of Collin, 81 80;
certificate, l.. Mcmillan, Of Collin.
| Stallion, 2 years old and under 3,
premium, w. r.. Green, SO.
Stallion, under year old, premium,
j. III. Fender, s..
Mare, years old and upward, pre-
MUM, f.. l.. Billings, Sl2 50; certificate.
J. w. Chapman.
Mnre, 3 years old and under 4, pre-
MUM, J. II. Penn, $40.
Mare, . years old and under 8, pre-
MUM, l.. Il. Cation, 81.
Mare year old and under2 pre-
MUM, G. w. Ford, So.
Pair geldins exhibited in harness,
premium, j. G. Work, $50 certificate
j. a. Work.
Geldings single in harness, premium,
II. j. Frank, so; certificate, Scott AL
lison.
Mare as above, premium, Joseph
Hand, of Clark county, Missouri, $40.
Gelding for saddle, best gated, pre-
MUM, Dan Mccullough, SlO ccrtili-
cate r. V. Tompllins.
Mare for saddle, best gated, pre-
MUM, w. $. Ferguson, $40
SADDLE STOCK.
Saddle stallion 4years old and up
ward, premium, w. Aldrum, SIS, GER
tificate, II. c. Williams.
Saddle stallion years and under
premium, S Coiiey, SD So
Saddle stallion under year old, pre-
MUM, J. II. Fender, 50 90.
Saddle mare years old and upward,
premium, w. $. Furgtlson, $500.
Saddle mare Years and under 4,
premium, r. II. Dillon, $40 90,
Saddle mare year old and under (,
premium, G. w. Ford, S6 90.
6LooDED STOCK.
Stallion years old and upwards,
premium, 4. Il. Shirley, $40 90; GER
tificate, w. 3. Blalack.
Stallion years old and under !, pre-
MUM, ]. b. Turner, $50 %.
Mare years old and under 3, pre-
MUM, J. b. Turner, Sl5 0D.
SWEEPSTAKES.
Stallion of all ages, premium, r. +.
Shirley, $50 90; certificate, ". Nj.
Weaver
Mares of all ages, premium, j. u.
Turner, S25; certificate Henry Erray.
Saddle poney, Texas raised premium,
", Fl. Tension, $; certificate Dan Me-
Cullough.
Pair draft gcldings exhibited in har-
ness, premium, c. c. Jennings, $40.
Texas mare and of her colts, pre-
MUM, A. l.. Scheiley, SO.
Equestrian ring-(l3 entriesl, most
graceful riders, premium, William IL.
Tension, SO; certificate, Henry John
son.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

.ifss pepfmp ana Uerdeffn H'g'e.
uhieipoi1out writes tlnt the lit-
Ifai hlnL hin carriage" Il ~ follower
s'l,t nrnls nre carried n W tailor, The 81
l7Fs wei out behind, and clrotlnr
motion of The hips IL cultivated. liut
Inc head " The principal thing. Thc
head mtsi bc worn loosely, poised ~
mr. back ~ possible. Tho rotary mo
ton should bc practlscd with support
ul first, ~ very iutm consequences are
probable. The new fall hat II heavily
trimrhcd, aud pcrchcd ~ much In the
rear rs The tenncily Of hnlr-plns and
scalp will admit. The weightproduccs
the head effect In some Instances, hut
there are sliil-nockod women who will
require to he shotted behind to be In
The fashion. Take girl Of the period
at present; hen nose Is beneath the level
of her chin, aud her forehead II STRAIT
um lower. The ruff, which of necessity
Cncirclcs her neck, sets out like II
llutod salad bowl all round her, and no
tOp-knot ever was paraded in such u
position since the head of John the
Baptist was served on charger.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

No ''purp," OF either gender, any
earthly or unearthly nationality, and
no matter whether its habits are dainty,
or its tail long orshort, by the regula-
tons of all railroads, this raw sausage
material must go to the baggage car If
it wants to go on the same train with
its master or mistress, for it can't aud
it shant go in the same car with them.
And so Conductor Marshall, of the
Central road, in the most Chesterficld-
Tau wuy,informed a lady passenger, on
Saturday, that her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
could be accommodated forward. ="
sand, madam" insisted the polite
Marshall, "thcre he must CO." Swell,
now, he tcon't 60" with a tart tongue
and Il percussion-cap snap Of her finger
under his nose.
A funny look of astonshmcnt pass
ed over Marshall's face as he glanced
at the calicoed combustible who was
eyeing him with whole arsenal in
her optics. Quietly taking Il seatbe-
side htr, he tried to get that dog IN
the baggage car by-logic. After fif-
teen minutes of logication or whatever
you may call it, the ''insect" still oc-
cupied seat beside its mistress. But
the long suffering Marshall kept his
position and reflected ON new eSpe.
dents, AT last he drew long breath
stepped out on the platform, passed
word or so to his brakeman, who
in moment was Mt the lady's side
and respectfully asked for that dog.
"Now, he aint going to go"'
"Brakyn threw his hand, "sassy"
like, to the hindlcgs of that "animule"
and gaily jcrlSed for the possession.
She jerked her end and swore; one
more frenzied pull at his end and he
took in the whole dog; then she gave
little screoeh, jumped up and gave
"Brakyn singing blow on the side of
her face.
One hour afterwards and there was
another soone. Conductor Marshall,
with his capital tact, had succeeded in
showing the little coal of fire what a
little gooscy she had made of herself,
and she actually afforded us the scream
ing satisfaction of seeing her tickle
Marshall under the chin and say she
wished she "ladn't rot mad.n
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11
Prafh.s Astral OIL.

Absolutely safe. Perfectly odorlcss. Al
ways uniform. illuminating power superior
To gus. Burns I'M any lamp without danger
of exploding or tishing lire. Manufactured
expressly 10 take TIE place of volatile and
dangerous oils. It's safety under every possi-
bic test and It's perfect burning qualities are
proved by its continued use i'll over 100000
families.
Miliions Of gallons have been sold and no
accident directly or indirectly, has ever oc-
CURED from burning, storing or handling it,.
The iinmense yearly loss to life and property,
resilting from the Use of cheap and danger
our oils In the United States, is appalling.
The insurance companies and fire commits
sioners throughout the country recommend
the Astral as the best safeguard where lamps
are used. Send forcircular.
For sale mt retail by the trade generally,
and at wholesale by the proprietors,
CIIAS. PRATT Il CO.,
l09i&w6In l0S Fulton street, New York.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11
Lily Ruin.

This swce; and lovely little child
the youngest daughter of our highly IS
teenlnl friends Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.Swin-
dells, HAS buried Yesterday. The Office
cf words fail before the depth Of oui
sympathy FOR the afflicted household tc
which the little eofiined form was such
sunbeam. All that is LEFT now tc
parent or friend Of what once kept the
heart green with love and hope, Is
tender and a touching memory.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

Owing to informality in registration,
the revision OF the roll never having
been made as required by law, the
vote on both the waterworks and the
railroad were thrown out and the pc
titions withdrawn.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

THE Virginia Democratic papers are
fighting Hughes, the negro candidate,
with his old editorial declarations that
the negro IS unfit for freedom, incapa-
BILE of self-govcrnment. 1t is certainly
TO Hughes credit that he was once able
to speak the truth; but he has lost the
faculty.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11

NEW plank pavements are going
down in all parts Of the city. Tho
chips and blocks that are left have
brought many anxious faces to win
dovs in different neighborhoods, e
see which Of their Young ones bring
home the biggest bssfsthlls.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-11
.Ana sun sher are Coming

And this is precisely the case at C.
II. Beauchamp's. All kinds of ladies
dress goods and gentlemen's clothing,
with heavy and splendid stock OF
boots and shoes, and large new fall
and winter stock have arrived and are
,uiving daily.