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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
Two Men Precfpftated 253 Feet to the
Bottom of a Coal Shaft.

Two young men, named Nelson Whit
march and Patrick Congan, employed
in a coal shaft at LaSalle, were precipi-
tated from the top to the bottom of the
shaft last Friday. They had stepped
upon the cage to descend, after having
the signal all right, when the drum
around which the cable runs, and which
at the time was somehow disconnected
from the other machinery, began to
rapidly r~evolve, and they knew instantly
that they were riding to a perhaps most
horrible death. They struck the bot
tom, a distance of 253 feet, and break
ing through the three-inch planking,
were plunged into the stump, which con-
tanned at the time about ten feet of
water. Wonderful to relate, neither of
them were killed, but coming to the
surface they clambered up on the
boards. The car, which was ascending
at the same time they were going down,
came toward the surface with awful
momentum, and tore through the forks
and wrecked nearly everything in the
immediate vicinity. Assistance was i'm
mediately sent below, and the injured
men brought to the surface, where a
vast crowd of people had already as
sembled. Strange as it may appear, it
was found that though both the men
were terribly bruised, no bones were
broken, and at last accounts they were
doing well and in a fair way to- recover
Peoria GU Transcript.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
A Gallant Act by the President-A
Lady Rescued from Death.

A New York dispatch of the 9Th says: At
Long Branch, on yesterday, a lady was rescued
from danger of death by the GOODNESS, intre-
pidity and gallantry of President Grant. Miss
Martin, accompanied by two gentlemen, her
brother and a friend, in a phaeton, were riding
on Cedar avenue, in the vicinity of the grounds
of Mr.. John Hoey. The horses in some way
became frightened and manageable, and
dashed off at a furious speed. The noise at
tracted the attention of the President, who
had just made a call on Mr.. Hoey. Mr.. Hoey
started across lots, and the President pushed
his horses at full speed by the road. He
reached the scene of the disaster in time to
seize the horses and arrest them, with the as
sistance of Mr. Hoey, and to rescue the lady
from the peril she was in, surrounded by the
debris of the demolished vehicle, and excited
and manageable horses. The President
took the lady in his arms and placed her in
his carriage, and conveyed her to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Hoey, where che was kindly cared
for by the lady of the house. The gentlemen
we're thrown from the conveyance and received
more or less bruises. The lady having recov-
cred from her fright, was conveyed to her
residence. This instance is only one of many
where the President has furnished evidence of
his gallantry and intrepidity.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
Horrible Tragedy in Utah.

On Thursday, at Bingham, a mining
town of perhaps 5000 inhabitants,
twenty-five miles from Salt Lake, Ga
briel l.. Cotton, Gilbert Cotton, and
Gabriel Cotton, Jr., father and two
sons, were shot by Samuel L.. Butcher
and a man unknown. Butcher quarrel
ed with an employee of Gabriel l.. Cot
ton. This employe invoked the aid of
his employer. He, securing a navy re-
volver, went to Butchers house, and
was shortly after followed by his two
SONS, each on horseback-one with a re-
peating rife, the other with a double
ton, after some sharp words with Butch
er, went to a neighbours house. Mean
time n of the young Cottons Gabriel,
Jr.) }, aged nineteen, came up to Butchers
place, asked the latter where his father
was, gave theie, snapped his shotgun
and was shot by Butcher and instantly
killed. The other son, Gilbert, aged
tw~enty-one, then came up and asked for
his brother, and began d~ischarging his
rifle into Butchers house. He was hur-
ried away and into a neighbours house,
when the old man Cotton appeared,
quarreled with Butcher, fired two shots
at him, and was instantly killed by a
ball from Butchers gun. Butcher then
turned and fired three Derringer balls
into the Sol Gilbert, who had been de-
prived of his gun and had again come
upon the scene. After killing the three
Cottons, Butcher and his companion
went into the house of one Thomas
Thompson, and swore they would 'sclear
out" him and his son but surfeited
with blood they finally left him. The
three dead bodies were thrown into a
wagon by three women, mother and sis
tiers of the boys, and drawn home by
hand.-SaH Lake Cor. NeW York
Wor1d
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
Anecdote of PaImerstOn.

Lord Palmerston's wit was in such I'M
mistakable Saxon that the edge was Of
ten too sharp for very free use. Few
persons have earned themselves a great
er reputation for philanthropy than
Lord Shaftesbury, who, by the way,
married Lady Palmerston's Oldest
daughter by Earl Cowper, her first hus-
band. Lord Palmerston was never YEA
ry of telling stories about his son-in-law,
whose religious zeal he did not much
believe in or care for; and Lord Shaftes-
good part. It must be nearly twenty
years ago that I overheard the then
Home Secretary call across the table to
Lord John Russell, who sat reading a
newspaper at the Garrick:
Russell, lave you read Tony's (the
nickname by which he always designa-
ted the Earl of Shaftesbury, whose
name is Anthony Ashley Cooper speech
last night before the parsons and parish
paupers at Exeter Ha1?"
"I have not, my Lord" replied Lord
John, whose priggishness never permits
him to treat Oh address any person ia
miliarly.
"Wen, read it. It's devilish good,
and the examination of the children at
the close, I I'm told, was better still"
elbow SOP"
"Tony was asking the children a va
riety of questions of a scriptural nature,
to which he had received very s~atisfac-
tory W Just as he was conclud-
ing, he addressed a girl somewhat older
han the rest, and. among other things,
inquired, WHO made your vile body?'
Please, my Lord responded the IN
sophisticated girl, 'Betsey ZONES made
my body, but 1 made the skirt myself"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

Dr. j.. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma.
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
rERS?" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a life-giving principle,
a perfect Renovation and Invigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has a medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick of every disease mar is heir to. They
are a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DIR. Walkers
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
Garminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diureticr
Sedative, Counter-Irritant, Sudorific, Altera-
I'VE, and Anti-Bilious.
r.. H. MCDONALD & CO.,
Druggists and Gen. Agts., San Francisco, California,
and cor. of Washington and Charlton SITS, N. Y.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
THE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA,
FAMILY LINIMENT,

Is the best remedy in the world for the following
complaints, viz: Cramps in the Limbs and stom-
ach, pain in the Stomach, Bowels or Side, Rheu-
matism in all it's forms, Bilious Collie, Neuralgia,
Cholera, Dysentery, Colds, Flesh Wounds, Burns,
Sore Threat, Spinal complaints, Sprains and
Bruises, ChiIls and Fever. For Internal and Ex-
ternal use.
Its operation is not only to relieve the patient,
but entirely removes the cause of the complaint.
It penetrates and pervades the whole system, re-
storing healthy action to all its parts, and quick
ening the blood.
THE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA IS URE VEG
etable and All Healing.
Prepared by
CURTIS d BROWN,
No. 215 Fulton Street, New York.
For sale nv all Dru0pista
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

MRS. wINsLOw'S SYRUP IS H
PRESCRIPTION of one of the best Female Physi-
clans and Nurses in the United States, and has
been used for thirty years with never failing
safety and success by millions of mothers and
children, from the feeble infant of one week old to
the adult. 1t corrects acidity of the stomach, re-
lieves wind collie, regulates the bowels, and gives
rest, health and comfort to mother and child. We
believe it to be the Best and Surest Remedy in
the World in all cases of DYSENTERY, and
RHEA IN whether it arises from
Teething or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will accompany each bottle. None Genu-
inc unless the fac sfmfle of CURTIS & PERKINs is
on the outside wrapper.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

THE London Spectator, commenting
on the domination which Europe is ex-
tending over every part of Asia, asks
whether the strange spectacle of a hand
full of aliens holding half the population
of the world in subsection is likely to be
a permanent one, and adds Gone real
defeat of the Europeans would enlighten
all Asia, and Asia can wait long and
quietly for her news. She is now nearly
subjugated, and, we do not doubt, will
remain so for a time but there may be
terrible struggles yet-struggles SO fierce
that the curious federation of Europe
which now governs Shanghai may be
called into existence to keep Asia down
till her education is complete. The
thorough extinction of the white man in
China would call Europe to very differ
emit work than its present n of SQUAD
bling whether dead dynasties are corpses
or sacred mummies."
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The Postofice Department informs
the public that postal cards cannot be
sent at the ordinary rate when written
over the side intended for the address.
A person may compress Webster's nm
abridged on the other side, if it lies
within his power to do so, and it goes
for a cent ; but a single word on the adj
dress side subjects the card to three
cents postage.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
CHAPPED HANDS.

CHAPPED HANDS, face, rough skin,
pimples, ringworm, salt-rheum, and other cuta-
neous affections cured, and the skin made soft
and smooth, by using the JUMPER TAR Soar,
made by CAswELL, HAZARD & Co.. New York.
Be certain to get the Juniper Tar Soap, made
common tar which are worthless.-ICom.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

AT this season of the year cramps and
pains in the stomach and bowels, dysentery,
diarrhea, etc., are quite common, and should
be checked at once. Johnson'S Anodyne Lini-
ment is the best article that can be used in all
such cases, and should be kept in every family.
Used internally.-[Com.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

body with your offensive breath. cure your
Catarrrh upon which it depends. $500 reward
is offered by the proprietor of DR.. Sages
Catarrh Remedy for q case of Catarrh which
he cannot cure. 1t is sold by druggists. 652
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

CONGRESS has given away about $780,
600, 900 acres of the public domain in
the way of substituting railroad, canal,
and other corporations, and less than
$50, 900, 900 acres for all purposes of
education.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

POPULAR FA11AcY AND DEoEPTIoNs.-
1t is an infrmity of man to cling to the
teachings of a past generation, and to
s~tubbornly resist the light of reform and
progress. Health-reform and Tenn
perance-growth are jealousy watched
over by the Poison Bitters compound
ers. One great prevailing deception of
the present age, is the impression that
every human biped of either sex must
be stimulated, and the poisoned chalice
is labeled "Medicated Bitters, the bet
ter to palliate their use and prolong
the epidemic. One of the most jealous
workers to cure this malady, DIR. Jo-
sEPH WALKER, Inventor and Proprietor
of the famed CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BIT
TIERS, believes in making Bitters that
are "true medicine" and advises the
sick man to swallow a draught that will
wash out the Leprosy of his disease.
In this faith he is steadfast, and his
VINEGAR BITTERs, though a contradic-
ton to the general character of all other
Bitters, are, as a great success and Life
WtaIizer, evidence of one popular fall
lacy and corrected.|Com.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
Medicinal Poisons ON tho wane.

The patriarchs took no mercury, no bismuth, no
iodine, no bromide of potassium, no stry choria, no
quinine. Happy old gentlemen! they did not even
know of the existence OF these d" speeches. and yet
they lived until it seemed as If Death had forgotten
them. Their medicines were herbs and roots. They
have left this fact on record, and the world seems to
be now taking note of it and returning to the first
principles of medication. HosTErTER's STOMACH
BIrTKRs,, the purcst and most e1icacious vegetable res
torative of the day. is also the most popular. Thou
sands of persons who only a few years ago believed
implicitly in all the poisons which figure in tn phar-
macppia now pronounce this %palatable tonic and al
tcrative an all-suficient remedy for dyspepsia, ner
yous debility, constipation, bilious complaints, head.
ache. intermittent fevers, and all the ordinary dis
turbances OF the stomach. the liver, the discharging
organs and the brain. The time is not far distant
when most OF the powerful and venomous drugs now
so recklessy administered by practitioners of the
''heroic school, in cases thatmight easily be control
led by miIder treatment, VIII be utterly discarded by
all philosophical physicians. As it is, the thinking
public, who are generally ahead of the professionals.
have already put the dangerous preparations aside
and adopted Hostettcr's Bitters in their stead as
safe and excellent household medicine, adapted to
almost every ailment except the organic and deadly
contagious diseases. For more than twenty years
This famous -estorH<Ss aLd preventive has been
annually strengthening its bold upoE the pralic con.
ndence and il now takes TIE Ie1d of eva >cNertised
mcd:cire manufactured in this -"uDty
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
IL MEDICINE

CRAMPS, collie, CHOLERA, Dysentery and Diar-
rhea, as we'll as all Affections of the Bowels, are
readily mastered and thoroughly cured by DR..
Jayne's Carminative Balsam.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

If YOU have Ague in any form, you will save
both time and money by trying ShalIenberger's
Antidote at once. The cure is Immediate.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
10000 FARMERS WANTED.

To IMPROVE 1,455,OOO acres Railroad Lands in the
Middle Region of Western Iowa. Average credit price,
Sc per acre. Title clear. Climate and soil the beettn
the world Pure running streams. No fever and ague.
These lands are traversed by the Chicago q North
western and N. Central Iowa lines, over which land
C1ipton- Re- receivab1e for lands nnrc6Ssed. Field
agents will attend parties through from Chicago, and
show the lands to purchasers. For r. r. tickets or
handbook, and guide. giving maps. descriptions. To-
address, JOHN b. CALHOUN,
Land Commissioner Iowa r. r. Land Co.
OFFICE-90 Randolph Street, Chicago, Ill,
or Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

We SEE by the Chicago papers that
Proctor & GAMBLE have reduced the price Of
their long established and popular brand
Notified German Soap, its present price and
superior quality make it the cheapest as well
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

GSD 900 Per year and hrst-class piano free
0AsOOO to every lady or gentleman that
sells our goods. All expenses paid. Address,
with stamp, Eureka Chemical Works, CLAYTON, Mich
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
DR.. A. ]. Ship. oGNHE 3

319 8. Clark Street, Chicago, Ill.,, treats all
ChEontc and Nervous Diseases Having had
twenty-one years. experience, he has perfected
remedies by which he guarantees a cure when
directions are followed. Consultation by mail or
In person strictly confidential. A cure guaran-
teed in all cases undertaken or no pay. Call or
write. Letters answered promptly.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

GREAT harm and discomfort is caused
by the use of purgatives which grippe and rack
the system. Parsons PurgdtiUe Pills are free
from all impure matter, and are mild and
health-giYing in their operation.=ICom.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
Ms vERM1FUGE coMFITs

SICK,
from no other cause than having worms In the
stomach.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE COMFITS
will destroy Worms without injury to the child,
being perfectly WHITE and free from all coloring
or other injurious ingredients usually used in
worm preparations.
CURTIS & BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 215 Fulton Street, New York.
Sold by Druggists and Chemists, and dealers an
Medicines, at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A Box.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
THIRTY EARS EXPERIENCE OF
AN OLD NUR

For sale by all Druggists.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
REWARD

For any case of Blind,
Breeding. Itching or Ulce-
Piles that DE BIHd's
REMEDY fails to
cure. 1t is prepared ex-
pressly to cure tho Piles.
and nothing else, Sold by
all Druggists. Price Si.OO.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

house, pulled her little child out of the fire,
rolled her in a wet blanket, and laid her on a
bed. Mrs. Williams husband soon after re-
turned, to whom she related the circum-
stances, and then died, but the infant, whose
head was mashed almost to a jelly, was still
alive when last heard from, and would proba-
bly recover. Other bands of savages are
roaming through the country, and the settlers
are arming for defense. 49, Farmers Oranges
are being rapidly organized in Virginia.
A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted last week
in Lauderdale county, Tenn. A man named
Austin went home drunk and began to abuse
his wife. His son Charlie, aged Is, coming
in, he turned upon the boy and commenced
abusing him, and, in answer to a rough de-
mand, the boy returned a sharp answer, which
so enraged Austin that he drew a revolver and
snapped three caps at his son, who, seeing his
danger, snatched a shotgun from the rack
and fired upon his father, killing him almost
instantly.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-27

Don't sell out. There arc too many Of our
settlers ready to sell out their homcsteads to
the monied sharks that ever follow in the wake
Of civilization. But don't let slip all the adj
vantages Of an early settlement, simply because
you are offered . few hundred dollars more
than your land cost you. You may realize a
few dollars profit, but the gentlemen with lined
pockets win realize ten times as much in very
few years. II times pinch, then economize,
scrimp, and work along any way, SO YOU save
and improve your lands until they become
farms. Six or eight hundred dollars may APP
pear tempting now TO You who are being de-
MED all the luxuries and many Of the comforts
Of life, but six or eight thousand dollars dozen
years hence win be = solid independence. 1t
may he shrewd transaction to get four or six
dollars an acre for unimprovcd prairie land
but IN dozen year, hence II you should call
around to your old preempticn or homestead
quarter and find il q farm In the fullest sense
OF tie word, with house barn and live stock
upon il and the land worth from tw ,nty to
fifty dollars an acre. il would make you feel
uncomfortable. THIS Is . great valley, the
greatestin the west; nch in every element that
goes to make up . desirable country; in eli
mate, soil and fertility uurivalied; its future
IS an agricultural and stock producing section
undisputed, and We counscl such readers of
the EAGLE - can help it, not to sell. Nine
out Of ten Of the FIRST settlers and farmers Of
this valley who have pluck and foresight
enough to hold on for ten or . dozen years
hence, win lnd themselves comfortably fixed
and the owners Of valuable lands, and Eve out
Of ten in Independent circumstances while
those who sell out win be compelled to take
the chances In another start in life. Keep up
your pluck and hold on to your lands, ffiends.
and don't let others snatch from you the fruits
ofyssr sn1sEFgips snd sAzsy viciasitudes.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-27

*
o, Thou, our soul's salvation!
Our hope foe earthly veal! - ~
We who IN tribulation
Did for Thy mercy kneel,;
Lin up dad hearts before Thee,
And eyes NO longer dim,
And for Thy grace adore Thee
In-eucharistic hymn.
Forth went the nation weeping
With precious need Of prayer,
Hopes awful vigil keeping,
Midst rumors Of despair.
Then did Thy love deliver,
And from thy gracious hand
Joy, like the southern river,
O'ernowed the weary land.
Bless Thou, our alteration,
Our gladness sanctify;
Make this rejoicing nation
To Thee by joy more nigh.
o be this great thanksgiving
Throughout the land we raise,
Wrought into holier living,
In all our after days.
Bless, Father all Thou givest
Ofgood to this loyal land;
o, Saviour, all thor gayest
Still cover with Thy hand.
o Spirit the defender,
BE our guard and guide,
Now in life's midday splendor,
On to the eyentide.
II. ". G. C.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-27

AWoRD To TRAvELERs,-We have word
to say in faror Of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
It was the .'pioneer" line westward and Is the
''old reliable" route TO st. Louis With the
improvements which have been made during
the past year, we believe that the Missouri Pa
cific railroad has ..se best track and the finest
and safest equipment Of any line west Of the
Mississippi. 1t Is the only line which runs
three daily express trains Of fine coaches and
Pullman slecpers. equipped with re Miller
platform and paten, air brake. from the lead
ing points in the west, through Kansas City,
Sedalia and Jefferson City without change,
connecting at St Louis with eieren different
through routes to points north, east and south.
Particular information, with maps, time tables,
etc may be had at the various sthrough tick
et'' railroad stations in the west, or upon per-
sonal or written application to G.. II. Baxter,
western passenger agent, Kansas City, No., or
&. A. Ford. general passenger agent, st-Loui..
Missouri. 4s-tf
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-27

The FASTEST TIME ON REcoRD-FRoM
THE MISSISSIPPI 10 NEW YORK AND Bos-
TON-By special arrangement, on and after
sunday, August Sd, lightning express train
will run between st. Louis, Quincy, New York
and Boston, via. Toledo, Wabash and Western.
Lake Shore and New York and Central roads.
leaving st. Louis and Quincy in the evening,
Immediately after the arrival Of trains from
tho west, stopping onlv at the principal sta
tations and arriving at Toledo for breakfast;
passing along the shore Of lake Enc by day.
light, and arriving at the New York Grand
Central depot at l0:15 next morning. This
time is over eight hours In advance of the Chi
cago route to Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, New
York and Boston, and four hours and forty
minutes quicker to Detroit; also from three to
ten hours quicker to above points than all
other competing lines.
Tickets for sale at all principal Offices in the
west. q. w. Burrows, general superintend-
cnts, Lafayette; ]. s. Lazarus, western agent,
Kansas City; w. l.. Malcolm. general agent,
Toledo. 2l-l2