Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-09-25

customed to the water. Before daylight the
boat rolled so desperately that every movable
thing was smashing about the yessel, ana IL
was impossible to cross the cabin. 1t was be-
tween z and 8 o'clock when we came in sight of
the harbor. and it was so rough that 1t seemed
unwise to attempt an entrance. we could see
the lighthouses and the vessels on the beach,
and wondered that no one came to our rel1ef.
SIT was a sad sight. The passengers stood In
silence, with their life-preservers Oh, knowing
that in a few moments they would all be at
the mercy of the breakers. But all were calm
and self-possessed. Capt. Sweetman behaved
with the utmost GOODNESS and courage, and
the crew obeyed every order readily We were
all washed out of the boat in which 1 was
placed, when within thirty rods of the shore,
but we're rescued by those on the beach in a
most gallant way. I was picked up uncon-
scious, but am all right now. The Captain
said it was the toughest sea he had ever seen
on the lakes"
Those familiar with the shore say that the
Ironsides went down in not less than forty
fathoms of water"
The Chicago Exposition
OF skilled industry, to open September
25. attracts universal attention, prom
Uses to be tie best exhibition ever seen
in the West, and will doubtless be
visited by thousands anxious to see the
new Chicago. They will find the great
millinery store of D. B. FISK & Co.,
corner of Wabash avenue and Washing
~ SGIccU, 1Oi SlLc, pC1ICCu d11ibSCIlSllU
beauty and splendor and its exposition
of millinery goods, feathers and flowers,
velvets and ribbons, silks and laces, for
extent, variety, richness and complete
ness, surprising anything of the kind in
Chicago or the world. Harper's Bazaar,
of New York, the organ of fashion and
art, regarded it as SO noteworthy as a
temple of business and art, and so typi-
cal of the sudden resurrection of a great
city and the marvellous development of
trade in the West, that it gave it's read
ers a whole page of engraving and let
ter-press descriptive of the building and
it's contents, as the best illustration of
the wonderful rebuilding of Chicago
and the irrepressible energy, activity
and enterprise of her business men.
None who visit the Chicago Exposition
should fail to see the new millinery
house of d. B. FISK & Co.
TRY IT.-ATonic and Alternative medi-
cine, the invigorating and regulating
properties of which actually lengthen
joyment, is within the reach of every
member of the community. No invalid
who has had recourse to DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BTrTERs will hesitate to concede
to it these invaluable qualities. 1T is a
stomachic and a corrective of unrivaled
efficacy, yet being free from alcohol, it
is not an eCcitant. Its anti-bilious
operation is more direct, speedy, and
certain than that of any of the danger
Gus mineral salivants, and as an aperient,
it gently removes any distractions that
may have accumulated in the lower in
t%estine, without producing either irrita-
ton or pain. In fact, its wonderful
remedial effects are unaccon1ponied by
any drawback. Of all medicines, it is
the most harmless and salubrious. As
an appetizer, it is far ahead of any of
the alcoholic nostrums that momenta-
rily stimulate the palate while as a
means of ~renovating a weak and torpid
stomach, it stands alone among modern
remedies 6