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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
FARM AND GARDEN.


Thaer fixes thirteen pounds as the
quantity of hay per day which cow re-
quires for her maintenance in perfect
condition; and if in milk, he allows as
many as twenty-five to twenty-three
pounds, but the ration must vary with
the weight of the animal. MIR. Per-
rault, another foreign writer, states
twenty-seven pounds as the allowance
for a mich COW weighing about $50
pounds, he having in his experience
found that an animal in milk required
about six and one-quarter pounds hay
for every 220 pounds of living weight.
A very large OK or COW, relatively to its
weight, requires less food than an ami
NAL of smaller dimensions. And this
circumstance is grand argument with
those breeders who are in favor of very
large cattle. They say that if large OK
consumes more than small one, still
the increase in consumption is by no
means in the ratio Of the increase in
weight The real difference is owing to
the quieter disposition of the animal,
the vessels going to support the flesh
or fat being larger, attained by the be-
aforementioned careful crossing, so that
some breeds have, by such system, at
tanned the faculty of laying more upon
their backs, and others again more in
the adipose tissues within. It may be
said that for every one hundred pounds,
neat cattle require for plain keeping
three-fourths of a pound of meadow
hay; when laboring, two pounds when
in milk, three; growing rapidly, three
and one-half, which ought to be given
with great regularity and about three
times day, constituting as many meals,
which. however, are well divided, the
whole quantity for each meal not being
placed before the animal at once. This
precaution is particularly necessary
when the allowance consists of green
fodder. In fattening cattle it is, per-
haps, of more importance than in gen
eral feeding, that the provender should
be distributed regularly. Plenty of
soft litter and the greatest attention
to cleanliness aid materially in fatten-
ing
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
The Meanest Yet.

Some gentlemen were talking about
meanness, when one said he knew man
on Lexington avenue who was the mean
est man in New York.
"How mean is that ?" asked friend.
"Why, he is so mean that he keeps
five-cent piece, with string tied to
it, to give to beggars, and when their
backs are turned, he jerks it out of their
pockets.
Why, this man is so meanl' con-
tinued the gentleman, that he gave his
children ten cents piece the night be-
fore Fourth of July, but during the night,
when they were asleep, he went up stairs,
took the money out of their clothes, and
then whipped them in the morning for
losing it p
"Does he do anything else p
90 Yes the other day dined with him,
and noticed the poor little servant girl
whistled gayly all the way up stairs with
the dessert, and when L asked my gen
erous friend what made her whistle SC
happily, he said Why, 1 keep hen
whistling 80 she can't eat the Eaisins out
of the cake !"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
SANDY HIGGINS AND THE WIDOW.

One day Sandy Higgins came into my
Office and sat down without word. For
some minutes he sat still, Watching me
intently, as if trying to make out by the
sound of my pen what was writing.
esquire" he said at length, did 1
ever tell you about my scrape with the
widow Horny up here on the river p"
"Never did" said I, laying down my
pen ." let's have it.
"They're curious creatures, widows
is" said he in a meditative tone, and
the more you study about 'em the more
you don't know anything about 'em.
What was this thing I've read about in
Egypt, or some other country, that no
body could unriddle.
"The Sphinx, probably, I replied.
Well, " continued he, " that was a
widow as sure as you ever had granny.
Eeverything else in the earth has been
found out but them, and they're as mnch
mystery to-day as the length of the North
Pole. You may read the history of the
world from Genesis to Revelations, and
you'll find that widows have been the bot
tom or top of five-quarters of all the
devilment that has been cut up. Was you
ever in love with one ?"
stLots of them, - said I.
you're great gander-that's what
you are,' said he. GA man that loves
one and gets over it won't never get bit
by another, if he's got as much sense as
a ground hog. don't consider that I've
got any sense at all, but I'm a little too
smart to let another of them get all the
trumps on me. The widow Horny that /
was speaking of is little the handsom-
est women, reckon, that ever looked a
man into fits, and I ought to be judge,
for I've seen lots of pretty women in my
day. She was about twenty-five years
when I went up there to work, just in
the bloom of her beauty, and as full of
deviltry as a three-year old mule colt.
There was ball over at Jenkins and of
course went, for always go where
there's any fun going on, and generally
act the fool before I get away. Of course
the widow was there dressed as fine as
Solomon's lilies, and flying around as
frisky as young laLIb In q rye patch. i
got introduced to her and asked her to
dance with me, and when she flashed her
eyes at me and said yes, jumped up
like had set down on a hot griddle. You
may talk about sensation, but when she
took hold of my hand and I sorter
squeezed it, felt a sensation as big as q
load of wood, and it kept running up and
down my back like a squirrel with a
hawk after him. I'm very fond of dane
ing, but Ill be hanged if I knew whether
enjoyed IL Ihab mgnG or not, 1or every
time she took hold of my hand I'd com
mence feeling curious behind my ears
and up and down my back again, and
then wouldn't know whether was on
earth or in a balloon, or on a comet, any
thing about it. It was undoubtedly a
case of love at first sight, and a powerful
bad case at that. For a wonder goi
through the frolic without making con
spicuous or cutting up any extras, as
am In the habit of doing when I go into
public. I'd setmy pegs to go home with
the widow after the ball, but just as I was
fixing my mouth to ask her, up steps {
big, long, leather-faced doctor named
Mabry, and walked her off before my
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
Humorous.

A WORD to the wise-Remain so.
RELATIVE beauty-A pretty cousin.
THE best color for faces-W Water-color.
How MANY acres go to make a wise
acre
WOMEN in arms-Well, that's as it
ought to be.
AN essay on mana woman's attempt
to marry him.
SUITABLE garments for winter-The
close of the year.
"THAT's my impression, as the
printer said when he kissed his sweet
heart.
In what way does lady treat man
like telescope? When she draws him
out, looks him through, and then shuts
him up.
A Massachusetts veteran was recently
bitten by mad dog in his artificial leg,
with the sole effect of being enabled to
walk more rabidly than before.
A CAIRO Judge fined himself $40 for
getting drunk, borrowed the money of
| friend, refused to pay, and fined the man
$40 for contempt of court In asking for 1t.
BRAaopo11rANs habitually speak of
|
surely highly improper for feminine
city to be permitted to exist with out
skirts World.
A WIT being asked what the work
"genius - meant, replied, " If you had
it in you, you would not ask the ques-
tion but as you have not, you viii
never know what it means.
AND now the children have it. We
heard doting mother say to her male
offspring, few days ago, My dear
child, do come here, and let me remove
the epizooty from your nasal appendage.
A MODERN girl, living near Louisville,
has city beau. When he rides to see
her on a warm afternoon, she calls the
old man from the field and makes
him keep the flies from her fellows
horse.
A LITTLE four year-old boy sat alone
in the parlor, when a new doctor came
in to see his sick mother. The doctor
naturally wished to make his acquaint-
ance, and said, How old are you, my
son ?'' "I'm not old I'm new, said
the child.
A SOW at Mayfeld, KY, got into the
. best room of her owners house, the
other day, pulled all the bed-clothes of
the best bed, made herself comfort
able pallet on the floor and slept the
night through in perfect comfort and
quiet. The lady of the house said to
her husband, the next morning, with a
meaning smile, "That's not the biggest
hog that ever slept in these blankets. y
Hubby has reduced his bourbon quart
: lo1-
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
A Curious Story About Lincoln, Davis,
TAYLOR and Anderson.

A highly interesting scrap of history
has recently come to light in relation to
Mr.. Lincoln. Upon the authority, so
we are informed, of one of the early
settlers of Illinois (Mr. Dixon, the
founder of the city of Dixon, Lee coun-
ty), it is stated that about the year 1872,
while Gen. Taylor, afterward President
of the United States, was in command
of the fort at Dixon's Ferry, near where
Dixon now stands, Jefferson Davis, who
was Lieutenant in the United States
service at the time, and serving under
Gen. Taylor, administered the oath to
Abraham Lincoln, then captain in the
volunteer militia of this State. It is
also stated upon the same authority that
Gen. Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter
fame, was Lieutenant and present al
the time. How different the lives o.
those two men. = Springfield (W..
TO1I771T
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
To Clean CiderCaslks.

A good plan to cleanse musty or foul
casks is to put in a quantity of un-
Stacked lime, and then pour in boiling
water until the same is Stacked. Put in
the bung and shake until the water and
lime have come in contact with every
part of the barrel. Let it stand six or
eight hours empty, and smell the cask,
and if not clean repeat the operation,
and after having again emptied out the
lime, burn a strip of cloth dipped in
melted birthstone in the cask, fastening
it by the bung, and cask must be
foul indeed that cannot be purified by
this process.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
YOUNG GRIMES.
BIZ MFRS. PARr1NeroN.

Old Grimes is dead-that good old man
We ne'er shall see him more;
But he kas left son who bears
The name that old Grimes bore.
He wears q coat of the latest cut,
His hair is new and gay;
He can not bear to view distress,
So he turns from it away.
His pants are gaiters-ftting snug
Der patent leather shoes
His hair is by barber curled-
He smokes cigars and chews.
chain of massive gold is borne
Above his hashy vest
His clothes are better every day
Than were old Grimes best.
In fashions court he constant walks,
Where he delight doth shed;
His hands are white and very soft,
But softer is his head.
He's six feet tall-no post n.ore straight
His teeth are pearly white;
In habits he is sometimes loose,
And sometimes very tight.
His manners are of sweetest grace,
His voice of sweetest tone;
His diamond pins the very one
That old Grimes used to own.
His mustache adorns his face,
His neck a scarf of blue;
He sometimes goes to church for change,
And sleeps in Grimes pew.
He sports the fastest cabn in town.
Is always quick to bet;
He never knows who's President,
But thinks " Old Tips in yet."
He has drank wines of every kind,
And liquors cold and hot;
Young Grimes, in short, is just that sort
OF man-Old Grimes was not.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
Harrow Your Wheat.

Don't forget to run your harrow over
your wheat the last of March or the first
of April. If sown broad cast, harrow !;
if drilled, harrow with the drill. It will
pull up but little, and will be equal to a
hoe dressing. Try it.
We agree with our correspondent in
regard to the value of narrowing in the
spring: We We, adopted the the. plan m Last last
one-third, at least, to the amount of our
crop by doing so. We narrowed one
way with the A harrow, and then cross
narrowed with Thomas harrow. We
left few rods in the middle of the field
without the first narrowing, as an ex-
pertinent, and found that this place suf-
fered for the neglect all the season.
Northwestern Farmer.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20

"Well, Squire, they do say that when
that couple walked up the next morning
they both had the hardest kinds of fits,
each one thinking they had been sleeping
with niger. Oh, it was rich He a
cussin' and tearin' up things, and she q
screamin' and faintin' and cemin' to,
and goin' off again, and me not there to
see it. They made such rascally racket
that the folks broke into the room to see
what was the matter, and thare they was
with their faces and hands as black as the
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
THE TUB.
By KRIr J. KILL.

If there's a rub,
'Tis in tub,
That sets a maiden signing,
When full of clothes,
'Dis full of woes,
And sets the maiden crying.
But let her scrub,
And let her rub,
Not spend her time in sleeping,
If this is woe,
Then be it sol
In spite of daughters weeping.
Yes, let her work,
Though bones do ache,
As long as she is able,
Then there's no slight,
She's earned the right
To eat at papa's table.
Then no cheeks pale
BY daily all,
No curvature has bent her;
She has no grace
Upon her face,
Save that which Nature lent her.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
A French Story.

A fashionable young Partisan, during
his last summers shooting, became init
mate with the pretty wife of a gamekeep-
er and has continued to visit her. Quite
recently the husband became aware of
his dishonor, and contriyed to be near on
the occasion of these visits. He ap-
preached the house singing and whist
ling, and the terrified wife concealed her
lover in closet, and that closet had been
prepared for his reception by the game
keeper. Entering, he ordered his wife
to light the fires and get breakfast. She
obeyed, and at the end of few minutes
thick smoke issued from the closet.
The husband had disconnected the stove
funnel, which ran through it. He affect
ed not to mind this, nor to hear the
groans of the suffocating man within, and
when his wife tainted at her work from
fright, he cody got breakfast himself, ate
it and departed. The poor woman soon
recovered and dragged her lover from his
place of confinement, but the husband s
revenge had been complete he was past
human aid
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20

REVENUE statistics show that in Lon
don 800 horses die weekly.
PRINCE BISMARCK is said to be suffer
ing from acute neuralgia pains.
TIE Pasha of Egypt has made pres
ent of q site for church to the English
speaking community of Cairo.
THE Bishop of London has been re-
uuested to walk to church on the Lords
day, instead of riding, as heretofore.
Prussia has sold to the Viceroy of
Egypt a large quantity of the arms
which she used and captured in the re-
cent war.
On the third day of the marriage of
the Emperor of China, he and his young
bride appeared in dresses valued at
ESQ, 900.
THE number of ordinary letters circu-
lated in Germany was 205, 900, 900 in
1870, and it increased to 24O, ,000, 900 in
1871, the rate per cent. increase having
actually augmented.
AT Yeddo a suspension bridge 234
feet long and II feet wide has just been
completed. It is designed for the use
of the Mikado and his court, and crosses
deep ravine between the palace and
the imperial park.
THE suggestion for the establishment
of line of steamers to be specially
constructed for the purpose of convey
ing to Europe the superfuous cattle of
our Western States is meeting with ap-
proval in England.
Venice, a flute player, M. Aloysio,
exhibited new model for violin. The
strings are made of metal, and pass
entirely around the drum. The sound
is said to have four times the sorority of
the ordinary violin.
THE quantity of tobacco paying duty
and cleared for consumption in the
United Kingdom averaged 49, OF. per
head of the population of 1941. In 1851
| it had increased to lb. OF. per head.
In 1861 it had reached l lb. 81 OF. per
head. In,1S71 it amounted to lb. 81 OF.
per head.
The Bank of Venice lived over 600,
and the Bank of st. George, of Genoa,
about 400 yesrs. Both were virtually
blotted out of existence by the armies OF
the elder Napoleon. The Bank of North
America still exists and SO does the
Bank of England, after a remarkable
life of 17S years.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20

"That was the truth, Squire. Soap
and water had no more effect than it
would on native born African, and all
the chance was to wait and let it wear off.
How long it took them to get white again
I never found out, but one thing I do
know" he concluded, getting up to go
had the hardest fight, and came the nigh
est getting whaled that ever did in all
my born days"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20

of moisture on the weather side of
walls: Pitch, SO lbs; rosin, 80 lbs red
ochre, 6 TBS !; fine brick dust, 10 TBS; all
boiled together, with constant stirring,
and then sufficient oil of turpentine-
about one-quarter the volume of the
above-added to cause it to spread
readily. It is to be laid on as thin as
possible with bristle brush.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
Hog Cholera.

Prof J. B. Turner, of Illinois, recon-
mends the following for the prevention
of hog cholera One peck of wood
ashes, four pounds salt, one pound each
of black antimony, copperas, sulphur,
one-fourth pound saltpeter pound,
mix thoroughly, and moisten enough to
prevent waste. Put it in trough in a
dry place, where the hogs can at all
of it.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20

L forbid the concern from being con-
stituted p
"You are little too late, my friend"
says the preacher, and they all COM
menced laughing like theyhad seen some
thing funny.
"Tl be darned swizzled if I don't be
soon enough for somebody yet, said 1,
" for was mad, Squire, and no mistake
in the ticket. do believe could have
dog could swallow squirrel skin, if I
could have had fair chance at him. It
was too bad, after / had fixed up to
marry her myself, for her to walk right
out under my eyes and marry that great
baboon."
"It was bad, that is fact" said I.
"Bad!" criedhe. Z" Itwas meaner than
eating fried COON I first thought Ed
go straight home, but then I concluded
that wouldn't spite nobody, SO con-
cluded to stay and see if I could not get
satisfaction out of somebody. You know
I'm the ID to get myself or some
body else into a scrape when 1 take a
notion, and I'd taken one that night that
went all over me like third day chill, SO
commenced q study n out some plan. /
receIlected hearin' the doctor say that
where he come from, but the Lord only
knows where that was, the bride and
groom always washed their faces together
| before they went to bed, as a charm
against infidelity or imbecility, or some
other long word. While I was studyin'
about that, I spied the doctors saddle
bags setting in the corner, SO waited
till they went in to supper, and then
got the bags and looked to see what
could discover. Nearly the first thing ]
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
Aid I'm Advancing the termination of
Seeds.

AS means OF promoting the germlna,
horticulturist recommends the following
simple preparation, as tested by his own
experience. Seeds of apples, pears,
etc., are placed in tumbler or glass
jar, with a sufficient quantity of rain
water to cover them, and kept in a room
at temperature of from 60 and 65 de-
grees Fahrenheit, the water to be re-
newed when its odor indicates spelling.
After about a fortnight the germs ap-
pear, when the seeds should be slightly
dried by spreading upon a cotton OF
woolen cloth, and planted Immediately.
Locust seeds and others having hard
shells are equally benefited by such
soaking.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
Remedy for Group in One Minute.

This remedy is simply alum. Take a
knife or crater, and shave or CRATE off
in small particles about teaspoonful of
alum; mix it with about twice its guam
tity of sugar, to make it palatable, and
administer as quick as possible. Its
effects will be truly magical, as almost
instantaneous relief will be afforded.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20

WARMING RAILWAY CARS IN GER
MAMA mode of more safely and effec-
tually warming railway carriages than
by stoves or hot water has, it is said,
been widely adopted in Germany. The
invention consists of the use of a COM
posite fuel, which onl y shoulders slowly,
in copper box hermetically closed. -
The heat is said to last for twenty-four
hours if necessary. The fuel is called
the &c charcoal perquettes." At $65 per
ton the cost is said to be almost nominal,
and the apparatus costs only SO to each
compartment.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20

INTERESTING DATEs.-Pistols were in
use in 1914. Paper was first made of
linen in 1900. Linen was first made in
England in 1868. Clocks were first
made in England in 1868. Spectacles
were invented in 1880. Tobacco was in
troduced into France by Nicot, 1860.
Potatoes were first introduced into Ire
land in 1886. Gunpowder was invented
at the city of Cologne by Schwartz,
131O-1340. Cannon were first used at
the siege of Algeziras, A. D. 1342. The
figures of arithmetic were brought into
Europe by the Saracens, A. D. 991.
Stone buildings and glass were intro
duced into England, A. D. 674. Plead
ings in the courts of judicature were in
troduced A. D. 76S. Insurance on ships
and merchandise was first made A
D. 49.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
Chicken Cholera.

The following prescription we find in
the Southern CatLtivator, and is said
to be very efficacious in chicken chol-
era:
Glycerine in water, each half ounce;
carboic acid, ten drops. When the first
symptoms of the disease are apparent
give five drops, and repeat at intervals
of twelve hours. Usually the second
dose effects a cure. A neighbor in
formed me that cholera was very de-
structive among his poultry, and at my
suggestion he tried the foregoing re.
cipe. He reports that the progress ot
the disease was promptly arrested, and
in almost every case cure was accom-
plished.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-03-20
Physicians in England.

The physicians of England are always
known by the simple title of Mr.,
and all efforts to revolutionize public
sentiment so as to authorize the assump-
ton of the title of GO Doctor" have, to
use a medical term, proved abortive.
The Royal College of Physicians OF
London has announced that it does not
recognize nor sanction the assumption of
the title of doctor by its icentiates.
It appears, also, that neither has hcen-
tiate of the Royal College of Physicians
of Edinburg, or of the King and Queens g
College of Physicians, Ireland, any
right, as such, to style himself doc
tor" The British Medical College,
which communicates this information,
adds that university degree alone gives
this distinguishing title to graduates in
medicine. An American physician oi
good standing lately attempted to pass
as doctor in London, but he felt
the stern grasp of the law, and now
practices as Mr." Blank.
THEWoR1D's RAmRoADs.-TheU United
States has a mile of railroad to every
forty-three miles of its area, Great Britain
mile to every eight miles of area, Bel
gium mile to every nine miles of area
the Netherlands a mile to every fftee1
miles of area. Switzerland a mile t.
every eighteen miles of area, Germany
mile to every seventeen miles of area
France mile to every nineteen miles o
area, Italy mile to every twenty mile
of area, Denmark mile to every thirty
four miles, and Austria a mile to ever
forty miles of area. The per-centag
according to population is very largel
in favor Of the United States over all tn
| countries Of Europe,