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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
Growth of Wealth in ireland.

Within thirty years the population of
Ireland has declined to the extent of
3, 793, ,S38 This was between 1841 and
1871, according to the dates of the CEN
sus. But the reduction of the popula-
ton in this case does not indicate a
diminishing degree of prosperity. On
the contrary, it has gone on simulta-
neously with an increase of wealth. In
live stock Ireland's riches grew during
the same period from $105, ,529, ,040 to
$187, 576, O55. The number of flax fac
tories doubled Thenumber of spindles
increased from 592, ,981 in 1862 to GIG, $50
in 1870. The flax power-looms were
1866 in 1862, but ten years after they
were IA, S34. The cotton power-looms
numbered 1,757 in 1862, and 3,437 in
1871. The total number of hands en-
ployed in the factories in 1862 was
81, ,872; now it is 63,9 1852. The deposits
in the ioint-stock banks in 1841 amount
ed to $27, ,S39, ,255, and in 1871 they had
increased to $136, 742 ,195. On the other
hand, the business of the pawnbrokers
has diminished. In 1867 there were
13, ,2S2, 91S pledges for S., ,252, 755, and
in 1870 only 1,6O8, ,444 pledges for
So, $40, ,5SO.-NeaU York Times.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
An Extensive Beehive.

elbow doth the little busy bee ?" in
quires DR.. Rowe. It doth very much
indeed at Los Angeles, where there ex-
lists at this moment the largest hive in
the world. It is a fssure of rock, the
opening of which is seventeen feet wide,
and the depth of which is 160 feet. In
Vulnerable swarms of bees have made
this cavern their home, and have accu-
mulated enormous quantities of honey /;
it is calculated that there must be many
thousands of tons of it. The inhabit-
ants of the country have more than once
tried, although the approach of the fs-
sure is difficult, to drive away the bees
and take possession of their treasure,
but they have always been repulsed
with loss. We cannot but think that
the tame surrender of SO magnificent a
prize as the wax and honey contained in
hire of 16O feet deep shows lamenta-
BILE want of enterprise in the population
of Los Angeles, and are disposed to
suggest that they should call in for
eign aid.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
Statistical.
LONDON has 1000 lawyers.

LONDON has 1000 lawyers.
The population of London is 1925
600.
THE King of Ashantee, it is said, is
allowed 333 wives.
CHARLESTON, S. c., has a colored
population of 26, 173 to %, ,749 whites.
New HAVEN claims BAT manufacto-
ries, employing capital of $12, 900, 600
and 5000 hands.
The working population of the United
States is estimated at 13, 600, ,0O0-one-
third of the population.
THERE are in Paris II, ,314 cafes, Wine
shops or beer-saloons, containing in all
27, I'll public billiard tables.
AN Indiana farmer has sold 1OO,OOO
watermelons this season, and still insists
that he ought not to be hung.
The population of Persia is about
100000 or 100000. The majority
of the inhabitants are Mohammedans.
The population of Texas, in 1870,
aggregated S1S, ,579. In 1873 the Lone
Star State foots up ], 800, 900 souls, an
increase beyond any previous ratio.
THE st. Louis Democrat says of the
progressing Mississippi bridge at that
point "The bridge, the tunnel ap-
proaches, ETC., will probably cost in the
aggregate about $9,OOO,OO0 of which
the bridge itself costs $6,OOO,OOO."
ACCORDING to a report made at the
late session of the Wesleyan Confer
ence, that body numbers 34S, $50 mem
bers, with 2O,844 persons on trial.
They have also $3.50 Sunday schools,
with 666, 766 scholars, an increase of
II schools and 12,189 scholars during
1872.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
A Curious Card.

The suspension and subsequent re-
sumption of business by David Preston
& Co., Detroit, have been announced.
The card in which Mr.. Preston declared
his purpose to resume is peculiar, but
said to be characteristic. He starts out
in this way:
'tIt's good. There's light ahead +;
there's help in God there's wealth in
Jesus; there's power in prayer. I
landed in Detroit Nov. 4, 1848. bor-
rowed $12 to bring me here. I got a
situation at $12 per month, and in less
than two months L had paid this $12
from my wages. On the 4th of May,
1852, I married q good wife, and in less
than one week thereafter 1 embarked in
business under the style of David Pres
ton & Co., bankers and brokers. My
entire capital at that time, out of which
[ had to furnish home and start my
bank, was less than $500. In May,
1854, I had amassed a fortune of near
S., 900, and with this increased capital
1 opened a bank in Chicago. In the
month of August following, Mr.. A.
Klemm, our banker at No. SO Wall
street, New York, failed, with Sc, 900 OF
our money in his possession, which was
all we were worth and little more. We
never realized but $15 out tof this Sc, 900,
and yet I did not commit suicide, run
away, compromise, or resign. lprdyed
and aUorEed and paid, and have been
doing the same kind of business ever
since, and L expect to fight it out on
this line to the end of my journey"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
Ruling Passion Strong in Death.

An old farmer, up to all methods 1or
making a good bargain, was very i'll, and
friends were expecting an early demise.
His nephew and a man hired for the
occasion had butchered a steer which
had been fattened and when the job
was completed the nephew entered the
sick room, where a few friends were
assembled, when to the astonishment of
all, the old man opened his eyes, and
turning his head slightly, said, in full
voice, drawling out the words:
"What have you been doing"
&c Killing the ste r." was the reply.
"What did you do with the hide p
cleft it in the barn going to sell 1t
by-and-by."
"Let the boys drag it around the
yard couple of times it will make Il
weigh heavier"
And the good old man was gathered
iBte his fathers.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
WHOLE NUMBER 338.
THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks gray and the shore is steep,
And the waters below look dark and deep,
Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride,
Leans goomily over the muIky tide;
Where the reeds and rushes are long and rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank;
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day through,
There lies at its moorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles idly dropped,
Like sea-bird's wings that the storm has Topped,
And crossed OH the railing, one DER one,
Like the folded hands when the work is done;
While busily back and forth between
The spider stretches his silvery screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull " too-hoo,"
Settles down on the side of the old canoe
The stern half sunk in the Shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER its dull decay,
Hiding its moldering dust away,
Like the hand that plants DER the tomb flower,
Or the ivy that mantles the falling tower;
While many a blossom of lovelest hue
Springs up o'er the stern of the old canoe.
The currentless waters dead and still
But the light wind plays with the boat at will,
And lazily in and out again
1t floats the length of the rusty chain,
Like the weary march of the hands of time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime,
And the shore is kissed at each turning anew
By the dripping bow of the old canoe.
Oh, many a time, with a careless hand,
have pushed it away from the pebbly strand,
And padded it down where the stream runs thick,
Where the whirls wild and the eddies thick,
And laughed 1 leaned DER the rocking side,
And looked below in the broken tide,
To sec that the faces and boats were two,
That were mirrored back from the old canoe.
But now, as lean DER the crumbling side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that there is graver grown,
And the laugh that hear has soberer tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skif wings
have grown familiar with sterner things,
But love to think of the hours that sped
AS rocked where the whirls their white spray she'd
Ere the blossoms waved, or the green grass grew
Ger the moldering stern of the old canon.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
VOL. VINO. 50.
THE RAVING.


Once upon q midnight dreary, while houndered
Der The many rough, uneven tacks and pins upon
While tossed with neer mapping, suddenly I
heard Tapping,
the door.
IT'S some phantasy, muttered. Strange return
ing answer uttered,
Only Blood, and nothing more.
Quite distinctly remember, it was in the warm Sep
tember,
AZ my body and each member, heated, lay upon the
Hopelessly sooth'd my sorrow with the promise
that tomorrow
some antidote would borrow-borrow from ma
That would dissipate the demons that were ravening
Blood, my hearts, and nothing more.
Yet the feeling dim, uncertain, that the mornings
From the nights mysterious terrors would arise for
Set my heart with madness leaping, while the de-
mons, still unsleeping,
Their fierce watch upon me keeping as lay upon
Lost in anguish than weeping, sobbing shrink
shrieked for blood and nothing more.
Presently, with hope no longer but with resolution
demons y said I, many millions that seek my
true hearts gore,
Know that I'm no longer mapping, but prepared to
And at once began siapping, sideways, backward,
and before;
But that dreadful climax Gaping, in there rushed
ten million more
Crying Blood, and nothing more.
Forward at their legions daring few madly, pillow
bearing,
Yowing vengeance deep, destructive-vows no NOR
tai breathed before;
Still their front evinced token that their serried
ranks were broken,
And the only order spoken by those trilions, less
more,
Was the same obstructive mutter, uttered by them
DER and DER
Blood Wen have, and nothing more,
Those mosquitoes never quitting, still upon the
walls sitting,
On the whiten'd walls and ceiling, blackening my
chamber DER;
While their shrin and demon screaming sets my
soul with frenzy dreaming,
As their eyes upon me cleaning fill my mind with
terror sore,
And the chorus of their screaming, fly my cham
Der door,
Is Blood, and nothing more.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
Counties

The present has not been good wheat
year in the South.
Ohio reports cover more than half the
area in wheat, and indicate very near
ly average yield, of about average
quality.
wheat of very good quality, well Sc
cured, and generally exceeding the ex-
pectation in thrashing.
In Indiana this crop has suffered from
winter-killing, the fly, chinch-bug, and
heavy rains in the shock, causes which
indicate a depreciation of sixteen per
cent.
In forty-three counties in Illinois the
average is ninety-three.
Wisconsin makes very encouraging re-
turns, in no case below 100, and averag-
ing 107 upon an increased area.
Minnesota is the banner State of the
year upon wheat production. Increased
acreage in new and old counties was
returned in June, and the average for
condition is 100. In several counties it
is claimed to be the best crop for many
years, both for quality and quantity.
Returns from two-thirds of the wheat
area of Iowa indicate an average yield
upon an increased area. The quality is
generally superior, with some excep-
tions of injury from rain and blight.
Most of it was secured in good condi-
tion.
Missouri has secured an average
crop, mostly of good quality. Chinch
bugs caused a reduced yield in some
counties.
The crop in Nebraska is large and the
quality excellent.
The crop of California is not so good
as was expected large reduction from
the yield of last year may be calculated
upon.
In Oregon no county reports less than
100, the average being 10Y.
The reports from the Territories are
generally favorable.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

THE President is letting his beard
grow long.
THEY are making bricks out of ochre
in Kansas.
A BROOKLYN man has cured his liver
complaint by turning hand-springs over
chair.
AUSTRALIA now looms up as one of
the great wheat-producing centers of the
world.
IT is stated that the second volume of
Lannon's Lincoln will never get into
print, so discouraging was the reception
of the first.
ing to save himself, offered two per
cent. day for money. This is 73O per
cent. a year.
THE plan of correcting echo in public
halls by stretching wires across them
from wall to wall has had practical
trial in the cathedral at Cork, and given
satisfactory results.
LAST words of two roughs who re-
Gently killed each other at Truckee,
CAL: Fugate- -"Oh, Godl I'm killed !''
White-'s Thank God, I've killed him.
It's some satisfaction to know that I've
outlived him but suppose I must fol-
low him in few minutes. Pull off my
boots"
EARL GRANVILLE has informed Baron
de Worms, President of the Anglo
Jewish Association, that the British
Minister at Tangiers has been instructed
to inquire into the alleged ill-treatment
of the Jews in Morocco, and, if neces-
sary, to interfere at once on their
behalf.
The greatest carpet manufacturing
locality in the world is in the Nineteenth
Ward of Philadelphia. There are about
$50 manufactures in the ward. The
number of looms is estimated at 5000.
On an average, 800, 900 yards of carpets
are turned out weekly. The number of
yards made in year is Al ,600,O 900.
The abolition of the gaming tables
has literally ruined Baden-Baden. In
proof of this may be mentioned the
fact that only 20, 900 people have visited
the place this year, thus showing a
falling off of $4,000, as last season
there were no less than 70, 600 visitors.
The upper class of society, English and
foreign, have deserted the pretty but
now dull little place, and it is left en-
tirely to the middle classes of Germany.
ONE of the most remarkable features
of our present financial disturbances, if
not of all past connections, is, that not
one Jewish bank or banker has sus-
pended; and this leads to a considera-
tion of the general fact that in Europe
they are regarded by leading statesmen
as the most ciear-hsadedr and reliable
fnanciers. Being eminently conserva-
tive, they never venture all. One OF
their great maxims is to keep healthy
reserve.
WHY will these scientific men frighten
us so? They are trying continually to
bully us with comet, or the conjunc-
ton of half dozen planets, or some
other horrid thing that does not give us
a ghost of a chance. Now Prof
Winchell says that the earth is contin.
ually cooling, and in doing SO is absorb,
ing water, and in time its thirsty crust
will not only drink up the ocean, but
oven the atmosphere, and then the dry
and shriveled old globe will go meander
ing through space without a living
thing on its surface. And the sarcastic
Professor calls this kind of talk "recrea
tions in popular science"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
Wilkie Collins and Charles Bradlaugh.

A New York telegram says /: At the
reception of Wilkie Collins at the Lotus
Club on Saturday night a remarkable
scene followed the Introduction of
Charles Bradlaugh, late in the evening,
in the restaurant. He referred point
edly to the fact that class distinctions
in England were SO great that this
American club had given him on foreign
soil the first opportunity of his life to
meet countryman whom he was SO
glad to honor, and even to say word
in his praise. "There was no club in
England said he, "that would give
me an equal privilege. The speech
was received with wild outbursts of en-
thusiasm. Prolonged cheers were
given, and even after Bradlaugh had
turned to his seat at the table beside
Collins the crowd continued cheering
until he came forward and spoke briefly
again,
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
An Important Discovery.

The Chicago Times says: A singular
development is communicated in a spe-
cial telegram from New York with
respect to the invention of the sewing
machine. 1t transpires that in 1870 a
man procured patent in England for
fastening the soles of shoes to the
uppers, the plans of which, but not the
specifications, included device very
much the same as the sewing machine,
especially in the needle, which is the
! essential feature. This fact has been
unearthed by an examination of the
Patent Office reports published by the
English Government in 1854. Its i'm
portance consists in this, that it avoids
the moral right, and ought to avoid the
legal right, of the heirs of Elias Howe
to assess a royalty upon every sewing
machine that is manufactured in this
country. 1t would seem, indeed, that
in the light of this development, our
Government ought, at the earliest pos
sible moment, to abrogate all patents
that affect the sewing machine, and thus
destroy one of the most obnoxious
monopolies in the country.
PAR1sIANs say that within six months
H.. Ia-lo1 Ill Lo Jr,-or f,o,o Z.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
THE WHEAT CROP.

Returns for the Month of September
from the Agricultural Bureau.
The average condition of the wheat
crop for the entire country, according
to the returns is 95. A comparison with
the September average OF last year will
illustrate the crop prospects of the pres
ent, when the increased area of the
present season is duly considered:
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16

THE new Illinois Homestead law ex-
empts from seizure for debt homestead
to the value of $1,000, and adds a sew
ing machine to the list of personal
property exempt.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16

Reports were received from 844 coun-
ties, of which 246 were average, 1856
above, and Alb below. The principal
eat-producing States are thus repre-
tod
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16

PAR1sIANs say that within six months
Don Carlos will be driven from, Spf in
and Victor Emanuel from Rome.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-04
Agricultural,
Sound Ideas on Farming.

The following views on farming were
thrown out by Mr.. Greeley in his
speech at Baltimore, and they SO en-
tirely cover tho ground Of successful
culture that we give them a place for
the benefit of our readers l. That
the area under cultivation should be
within the limits of the capital and Ia
Dor employed or, in other words, that
on IMPOVERISHED soil no one should
cultivate more land than he can enrich
with manure and fertilizers, be it one
acre or twenty. ,. That there should
be a law compelling every man to pre-
vent his stock from d~eprodating on his
neighbours geIds. 3. That green soil is
more economical than loose pnsturaG".
4. That deep tiIiago is essential to good
farming. 5. That the muck heap is
the farmers bank, and that every thing
should be added to it hat will enlarge
it, and increase at tho samo time its
fcrtiIizing properties. g.. That 10 farm
or or planter should depend upon one
staple alone, but should seek to secure
himself against serious lost in bad sea
sons by diversity of products. t'arnI-
CrS' Union.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-04
Corn Fodder.

We earnestly recommend the sowing
of corn either for green food, or for
curing for winter. None who have ev-
cr used it green in August and early
September when the pastures fail, or Of
those who soil their milk stock either
wholly or partially, will probably need
any urging from us to SOW a liberal
breadth of it. Those who have not
tried it we hope will this season give it
a test; there is certainly nothing more
relished by COWS, and nothing which
will keep up n flow of milk i'll the hot
test part of summer-espccially II a
little meal and and bran be fed with 1t.
Properly cured for winter it is equal i'll
vaiue, we believe, to good hay, and is
as much liked by stock OF all kinds.
Corn for soiling or for curing is sown
generally broadcast and plowcd or har-
rOw2d in but it is preferably grown in
drills two and q half or three feet
apart, and worked several times before
cutting, which should be done when
fully in tasscl. About three bushels Of
seed is the right quantity for au.acrc,
and the land ought to be rs rich us your
supplies of manure will allow. And we
recommend that such as is to be cured
be sown early-that for feeding green
may be sown in succession mp to tho
first of August.-Amcrican Farmer.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-04

vi+noee to the hiphlv honorable manner
IN which 7 bove hnon treated bv the
noonle Of the Great Transatlantic Re
nnbIio. shall never FORGET it. am
rpnrbIicoa like them"
There were some mnrmurs in the all
dipncc. for NJ, Sardou was present. and
this declaration Of rcpubficanism was
looked nnon Inv his numerous friends as
= sort Of rcbuke administered to him.
In fact. he rose to address the assembly.
A strange. interesting face, that of the
GREAT master of the conversation aldrn-
ma, But what a wrctchcd speaker NJ.
Sardou is, Why, Abouf's oratoriaI
dullncss is golden c~Ioquenco compared
with Sardou's hrmming and having,
his frequent pausc8 in the middle of a
sentence, and his inelorious getting
stuck at the conclusion of his little
speech. The Americans whom he ridi-
culcd in his "L'Oncle Sam" could not
have any better arengc upon him than
to invite him to lecture in their country.
1t would he torture for him and won
dcrful fun for them,
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-04
Sowed Corn for Winter Forage.


Il writer III the ONO Kramer says
MY e8PerlInentS Win II ave resulted
IN inc loilo"'hg CONCLUSIONS First,
Illa5 ono aero Oh corn soWn IN drills
bnreo 1eot apart is worth moro than two
acres Plan0e't TO winter cattle 0 n The
1lrS5 l so"ed IN june tour years ago,
from 'he Io'n TO inc zo'h; stock did
well on II leo IN the oSndIe' L have
raised some every year Slnce' but 7oWed
l"'e' ana c"'Iie you'd no. 1a5ten last
enough 10 SUIT me- Last year L sowed
III 'uay' ABOUT ne 0Gil' three PeckS per
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-04
A Wonderful Temple.

Mrs. Yelverton, who is travelling in
Asia, in GA Journey in a junk" de-
scribes in tho Ogertqnd Lontb1g a re-
markable Budhist temple in Cochin
China. We give a brief extract only,
which is q vivid picture Of Asiatic art
and manners. The tcmplo of Pagoda,
or Wat Of Angkor, is built in the form
Of a triangle, covering a square mile of
ground. A massive wall, with ont
buildings, and four splendid entrance
halls, form tie first square. Within is
a lake. The second quadrangle is a
raised terrace, formed of solid blocks
of stone, fitted together on the model
Of the Via Appia, of Rome. 4 massive
and richly carved balustrade protects
this terraoed walk, and bridges the lake
on each side. The terrace, which is
now considerably dilapidatcd, is 1880
feet on each side. In front it has a
magnificent building in the form of a
vestibula or gallery 500 feet long with
three doh1es or cupolas, and grand en-
trance ball. The whole is sculptured
mlnutely, and the delicate precision of
the lines and angles of the plasters and
gateways gives a perfect symmetry. The
steps upto this gateway are fanked on
either side with colossal lions. their
names SO carved as to put me in mind
of Lord Chanoeuor's wigs.
INSIDE this square have been magnia-
cent gardens and fish ponds. -Four de-
tachea honses, all in the same style,
had probably bsan The residence Of