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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

Commons were guilty of such practices The
scene following this declaration is described as
unparalleled. The Speaker, on motion of Mr.
Disraeli, ordered Mr.. Plimson to be removed
from the House, but the latter, undismayed by
the howls of indignation, continued speaking
andshaking his fist at the Government benches.
A fellow-member, after Plmsoll had left the
Chamber, apologized for the latter's intemper-
ate harangue, by pleading temporary insanity.
Destructive rain-storms are reported in ST.
lesia.
The Canadian government has received in
formation of another rebellion in Manitoba;
that there has been general uprising of the
half-breeds and Indians, and that some of the
mounted police have been killed.
The Irish rihemen have won the Elcho Chal-
lenge Shield, defeating the English and Scotch
teams. Tho Americans kept target for the
Irisllmen and superintended their shooting,
which probably accounts for their success
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

A KNOWING DoG.-A quiet game of
draw, quarter-ante, was in progress re-
Gently at Chico, California. One of the
party managed to get heart flush, ace
at the head, out of the deck, and laid it
in his lap, waiting chance to play it.
Presently the chance came. The guile
less gentleman counted ont forty dollars
better with one hand, and quietly went
down with the other hand for that flush.
1t wasn't there. He had to play his
original hand. Two of the party called
his forty dollars better, and one of them
in the showdown produced the identical
heart flush that he had been at such
pains to secure. He knew it was the
same, for the ace was crimped just as he
had done it. The secret was that Ira
Wetherbee's dog, Patsey," had quietly
But his nose in, picked up the flush, car
Slsd it around TO his friend, wagged his
tail knowingly, and walked off.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
Ry Rail TO Mexico.

st. Louis rejoices, and probably not
without cause, that the negotiations for
the construction of the Mexican and the
United States railroad are at length
brought to satisfactory conclusion, and
that it is possible speedy completion will
pour into her lap the varied products of
Central America. On the 29th of May
the Mexican Congress ratified by an al
mosS unaniu,ous vote the contract for
this road concluded come months before
by Mexic p al The International Railroad
Company o. Texas. The gauge of the
road Is to be four feet and eight and
half inches end it, length between six
and seven rTnlred niles. Commencing
at the city of Leon it will run on a route
not yet p eoisely determined to the Rio
Grande, there to connect with the Texas
international road. This road lacks
nearly three hundred miles of compile
ton, BAT, prosecuted vigorously, will be
finished within. .hree Years. The com
pany which receives the valuable Mcxi
can concession = icquired to deposit a
bond for 100000 within six months
from the passage of the law, and must
obligate itself to complete one hundred
and tweRty-four miles of survey within
eighteen months, end the entire survey
within three years; 70 commence work on
the Rio Grande, within three years; to
complete sixty-two miles of road within
fifteen months after the commencement of
the work; to complete seventy-five miles
every year thereafter, and to finish the
line within nine years of entering upon
the work. The Mexican government is
disposed to be generous, but insists
upon speed. If the road is completed
in eight years the company will be paid
premium of 500, 600; if in seven years,
800, 900; if in six years, 5000, 900; if in
five years, 81. 600, 900. Aside from these
provisional premiums the company is to
receive from the government donation
of SIS, ,2SS per mile, is to be exempt
from taxation for fifty years, and to be
entitled to full rebate for fifteen years
on all articles required for construction
and operation. Thus bolstered by SUBJ
sides and melted by premiums the COM
pany, it is thought, will hurry the road
toward completion. Mexico will be an
immediate gamer by this enterprise.
Rich as she is in mineral and agricultural
resources the remoteness of her interior
districts from great market has shack.
led industry, which, now that commune
cation with the outside world is facili,
tated and transportation cheapened, will
experience new life. Chicago Times
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
Mountain Water.

The Virginia City Nevada) Enter
prise claims that that city has the bes
and purest mountain water In the world
brought to it from Dall's creek, far up in
the Sierras, near Lake Tahoe. 1t is car
ried in fume four miles long to spur
of. the Washoe Valley, at point two
Thousand one hundred feet above the
track of the Virginia and Truckee rail
road. 1t is thence carried across the
valley in a twelve-inch pipe, in the form
of an inverted siphon, which reaches
point on the opposite side of the valley,
fifteen hundred and forty feet above the
railroad. The siphon is nearly seven
miles long, and follows the irregular line
of the ground. Over million pounds
of rolled iron were used in the construc-
ton of the pipe, which is provided with
blow-off and air cocks at many points on
its route. From the outlet of the siphon
the water is carried in another hume to
Virginia City. The water before enter
ing the pipe passes through wire screens
and charcoal, and reaches the city COM
pletely purified and ready for use. The
supply is estimated at two million gal
Ions per day, but this amount can
be increased by using the full head OF
wafer
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
Useful Recipes.

FOR THE SHOP, HOUSEHOLD, AND FARM.
In the Rhine district, grape vines are
kept low and as near the soil as possible,
so that the heat of the sun may be re-
fiected back upon them from the ground;
and the ripening is thus carried on
through the night by the heat radiated
from the earth.
A non-drying cement of great tenacity,
useful to fastening plates of glass SO as
to exclude air, but which may be easily
separated, is formed by adding freshly
slaked lime to double its weight of india
rubber, and heating to about 400 deg.
Fab, when the rubber will be converted
into glutinous mass.
To stop new boots squeaking, drive a
peg in tle middle of the sole.
To extract the silver from old watch
cases and similar articles composed of
alloys, dissolve in nitric acid and pre-
cipitate the chloride of silver with So
luton OF common salt. The silver is
reduced to pure state by mixing the
chloride VIII an equal weight of bicar-
Donate o. soda and smelling in COM
mon sand crucible.
To bleach glue, soak in moderately
strong acetic acid for two days, drain,
place on sieve, and Nash well with cold
water. Dry on a warm plate.
Diamond cement, lor glass or china,
is nothing more than isiDglass boiled in
water to the conssterce of cream, with q
small portion of rectifed spirit added.
1t must be warmed when used.
1t is said that dry rot in cellar timbers
can be prevented by coating the wood
with wh1tewash to which has been added
enough copperas to give the mixture q
pale yellow hue.
Mercurial steam gauges can be kept
clean by putting a little glycerine on the
surface Of the mercury. This serves as
lubricator of both glass and metal, and
prevents their contact.
Toguard belIug against being gnawed
by rats, ano1uG it with castor oil.
Old engrayipgs, woodcuts, or printed
matter that have turned yellow may be
rendered white by first washing carefully
in water containing little hyposulphite
of soda and then dipping for minute in
Javelle wafer. To prepare the latter,
put four pounds bicarbonate of soda in
kettle over fire: add one gallon of
boiling ater, and let it boil for fifteen
minutes. Then Stir in one pound of pull
verized chloride of lime. When cold,
the liquid can be kept in a jug ready for
use.
An excellent liquid glue is made by
dissolving hard glue in nitric ether. The
ether will take up only certain amount
of the glue, so that the, solution cannot
be made TOO thick. If a few bits of pure
india rubber, cut into scraps the size of
buckshot, be added, tine mixture will,
when dry, resist dampness to consid-
erable degree.
Some brands of albumen paper are
subject to blisters when taken from the
hypo solution. To prevent this, remove
the prints, when fixed, flon the hypo
into dish of salS water "a handful of
salt in a gallon of water) before the regu-
lar washing, and allow them to remain
therein Tor several minutes.-Scientifc
American
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
New Use for Watermelons.

Mistaken kindness sometimes pro-
duces embarrassing results, as was the
case in Houston, Texas, the other day.
A lady tainted suddenly in street car
in which CHANGED to be an amiable
darkey, carrying huge watermelon.
Seeing the demands of the case, the
darkey acted promptly. His watermelon
had been on ice all day, and he knew it.
Without moments hesitation he broke
the fruit in two and clapped one portion
of it upon the lady's head. The cooling
application was just the thing. The
lady recovered consciousness promptly,
and if she failed to thank the darkey,
her besmeared condition may have had
something to do with it. The darkey
didn't mind the neglect, though smiling
benignantly he sat still, gnawng away
at the remaining half of his melon and
proud in the consciousness OF having
done a good deed. And it nGs good
deed so far as his intentions went. Ih'n
to divide his watermelon there IS no
greater proof of self-denial in the Eli
| teenth amendment,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
GEN. BUB's GRAND REVIEW.

90 With a rub-a-dub-dub and rub-a-dub-dub,
That man is the drummer; he stands on tub.
Attention attention = the General cries;
Oh, look at his sword at his war-horse? My eyes
And see thai brave soldier who carries the flag;
They call him the ensign; you'll not see him rag
When the battle begins, and the drummer SO hardy
Beats rub-a-dub-uub and rub-a-dub-dardy.
Attention, 1 thayv Now tremble, each man,
For that is the General-resist who can;
But the drummer keeps on with his rub-a-dub-duo.
Now thilence, thay y cries Gen. Bub.
Dear mel What comes next? Is it time for the
fight?
shudder TO think of the terrible sight
of the men trodden down in the thick Of the battle
OF the smoke and the slaughter, the dim and the
rattle.
"Nay, don't be afraid; for Jane say to Neddy,
You must put off the battle, for dinner is ready.
Oh what relief newt No wounded 10 killed,
Not even drop of brave blood had been spilled.
The ensign, the drummer, and Gen. Bub,
Are all put to rout by the mention of grub"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

AN immense raft was shipped from
Wabasha, Mimi, to st. Louis, No., last
week. 1t was composed of 256 cribs,
making 2,343, ,265 feet of lumber, after
deducting the usual 10 per cent. In ad-
dition to this, there was top loading
composed of 11,2S4 bundles of lath,
1,0S1 palings, 773f thousand shingles,
and 470 sticks of square timber, assorted
sizes ranging from the largest down to
the smallest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

The reports of customs and internal
revenue receipts for the year ending
June 30, showing the condition of those
branches of the service, have just been
published. There has been very per-
ceptible diminution in the customs re-
ceipts, part of which is ascribed to the
dullness of trade, and part of it to the
heavy smuggling operations carried on
during the year. There is total deficit
in the Treasury of nearly $40, 900, 900.
1t is proposed, as means of aiding the
customs revenues, to re-enact the tax
upon tea and coffee.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

The Postofice Department has re-
ceiVed proof of the new design for
postal card, in place of the one now in
use, and will be ready to supply them
about the middle of August next. They
will be manufactured by the present
contractors, the Morgan Envelope Com
pany, of Springfield, Mass. On the up
per left hand corner is the monogram
"U. S." in ornamental letters, across
which is a scroll with the words, Pos
tai Card" in boldface letter. Below
this, in straight line, IN hair letter, is /:
"Write the address on this side-the
message on the other" In the upper
right-hand corner is the stamp, the de-
sign of which is a profile bust of the
Goddess of Liberty, surrounded by a
frame work border, the sides of which
represent faces, connected at the top by
a scroll, bearing the words "United
States postage" and at the bottom, by q
curved band, inclosing the words "one
cent" The monogram, letter, and
stamp, in black, will be finished on pa
per of the color knownas feu de nile,
and the card will have no border
The new card is of the same sizt
as the present one, and is far su
perior to it in point of utility and neat
ness OF design.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

The recent food in France is said to
have been the most remarkable visitation
of the kind recorded this century. A
district as large as the Stase of Maine
and as populous as New York was del
uged by unprecedentedly violent and
long continued rain storms, occasioning
a loss of life and destruction of property
at which the Imagination is paralyzed.
To meet calamity thus vast in its ex-
tent and unprecedented in its violence,
all the resources of French charity and
French administrative skill must indeed
be taxed to their utmost.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
FRESH TOPICS.

THERE comes from Raleigh, y. e.,
the story of most revolving butchery.
A fend named Portin murdered his
wife, cut her head of, uniointed her at
every joint, then cut the flesh off her
bones, and attempted to burn up her
body, but did not succeed. Then he
murdered his little boy, child months
old, in the came manner, and buried the
two bodies In the marsh where they
were found last week by the infuriated
neighbors.
A AREcAPIrULATIoN Of the work done by
Moody and Sankey in the city of Lon
don foots up an enormous aggregate.
During the past four months the Chicago
evangelist and his tuneful coadiutor
have spoken Gospel truths and sung
moving hymns at 2S5 meetings, which
have been attended by 1850, 600 people.
And not less remarkable is the ftct that
Moody and Sankey refused any compen-
sation at the hands of the committee
having the charge Of the London meet
ings
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

ab WHICH Ine nAS1naIlOn Is paralyzed.
To meet calamity thus vast in its ex-
tent and unprecedented in its violence,
all the resources of French charity and
French administrative skill must indeed
be taxed to their utmost.
JOURNALISTIC CoURTEs1Es This is the
kind of pleasantly IN which one Louis
vile editor indulges toward another
"What has become of Tracie, our dis
tinguished duck-legged and pot-gutted
friend of the Commercial ?" Of
course the Commercial couldn't be be-
hind hand in courteous remarks, and in
the next number the other editor was
referred to as. ga hump backed, cross
eyed compromise beEweena diseased ape
and a foul smell" It is such choice
flashes of humor as the foregoing which
gives the Louisville and Cincinnati pa
pers their principal charm.
THIS is from the Chicago Times, of
course The salary of the Viceroy of
India is q little bigger than Beecher's-
ESQ, 1000 per annum, or $3.50, 1000. 81. B.
Clafin pays his creditsman," Mr..
Donaldson, formerly President of the
Bank of North America, 100000 a
year, and many statesmen in New York
wholesale houses get $4,000. And yet
the Milwaukee editor, as he arises from
the contemplation of such figures as
these, gees down stairs and draws his
weekly pittance cheerily, smiling softly
as he murmurs: "Better is $12.50 a
week, and eontentment Herewith, than
to dwell with stalled OK on the house
tops"
In connection with the Attorney-Gen
erals construction of that provision Of
the act of July IA, 1870, relating to the
time allowed for ascertaining damages to
imports, he has also been called upon tc
decide whether the increase of duties
under the act of March 8, 1875, is to ap.
ply to merchandise which reached the
port of arrival prior to the passage Of
the law, but did not reach the interior
port of destination until the law went
into effect. The decision is that the in
creased tariff rate is not to be enforced
IN such cases, and thus valuable relief il
afforded to the importers of various
large cargoes which arrived at the ocea1
ports in time to escape the extra duties
but on which it was sought to collect the
new rates simply because the goods hat
had not reached their final destination il
the interior.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29

AooK out for more earthquakes, An
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
Wit and HumOr.

A USEFUL thing in the long run
Breath.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
Political.

President Grant has made the following in
ternal revenue appointments Gaugers-
Thomas T. Davis, Seventh Indiana District;
Enoch Stillwell First Missouri District; John
W. Lane, Second Kentucky District; James Nc
Elroy, Seventeenth Pennsylvania District.
Storekeeper-Webster W. Castro, Seventh In
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-10

The NEwspAPEE-The newspaper i
the chronicle Of eiviIization-the CON-
mon reservoir into which every stream
pours It's living waters. and at which
every man may come to drink 1t Is a
Newspaper that gives to liberty It's prae-
teal life, constant observation It's per-
petaal vigilance. IT'S unrelaxing activity.
The Newspaper informs legislator. Of
pablie opinion. and informs the people
Of legislation. And this i not all
The newspaper teens With most przcti-
cal morality in its report Of crimes and
paBizhments yoa End daily warning
against temptation and not case 10
police court. not = single trial Of q
vretehed outcast or = trembling felon.
that does not preach to us the awfBl
Iezson how inprudsses leads 70 errvr.
aud eoDdsets 20 guilt; h0s guilt rszps
fts bitter fruit Of anguish and degrzdz-
tion- The DeEspaper j. the bond that
binds together NAN and nz1-Do nat
ser what Be- the distznes 81 the climate
OF tie diferebes Of race. The neEspa-
per Ia laE-bosk for the iDdolent. .
sermon for the thougktIess. > library
for the Poor II may stimulate tie mos'
indIEerent, Il mSy Instruct the most pro
fezDd.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-10

FIFTY YEARS MORE.-Mr. Childers,
of the British Parliament, says the Unit
ed States will have population Of one
hundred and fifty million in fifty years.
He bases his opinion on observations
made during recent tour through this
country. But the census takers have
been making tours, every ten years, and
bringing back reports from which Mr..
Childers, Member of Parliament, might
have learned these facts without jour-
ney. And many Americans might pc
ruse these census reports with profit In
1920 we had nine million six hundred
and thirty eight thousand one hundred
and ninety-one inhsbitauts- In 1870.
thirty-eight million three hundred and
twelve thousand six hundred and thirty
three. Our census reports are marvel
Gus records Of the growth Of great na-
ton. But hundred years ago the con-
tinent was an unexplored possibility.
fringed with a scant population. ruled
abroad. Now our system Of government,
education. citizenship. and all that en-
ters our being, is distinctly American,
substantially approved after century's
trial.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-10

A PETRIFIED WILD GoosR.-While
hunting in the tules. near the sink Of
Cache Greek. few days since, Abe
Green, an old hunter, discovered pet
ri6ed wild goose. standing upright, with
legs buried about one half in the adobe
soil. He thought at first it was living.
and, creeping near. fred his gun at it,
but the bird did not bulge an inch.
Walking up to it be found it dead, and,
in trying to pick it up. was astonished
at its immense weight, 1t had turned
to stone. and a mark on its wing, near
the forward joint, showed where the shot
had struck it, knocking piece off. He
managed to raise it up out of the ground.
and when he laid it down piece drop
ped from its breast. disclosing a hollow
inside. from which pure, clear water be-
gan running. Its feathers we're very
natural. and its appearance was calcula-
ted to deceive-so lifelike. He took it
to bis cabin, down the canal, a few miles
back Of Washington. where it can be
seen by those who wish to see such a
strange and unusual sight-YoLo (Cal.)
Nail
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-10

we call evil is largely the result Of hu-
man imperfectiOn aud ignorance, and is
our kindly severe teacher in the way Of
knowledge and Of life.
And herein the ancient story Of Adam
when read rightly teaches US q deep les
son. 1t shows US how through expert
ments which fail we learn the conditions
OF success How even transgressiOn with
its evil may bring higher good. 1t
tells Us that out Of disobedience our re-
puted first parents acquired the knowl-
edge of good and evil. of right and
wrong. And it more than intimates
that by the unrestricted use Of that
knowledge eternal life might be gained.
And is this not precisely the method
of human advancement By transgress-
ing law we experimentally learn its
existence. Through suffering the penal
ty Of transgression We become convinced
of the necessity of obedience. And when
We know the law and obey it then we
gain virtue, purity, eternal life. Our
mistakes and our failures are our teach
ers bestoWing wisdom. Even our sins,
if We rightly interpret and use the expe-
rieHce derived therefrom, will instruct
and help us Nothing under Gods prov
idence is wholly evil. If this is true
now after all our knowledge Of life. was
it not still more strikingly true Of the
early ages? Was there any possible
way for primitive mankind to ascertain
the existence Of law save through its
| transgressi0n How could men know
that fire would burn. that water would
drown. poison harm, or violence kill. ex-
eept through experience They must
prove all things and hold fast that which
was good" And was it not inevitable
that. In this proving. there should Be
many fingers burnt and much blood
tainted ? Was it not inevitable that a
/ great deal Of what we called evil should
4 spring into existence? ? Yet such is Gods
method of education, his best possible
way Of bringing human souls and the
human race out Of nothingness into vir-
tue and intelligence, out Of aEimality
into spirituality, out of brutes into sons
Of God The fruit Of the tree of the
knowledge Of good and evil must be eat
en- before the fruit Of the tree of life
eternal life-ean be won
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-10

CHOKING FOR AN AssEssMENT.-Cabo
has a sensation. The Listers there are
Messrs- John Severance. George Paige
and John Southwick. This year they
marked Mr.. Jason Britt. a man of mon-
ey, for 1000, and gave him the usual
legal notification. Britt appeared in
due time to swear of, and show that he
should not thus be assessed. Then the
Listers went on to enumerate what prop
erty he had, and to show why they thu;
assessed him. Britt continued to ''deny
the allegation and defy the alligators. =
Then Severance told him he lied. Britt
said, You must not say that again n
you do l shall bit you :" Severance
then said, You're goll darned liar r
or something that began with g and d.
Then Britt caught chair. and whirled
1t over Severance's chronological depart
ment, when the latter made a dive al
Britt and foored him. First blood fol
Severanee.) Paige interfered, and tool
Severance off. Nobody hurt" Greai
excitement among the Cabot 20. F. NJ
They are having lots of fun about thii
little enaeate up there. and call it ''chOk
ing for an assessment"