The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-09-23

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The tenacity of life on the part of
Anthony, of Leavenworth, and Carruth,
of Vineland, has taught people one thing
the uselessness of attacking editors
with pistols. Nothing but artillery
should be used in bombarding their
heads.
INDIANA is just discovering that it has
vast porcelain clay deposits equal to the
best in the world for the manufacture of
stone china and queensware, and very
available for Sevre5 china work, and fac
tories will soon be erected in Indianapolis
to develop its wealth.
MRs. MARY VAUGHN, native Vir-
ginian, celebrated her Tooth birthday, in
Williamson county, Tenn, the other
day, and large number of her 450 iv-
ing descendants gathered around her on
that occasion. She is the mother of
seven sons and eight daughters, all
giants in stature, and in the crowd that
came to celebrate her centennial anni-
versary, there was scarce a man of less
stature than six feet.
The efficacy of advertisements was
never better demonstrated than by the
proprietor of the Dwight House, at
Binghampton, N. Y. Last spring he
advertised his house with cuts in nearly
all the leading papers of the country, and
set forth its attractions and advantage,
in a lucid manner. The house, which
before had not prospered, is now cele-
hrated, and does very profitable and
steadily increasing business.
A SINGULAR experience is that of Mr..
Vickers, of Quincy, Ill. The Hoffman
church scandal in that city led to street
fight, in which Mr.. V. was struck in the
leg by stray bullet Then he suddenly
remembered that once before he was
served exactly in the same way in Mis-
souri,. The latter affair also resulted
from a church scandal, and henceforth
Mr.. Vickers has resolved to shun the
company of bad preachers, and will not
go near church. Some of the good
ones ought to pray for him.
A GOOD tramp story comes from Brook
field, Mass. A tramp stopped at Widow
81. s few days since and asked for food.
She replied that she had none. Mr..
Tramp went across the road to q neigh
,er's and asked if they were aware the
woman living on the other side was
starving. He then requested the loan
of a fishing-rod lying close by, which
was granted. With it he went to pond
a short distance off, fished for several
hours, catching good string, returned
to the Widow H., and made her pres
ent of them.
A REVOLUTION is to be expected in the
practice of medicine. A philanthropic
Frenchman has discovered a method of
administering drugs without the knowl-
edge of the patient. He keeps a medi-
cal dairy of goats, and the animals take
he physic, while the sick take the milk
of the properly-dosed nanny" He
has his quinine, jalap, blue pill and
whisky goats always in milking order,
but the principal difficulty with the
learned doctor has been that he found it
impossible to supply the demand for
patients requiring the last named and
popular medicine.
The late w. G. Ralston's favorite re-
taxation was driving, and no Jehu that
ever cracked whip was more bold or
successful with a four-in- hand. His
famous driving to and from his country
place, twenty-six miles from San Fran
cisco, which distance he always drove
over in two hours, was simply means Of
keeping his health. He drove two large
horses in an open buggy at six miles
out, man stood with pail of water fol
the animals at 13t, a fresh pair were
ready in harness for change and the
whole drive was as simple and easy, 81
equal were the horses to their task, as {
pleasure ride in the park. Three year,
ago, Mr.. Ralston was quite i'll, and hi
physicians said that, between sitting a
his desk and in his buggy, he had neg
lected his legs and his body, and mus
abandon his driving. So he abandone,
his country house, bought saddle-horse
and has since lived in the city.
PATRICK HAYES, who says he is
Congressman from Nebraska, was give
permission by the Secretary of til
Treasury to erect pie stand in the neV
postofice at New York, for the sale Q
sandwiches, milk, ETC., and was in fai
way to become millionaire, as his re
ceipts daily amounted to a considerabl
figure but envious restaurant keeper
in the neighborhood made such clamC
that he was compelled to vacate, the
claiming that his stand WAS an obstruC
ton. Mr.. Hawes will go to Washingto
next winter to contest the seat With Il