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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

ing ship wore drowned. No correct estimate of
tho loss of property has been arrived at, but
what with the stranding Of vessels, the sinking
of hulks, the damage to vessels, destruction of
lighters, the boats lost (probably exceeding 100
in number), and the destruction Of baths and
other property the amount will be very heavy.
During the recent typhoon at Hong Kong,
China, the steamer Poyang foundered with a
loss of one hundred lives.
Chinese pirates and smugglers recently at
tackled British steamer in the harbor of Foo
Chow, and killed custom house officer on
duty, he receiving about twenty-five slugs in
his breast. The smugglers were beaten off by
the crew, and it was learned that four of the
desperadoes were killed and several wounded
The town of Buda-Pesth, in Hungary, has
had a second destructive tempest, which car
ried away all the temporary works for the re-
pair of damages by tho former one houses
were unroofed, and several towers blown down.
No lives lost.
Denmark, it is said, will demand an explana-
ton from Germany for the secret soundings
taken by Prussian vessel in Danish waters last
week.
Moody and sankey are coming home in
August.
Heavy rains and floods are reported in En-
gland and Wales, causing much damage to
crops.
Lambert Brothers & Scott, London coal NOR
chants, have failed. Liabilities, 81, OOO,O 900.
The grant to defray the expenses of the
Prince of Wales visit to India, passed the
British Parliament by vote of 33S yeas to 16
navS
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
Happy Every Day.

Sidney Smith cut the following from
a newspaper and preserved it for him
self "When you rise in the morning,
form the resolution to make the day a
happy one to fellow creature. 1t is
easily done left off garment to the
man who needs it; kind word to the
sorrowful an encouraging expression to
the striying-trifes in themselves as
light as air-will do at least for the
twenty-four hours. And if you are
young, depend upon it, it will tell when
you are old and if you are old, rest as
sured it will send you gently and happi-
ly down the stream of time to eternity.
By the most simple arithmetical sum,
look at the result. If you send one per.
son away happily through the day, that
is three hundred and sixty-five in the
course of year. And suppose you live
forty years only after you commence tha
course of medicine, you have made IA, COZ
persons happy-at all events fora time. ;
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

delphia. A young financial agent and
bookkeeper runs away with 81, 200, 900,
involving the total ruin of his employer,
Mr.. Henry G. Morris. The embezzler
Alexander Erwin, was in charge of Mr..
Morris foundry business, and all OF
his personal drafts on the treasury have
been within the last two years. In one
month he charged himself with three
notes of $1,000 each in another month
he charged himself with deposit of
$50, 900, which he failed to credit then,
to while away the time, and for the sake
of light gymnastic exercise, he would
every little while utter his employers
note for 800, 900, and calmly draw the
money ON it. Whenever the muscles of
bis hand became faccid from inertness,
he would stir them up by issuing these
notes. MIR. Morris cleared 81, 900, 600
the first three years of his business, and
Mr.. Erwin cleared with moro than a
million during the next three.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
" Hail COlumbia,o

The music of "Hail Columbia" was
composed in 1889 by Prof. Phylo, of
Philadelphia, and played at Trenton
when Washington was en- route to New
York to be inaugurated. The tune was
originally called the Presidents
March" The words were written ten
years later, when there WAS every pros
pect of war with France, and patriotic
feeling pervaded the country. Joseph
Hopkinson, the author, was native of
Philadelphia, and during his life filed
many literary as well as political offices,
being a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Judge of the United
States District Court. One day Mr..
Fox, young actor and singer, called on
Mr.. Hopkinson, and told him that a
benefit had been arranged for him at the
theater, but he feared it would prove a
loss rather than a benefit. But Mr.. Fox
remarked that if he could get patriotic
song adapted to the music of the "Presi-
dents March," which was then very
popular, he had no doubt it would draw
q full house. Mr.. Hopkinson wrote one
verse and chorus, and then submitted
them to Mrs. Hopkinson, who sang them
to piano accompaniment, and then the
other verses were written. When Mr..
Fox heard them he was delighted. The
song was announced to be sung ut the
theater, the house was crowded, and
"Hail Columbia" was enthusiastically
received and repeatedly encored. Might
after night it was sung at the theater
and soon became q popular nationa
song.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
A Story Hard to Believe.

An English medical journal reports
the accomplishment of the feat of num-
bering the hairs of the head. 1t an
nounces that there are from 100000 to
10000 hairs in lady's head, and then
computes their value by relating an in
cident which it says happened to Nine.
Nilsson during her residence in New
York city. She was at a fancy fair and an
admirer asked her the price OF single
hair from her head. She said $40, "and
il few moments the Swedish song
stress was surrounded by admirers anx
ious to buy hair at the sa1ne rate. u
The proceeds were given to the fair. Al
this rate the value of Nine. Missions
hair is $4,000, ,000.-Boston Post:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
The Decrease in immigration.

The half-yearly report up to July 1,
of the Commissioners of Emigration,
which was made yesterday, shows de-
crease of immigration during the first
six months of this year, in comparison
with that of the same period of 1874, of
%, 1862. The Commissioners are of the
opinion that the total immigration will
not amount to 10000 for the year, and
of this fully $4,000 will not pay any
head-tax Whatever. They do not expect
the actual receipts to be half of those for
1874. Notwithstanding an expected
loan of 100000 on the Wards Island
property, including the present mort
gage, the Commissioners fear that at the
close of the year the Board will be great
ly in debt, and that they will have to
close the institutions before the winter
sets in.-New York Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
REMARKABLE JOURNEY.

Mans Singular Undertaking--Pushing
Three Children from New Orleans to
New York in a wheelbarrow.
One day last week man, giving his
name as Harrison Weston, pushing q
wheelbarrow in which lay three little
children, attracted attention on the river
front at Louisville. The man was about
45 years old. One of the children was
boy years old, and the other two
were girls, one of about 4 years and the
other years old. The wheelbarrow
was little wider than the usual article,
and over it were attached hoops. bed
was made in it in which lay the three
little children. The man said that he
had wheeled the vehicle all the way from
New Orleans. Some months ago Wes-
ton said he was compelled to go to st.
Louis from New Orleans. Necessity
drove him to take this method of travel
ing. He placed his children in the
wheelbarrow, and he and his wife
trudged all the way from the one place
to the other, and then back again. A
short time ago he made up his mind to
go to New York in this manner to make
some money. He left New Orleans
some time in April, and with his wife
and his peculiar coach, started for Mem
phis. All his worldly goods were placed
in the wheelbarrow, together with his
three children. In case of rain or cold
they had the proper covering, which
was thrown over the hoops to protect
them. He and his wife logged along,
he wheeling the vehicle. They stopped
at farm-houses and other places on their
route, and arrived in Memphis in May.
At that place his wife died, and he had
to proceed alone with his children. He
left Memphis the 14th of May. He had
been about six weeks on the road, fire.
quently taking long routes in order to
be sure to reach his journeys end. He
said that the elder girl and the boy
walked eighteen miles on Sunday with
out complaining, although both were
barefooted. He told his listeners that
he had walked some days thirty miles,
often for ten miles at time failing to
be free of the wheelbarrow for rest. The
three children were fat and healthy
looking, the girls were dressed in calico
and barefooted, as was also the boy,
who was dressed in a rough suit of cloth
ing. The man was shabbily dressed,
but spoke as if he had some education.
His trip is certainly one of the most re-
markable on record. It is over 800 miles
from New Orleans to Louisville by rail,
but his route must have been much
longer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
An American Yarn.

An Englishman-traveled, of course
relates that an American gentleman who
had at an early day gone the overland
route to California, told him this: "We
CLOSED the sand-hills near the scene of
the Indian mail robbery and massacre of
1856, wherein the driver and conductor
perished, and also all the passengers but
one. But this must have been a mis-
take, for at different times afterward, on
the Pacific coast, was personally &C
quainted with 1873 or 134 people who
were wounded during that massacre, and
barely escaped with their lives. There
was do doubt of the truth Of i'll had it
from their own lips. And one Of the
parties told me that he Kept ooT,tn9
aor0as ayrous heads in his system .Jor
nearly sever gears after the massacre.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

II Band OF hoDberS Board an Express
Train in IIlinois--The Engineer Shot
Dead, and the Engine and Express Car
Detached--The Express Messenger De-
fends His Car Successfully.
One of the most high handed attempts
at robbery that has ever occurred in Il
linois took place at Long Point, station
OH the Vandalia railroad, on the night of
the 8th inst. The dispatches to the Chi
cago papers give the following particu-
lars of the affair
As train No. 6, eastward bound, in
charge of Conductor Fraley and Engin-
eer Milo Ames, came up to Long Point
station for water, two men boarded the
locomotive, one from each side, and said
to the engineer :" Pull outl" The en-
gineer was at first somewhat bewildered,
when they said again, "Pull
out |" At this he, seeming to comprehend
the situation, said: "All right, I'll pull
out" The men then said: "We will
run the thing ourselves" and at that
both of the robbers fired. One of the
shots killed the engineer instantly, and
the other lodged in the cab. The fire.
man, who was on the tank, taking in
water, Immediately jumped and ran to
the rear of the train, to notify the train
men, he having heard the conversation
ana comprehending the situation.
During these proceedings at the en-
gine, confederate had detached the
Adams Express car, and they then, pull
ing the engine wide open, ran her
about two miles east and stopped, blow
ing soft brakes to deceive the express
messenger.
They then came to the door of the car
and said: "Let me in, Jack" He re-
piled to them: "You SIS of BIS, I'm
ready for you! If you ever come in
here, you are dead men I" The robbers
then commenced firing into the car. The
messenger, Burke, said it seemed to him
that there were dozen of them, as the
shots seemed to come from all direc-
tions.
The conductor and train-men, after
the shots were fired, saw the situation of
affairs, and at once set about to pursue
the robbers. They could only find one
revolver on the train, but found two sol
diers on board Car, who were armed
with carbines. With these weapons the
train-men and the soldiers started in pur-
suit of the train and robbers, but when
they came up to the train all was quiet,
the robbers having fled. They found the
engineer in the bottom of his cab, cold
and stiff.
There CHANGED to be a freight engineer,
Jack Vancleve, on the train, and he,
with the fireman, Immediately ran the
engine back to the train and brought
it in.
The robbers failed to get any entrance
whatever into the express car, it being
one of the close kind, and having nc
windows, and very strong every way.
Had they detached the American Elk,
press car also, which was Immediately III
the rear of the Adams, they would un
doubtedly have accomplished their OBJ
ject, as it was an open car, having wiz
dows, and doors not very strong.
Engineer Ames was one of the best
engineers on the road, about 35 years
old, and. had been married but short
time.
The robbers who boarded che locomo
tive wore long linen busters.
Conductor Fraley. and all the train
men, in fact, did all they could under th'
circumstances.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

FEMALE A. B.'s-It sounds anomalous
to hear of lady Bachelor of Arts, but
that is what three female students at
Girton College for Women, at Cambridge,
England, have shown themselves entitled
to be called. They passed in papers OF
general examinations for the degree OF
&, B. possessed of such merit as to quail.
ify them for first-clsss. Their names are
Miss Eliza Baker Of Bristol, Miss Alice
Barbara Beltham, niece Of Miss NJ: Bel
than Edwards, novelist and Miss Annie
Salina Wallis, daughter OF the Rev. j.
Wallis of Brixton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

DURING the trial of lawsuit in Indian
apolis the other day, one of the coun-
sci was annoyed by disturbance pro-
ceeding, as he supposed, from party
OF young people seated on one side Of
the room, and sent a request through n
court officer to have them change their
position. AS they made no sign Of
moving in obedience to his suggestion,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

CHARLES SUMNER gave to Harvard Col
lege Library during his lifetime more
than $50 maps, 1900 volumes, and $4,000
or 10000 pamphlets. His bequest
amounts to about $3.50 volumes, includ-
ing duplicates and also the library is
to receive from his estate about $50, 900
as a permanent fund for the purchase Of
works on politics and fine arts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

he was beginning to exhibit good deal
of wrath, when a bystander interposed
with the explanation that the obnoxious
party were inmates of the asylum for
deaf mutes, and must be appealed to
through some other sense than that of
hearing.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

AFAMILY, the widowed father of which
has been somewhat afflicted with an in
termeddling of uproarious sisters-in-law,
has a six-year-old girl that has ''faculty
of prayer" A few evenings since she
enumerated the objects of her supplica-
tions as follows: "God bless papa and
my governess, and my sisters and broth
er, and my uncle Sam and my aunt
Georgia, and my twin cousins, and ceus-
in Julia, and all my relations, except
Maur and Jane and Ellen (the obnoxious
aunts), and the less you have to do with
them the better it will be for you"
An ancient darkey leaned over Clay
street gate yesterday and called to the
dusky proprietor of a cabin: " See heah.
Henry, isn't you about ready to pay me
dat two bits Z" Haven't muffin to pay
wid," was the reply. "You borroed
dat money VIII Die year ago, Horny"
continued the old man. Can't help
dat-can't pay" "Henry, believes
you don't want to pay; believes you is
dishonest, and I nebber ask for de
money agin; I'll leave de lord to collect
it |" "Shool" exclaimed Henry, greatly
interested all at once, "You hasn't any
more money to lend on dose terms, has
We Exchange.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
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THE BENEVOLENT IwoLF.
Parapbrssed from the Spanish o. Yriarte.)
By JOHN G. SAKE.

A wolf-not in the least alarmed
To meet Shepherd quite unarmei-
Addressed him in civil way
With, "Ten me now, my friend, pray,
(For truly would like TO know
Why wolves by men are hated SO?
see no reason, protest,
Why you should deem me such pest
Reflect q bit,-and, on my word,
You'll own your spite is most absurd,
NY skin-you need not to be told
Protects you from the wet and cold;
And guards you also, in your ease,
Against thousand stinging feas;
My claws are potent to defy
The mischief of the evil eye;
Nor need you feel the least alarm,
Defended by this counter-charm;
Of bruises, too, my fat is sure
To work-'tis known-a ready cure"
"Enough!" the Shepherd said, Enough
Too long I've heard this silly stuff;
Suppose your boastful words were true,
We owe no gratitude to you;
Grant that you serve some useful end,
'Tis vastly more than you intend;
And, Judging by that simple test,
You're but wicked Wolf. at best;
Moreover, ii is plainly true
No good in life you ever do;
TTis clear, by what yourself have said,
You're good for naught till you are dead J"
MORAL.
How many men we find
Whose benefactions call to mind
The boastful wolf who never give
A thought to Mercy while they live,
But after death, by lucky chance,
Some useful purpose may advance
No thanks TO them-whose living will
Delighted but in doing i'll!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
FRESH TOPICS.

The Postofice Department begins to
feel seriously the shrinkage in its rev.
enue which is due to the diversion of
third-class matter, SO called, into the
hands of the express companies.
1T is rumored that Mr.. Robert Bonner,
of the New York Ledger, meditates an
incursion into the field of daily jour-
nalism. Dir. Bonner has won SO mag
ificent success in his own field that it
is not improbable that he should desire
to extend it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

THE committee appointed by the
Nashville Cotton Exchange to obtain in
formation and statistics in regard to the
growing crops of the South, express the
belief that the coming harvest, both of
cotton and grain, will be the largest pro-
duced in that section since the war.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

In many cases recommendations for
cadetships in the Military and Naval
Academies are made by Congressman
after d competitive examination has been
held, the boy who passes best being Sc
lected as the Congressman's choice.
That there is, to say the least, something
singular in these examinations is shown
by the following statement which comes
from Washington "Of forty candi-
dates for admission to the Naval
Academy, who have been selected or ap-
pointed by members of Congress after
competitive examination, only two
passed. Thirteen of those thus selected
failed to spell the word competitive
correctly"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

The Beecher trial lasted six months,
lacking two days. The case was called
for trial on Monday morning, Jan. A,
and the jury was discharged July 2.
One hundred and eleven witnesses were
examined. The summing up for the de-
Tense consumed fourteen days, and Mr..
Beach addressed the jury on the part of
the plaintiff seven days.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22
Wit and HumOr.

AN air of importance : Ones first
breath.
CHILDREN should be seen to, not
herded.-Fun.
WHAT soup are Quakers most fond ofa
Peace soup.
WHEN sweet oil is put into castor,
does it become castor oil2
Why is penny liner like hard
Judge because he abhors short SEN
fences.
"BAH," said John Henry's hopefu
to boy who wanted to whip him, ''you
couldn't lick postage stamp"
THE Carlists recently caught man,
bathed him in petroleum, applied
lighted match to him, and danced by the
light thereof. They had no personal
grudge against him..
A SooTcH peddler completely cowed
an irascible Welshman, who insisted on
fighting him In an inn kitchen, by going
down on his knees and imploring pardon
for having killed two men already, and
being about to kill another"
"GEr out of the way what are you
good for 2" said cross old man to a
bright-eyed urchin, who happened to
stand in his way. The little fellow, as
he stepped one side, replied very gently,
t'They make men out of such things as
we are.
THE lawyers of New York wanted to
give Judge Pierrepont public dinner.
He declined. Such things, he said, were
mis-steak for public men beef-ore they
had been tried, and the times were out
of joint for soup -perfuities. Missouri
Republican.
A SUNDAY-sCHooL prodigy, having
listened to q discourse on the necessity
of Offering a firm front to the evil one,
said he could not fight the old gentle
man himself-he was not his size; but if
he had any young ones, he'd knock the
life out of them as soon as he would
bricks.
How Boston delinquent justifies
himself 'sThe plaintiff in this case was
insolent. He insisted on loud whistling
in my office. My fingers slipped down
between his coat collar and his neckte
like chain lightning, and let him waltz
out of my Office like July zephyr. 1
await your Honor's sentence"
DER BABY.
ohelp me gracious efery day
laugh me wild TO see de way
Ny schman young baby drie to play
Dot funny little baby.
Sometimes dher came little schquaD,
Dots when der windy Wind will crawl
Right in its little stomach schmall,
Dots too bad for der baby.
He bulls my nose and kicks my hair,
And grawls me ofer everywhere,
Und schlobbers me-vot do care
Dot yos my schmal young baby.
Around my head dot little arm
Vas schqueezin me SO nice and warm
Oh, may dher never come some harm
To dot schmall little baby!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

The American team of rifemen in Ire
land seem to be the special favorites of
victory. They not only carried off the
honors at the original match for the
championship, but one of them won the
Spencer cup, subsequently in a match
at a thousand yards. The feeling in
spired even among the Irish people
seems to be that of generous enthusiasm,
though we suspect that any victors but
Americans would hardly have been SO
acceptable. 1t is never easy to submit to
defeat with grace; but the earlier history
of the United States for independence
was so crowded with heroes of Hibernian
birth, that their descendants do not re-
gard us as strangers, and certainly not
possible foes. These pleasant inter-
changes of courtesies, therefore, are
gratifying to witness.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

The most obvious if not the most i'm
portant of the crimes peculiar to this
age is called embezzlement, and in this,
though we may not boast of it, America
leads the world. In no other country
do the employers show such reckless
ness in trusting their affairs entirely to
subordinates, or subordinates such su-
dacity and teachery in proA6ng by the
confidence. The champion example of
the year has just come to light in Phila-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-22

AMERICA is famous for fairness. A
ftw days ago our Minister at the Italian
Court, Hon. Geo. P. Marsh, decided
very delicate and important question of
Swiss boundary, giving satisfaction to
both sides. About the same time DR..
Logan, our Chilian Minister resident,
ended boundary controversy of long
standing between Chill and Peru. The
settlement was intrusted to him some
nine months ago. His decisions ON all
the points are cheerfully acquiesced in
by both governments. "Blessed are
the peace-makers." !"