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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
EDUCATIONAL
Report OF Coinmissioner Eaton-some
very interesting Statistics Regarding
Our School system.

Report OF COMMISSIONED Eaton Some
very interesting Statistics Regarding
Our school System.
The Commissioner of Education has
completed his fifth annual report. He
has In the present volume discarded all
special papers, and confined the contents
strictly to a review Of educational work.
The report proper owe -152 pages.
The Commissioner calls attention to the
intimate relations existing between the
educational work and commercial pros
perity,, and points his ~allusion by citing
the depression attending business disas-
ter. He claims for the work performed
in his office great value to all economists
and politicians, as well as to the teacher
and publicist. The Commissioner states
that it is gratifying to observe the in
crease of the determination of each State
to take an annual census of the school
population. There has been an increase
of 1874, 600 children during the year.
Thirty-ive out of thirty-seyen States re-
port the number of teachers; thirty
seven States and eleven Territories re-
port the public school income, which
shows an increase OF $1,232, DOC, but
only ~thirty-fye States and nine Terrific
ries can show their school expenditures.
There are enrolled in the public schools
{, 1000, 600 pupils. The average daily at
tendance is 4,500,oO0; the estimated
population between 6 and 16 years of
age is 10 $500, 900.
The total income of the public schools
in the States and Territories III 1874 was
| $4,000, 900. The total expenditures for
the States and Territories was $4,000
900. The highest salaries for school
teachers reported is accredited to the
Cherokee Nation, 1926 monthly for
male, and 5000 monthly for female
teachers. The District of Columbia
comes next, $113 and S75. Massachu-
sets shows a great disproportion-$93
and $33.
The expenditures in the year per
capita OF average attendance ia the pub
lie schools is as follows: Massachusetts,,
500; Ohio, $14; Nebraska, $18; Rhode
Island, $18; Connecticut, $19; Vermont,
u; New York, $21; Iowa, $14; Michi
gan, Is; New Jersey, $18; Indiana, $14
Illinois, $13; Maine, $40; Maryland,
$19; Minnesota, $13; Mississippi, SO
Tennessee, IS; Virginia, So; Florida
So; District of. Columbia, $26; Montana,
ST; Colorado, 500; Utah, So; Cherokee
Nation, 1914.
Many States cannot tell the number O
their school population. Some have no
counted their sittings, and do not know
whether they are adequate to their ne
cessities. Illinois is the only State will
county Normal schools. In schools o
secondary instruction, 1,031 institutions
with 408 more teachers are reported j,
1874, rs against 944 in 1873. Their
were 1891 less students. The diminu
ton in attendance is attributed in a larg,
degree to the, financial depression of las
year. The effect of business depression
IS particularly noticeable in the prepare
tory schools for the superior instruction
of women. During the year 563 degree
were conferred on women. There ar
now in colleges and scientific school
40, 600; in. the preparatory schools
S25, 900. nv. r., f.is =
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
sCIIENCK's PUINdoNIC SYRUP. FOR
THE CURE OF CONSUHIfTION,
COUGHS AND COLDS. rd-

Tbs great virtue Of this medicine is that 1t ripens the
matter and throws Il out Of the system, puifes the
blood, and thus effects q sare. a=ufI
EcHEscx's SEA WEED Tonic. FOR TIE CURE OF
DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, ETC.
The Tonic produces a healthy action of the stomach,
creating an appetite. forming chyle. and curing the most
obstinate cases of indigestion.
scaEscK's MANDRAKE PILLS, FoR THE CURE OF
Liver COMPLAINT, ETC.
These Pills are Alternative and produce a healthy action
Of the liver without the least danger. as they are free
from caiomel and yet more eficacious in restoring Z
healthy action of the liver.
These remedies are a certain cure for Consumption. as
the Pulmonic. Syrup ripens the matter and purifes the
blood. The Mandrake Pills act upon the liver, create q
healthy bile, and remove all diseases of the liver, often 4
cause of Consumption. The Sea Weed Tonic gives tone
and strength to the stomach, I1akes Z good digestion,
and enables the organs to form good blood. and thus
create a healthy circulation of healthy blood, The com;
bined action of these medicines, as thus explained, viii
cure even case of Consumption, II taken in time, and the
use Of the medicines perseyered in g
Dr.. Schenck is professionally at his principal Office
corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia every Mon
day, where all letters for advice may be addressed
Schenck's medicines for sale by all Druggists- M
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
Mysteries Of Sleep.

G-sH" n af.T - HE.T ... H4HrNE ..a#tt
1 have often wondered concerning the.
mysteries OF sleep. If you have watched
any one slumbering, you must have. felt
that there is something absent which is
there when the sleeper is awake. Thought
in a moment can fly to the other end of
the earth. A oma born and bred in
Australia, being in London, can con-
stantly c~onjure up the homestead. Why,
then, shall not the soul be able, when
the body sleeps, to go-who knows
whittier?
Sometimes, when we wake, for some
moments we appear to be struggling with
something, and then, suddenly, we are
still again. ~ tslrt
Where are the souls of the mad9 The
soul being O perfect existence, if it were
with the mad, then its perfection would
overcome the madness. A man who has
never known any impurity of thought
becomes mad, and his fancies are in the
last degree terrible. Can the soul, which
guided him when sane, be still with
him when he has become something
worse than a brutea Who kIiows?-who
knows9
mOnhHiUeu, WlSuinS W lnuStrdIc tue
wonders of sleep, told how q certain man,
being a sheik, found himself, for his
pride, made a poor fisherman; that he
lived as one for sixty years, bringing up
a family and working hard; and how,
upon waking up from this long dream, SO
short a time had he been asleep, that the
narrow.necked gourd bottle filled with
water, which he knew he overturned as
he fell asleep, had not had time in which
to empty itself. ti
How is it that sometimes, when we &c
to a strange place, we fancy that we have
seen it before2 Is it possible that when
one has been asleep the soul has foated
away, seen the place, and has that
memory of it which so surprises us? In
g word, how far dual is the life of a man,
how far not?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

70 recommend 70 the people OF the United
States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, |
20 Be observed by Acknowledging with grateful
hearts the many, and signal favors OF Almighty
God, especially by affording them an oppor-
tunity Of peaceably establishing 9 form OF gov
e~rfi6ent for their safety md happiness. Now,
therefore, lido recommend and assign Thurs
day, the twehty-sixth day OF November next, to
be devoted by the people Of these States to the
service Of the great and glorious Being, who ID
the benefcent author Of all the good that was,
that is, that will be.
,ssThat we then all unite in rendering unto
Him our sincere and humble thanks for His
kind care and protection Of the people Of this
country. previous to its becoming o nation,
for the signal and manifold mercies, and the
favorable interpretation of His providence in
the course and conclusion OF the late war;
for the great degree of tranquility, union,
| and plenty which we have since enjoyed for
the peaceable and rational manner in which
we have been enabled to establish ccnstitu-
lions of government for our safety and happi-
ness, and particularly the national one more
lately instituted ; for civil and religious liberty
with which we are blessed, and the means we
have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowl-
edge, and in general for all the great and vari-
GUS fayors which He hath been pleased to con-
fer upon us. And also that we may then unite
in most humbly offering our prayers and sup
plications to the great Lord and Ruler OF ma
tions, and beseech Him to pardon our national
and other transgressions; to enable us all,
whether in public or private stations, to per-
form our several and national duties properly
and prudently to render our national govern
ment a blessing TO all people, constantly being
q government of wise, Just and constitutional
laws, .discreetly and faithfully executed and
obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns
and nations Especially such as have shown
kindness unto us), and bless them with good
government peace and concord to promote
the knowledge of true religion and virtue, and
the increase of science among us and gener-
ally to grant unto all mankind such a degree
of temporal prosperity as He alone knows tc
be best.
"Given under my hand, at the city of New
York, the third day of October, in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and
eighty-nine. GEORGE WASHINGTON"
1t is now proposed that Congress shall,
by law, set apart the last Thursday in
November as an annual legal holiday, {
day of National Thanksgiving for the
blessings of the year. The suggestion
is a good one, and we heartily sec
ond it, m @
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
Cotton Manufacture in the United States.

COtbOu Mdnuidcttlre III Tile Un1Ueu SUaUeSs
The number of cotton factories in the
United States in 1910 was reported to be
al, and the number of spindles estima-
ted at SO, 400, an average of 400 for each
mill. According to q report of a COM
mittee of Congress, in 1875, $40, 600, 600
then invested in cotton manufac-
lures, and 1901 600 persons were m
ployed 81, 000,0 900 pounds of cotton
were consumed, producing 81, 600, 900
yards of cloth, valued at $s24, 800, 600.
In Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, and
Connecticut were 165 mills, with 119, 80
spindles and it has been estimated that
the total number of spindles at that time
was $4,000. Power looms soon after
ward coming into general use, the num-
Der Of spindles increased to ], 800, 900 in
1880, and /, $50, 600 in 1885. Complete
and trustworthy statistics of cotton man
~ufactures seem to have been first report
ed by the census of 1840. There were
then in the United States 1,240 mills,
with 1884, 631 -spindles, and 129 dyeing
and printing establishments. These cs-
adjustments employed 70, 119 hands, and
produced goods valued at SAG, $50, 430.
The amount of capital invested was $751;
102, $50. The leading cotton manufac-
turing States were Mas Sachusetts, having
27S mills, with 665, O95 spindles /; Rhode
Island, 200 mills, with SIS, S17 spindles ;
New York, III mills, with oil $50 spin
dies /; and Connecticut, 116 mills, with
ISL, 319 spindles. In 1850 there were
1904 mills in the United States /; in
1860, ,1,O91 mills, with 5,235, 727 spin
dies !; and in 1870, $50 mills, with 1882
415 spindles.-American Grocer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

Fractional CURRENcY.-The impress
sion prevails in some parts of the coun-
try that the printing of fractional cur
rency has been discontinued, especially
as to the denominations of 10 and 30
cents. There has been a delay in the
printing. A new plate of the 30 cent
notes is necessary, on account of coun-
t~erfeits, but the printing of all the other
issues is proceeding as usual Wash
inqton Telegram.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
An AooIpENrAn CURE.-When death

An ACCIDENTAL CURE.-When death
was hourly expected from consumption, all
remedies having failed, and DR.. H. James was
experimenting, he accidentally made a prepa-
ration OF Indian hemp, which cured his only
child, and now gives this recipe free on receipt
of two stamps to pay expenses. Hemp also
cures night sweats, nausea at the stomach, and
will break a fresh cold in "a hours. Address
Craddock & Co., 1882 Race St, Philadelphia,
Pa, naming this paper.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

Lay out The earth in a sheet o. snow,
There is nothing at all to harm below,
Where men dream out the world together
And pansies sleep till pleasant weather.
The safest place in all the land
Is the narrow realm of the folded hand!
Then,THkSzs to God. that a flower NiTdie-
TWINS made In time THASKsGrv1Ne by.
Breathe as it falls-pr5pAetic thingl
"'Theren be an April in he spring =
Then HANKS to God for sister there
To stand OF Glory's diamond stair,
And THANK again, though I go late,
Another gone shall smiling wait,
Shall breathe three names with reverent tone,
The Childis, the. Virgins, and her 0wn,T ~
And lift the latch Of Mercyis gstei -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

AVE often see a large stock of cattle
which do not seem to thrive, and come out
s.spring poor" all for want of something to
start them in the right direction. One dollars
worth of Sheriddn's Cavalry Condition PotO-
1ders, given to such q stock occasionally during
the winter, would be worth more thsn an extra
half ton Of hay.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

Rouse up the FIRE to a costly glow,
Til the maple parts and the rubies show! J
Swing back the curtain now If eyerl
And rich and warm the slender river
Shall cleave Thanksgiving night in twain
As the mantle parted the old Red Main!
Ali, never ~fear-shine as it will,
Enough is left to cheer us still.
Perhaps some wanderer going past
Who tried all sorrows but the last,
And wonders why he dzres to live,
And thinks he has no thanks to give,
May sec that glimmer on the ground
His old dead heart give glad rebound
II looks so Ike the road Of gold
He trod himself IN times of old
look up and see Thanksgiving found
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

THOUSANDS SPEAK.-Yegetine is ac-
knowledged and recommended by physicians
and apothecaries to be the best purifier and
~cleaiiser Of the blood yet discovered, and thou
sands. speak in its praise who have been re-
stored to health. <r"@ 81
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

BERLIN has the poorest and most
ANTICIPATED FIRE department in Europe,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

Bring out the chairs from the empty wall
Where ftful shadows used TO fall
The shapes nf father, sist r, mother,
OF slender sweetheart, friend and brother;
No painted window half SO fair
As the old home room with Its shadows there!
No pictured hall at kings desire
Could nIstch that group before the fire
Who never cast q shade beside,
But on that wall and when they diedI
And som went up at break Of day,
Come waited longer by the way
Let them who will thank God for light,
Such shadows never made a night
Come one, come all, there yet is room
Thanks be to God, from heaven to home
Is nothing but a dash of liehtik
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

HALI's journal of Health says that
it isn't healthy TO sleep down stairs,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

BURNETT's COCAINE is the best and
cheapest Hair Dressing in the world. 1t kills
dandruff, al.ays irritation, and promotes . wig
orous growth of Hair.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

Wheel forth the table, a laden paint
Wen all give thanks and Wen sing q psalm
Some songs, old-fashioned, of Forever
That hoated safe across the river, =
No note lost out, no cadence gone,
That they warbled, died, and lang right on!
The girls shall come in their white and blue
AR If they broke Gods azure through,
Played truant to the realms of light
To be with US Thanksgiving night
The boys are ~thronging through the hall,
They've not grown old these years at ALL
Some marched away to mufied drum
But fling no shadows as they come -ae.
Without a sorrow or q sin
Fen death himself would let them in
o Sweethearts! Comrades! Welcome home +!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

.zzA1n who have beard of little Charlie
Ross should read the beautiful new book, en-
titled "a Cherry the Singer" published by Ed
ward A. samuels, 1875 fremont ST., Boston.
Possibly it may lead to the recovery Of the
stolen child, as the character Of the little hero
Of the book is partially founded on his own NE
and abduction: Sent by mail, postage free, ON
receipt of 81. 90.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

HAVE you a severe wrench or sprain +?
Have you rheumatism in any form? Have
YOU stiff neck, or punches caused by rheumatic
pains? If so, Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is
a specific remedy, used internally and exter-
nally.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
RADWAY'
READY RELIEF

WILL AFFORD INsTANY EASE
INFLAMMATION OF n KIDNEYS,
INFLAMMATION OF THE
INFLAMMATION OF THE OWLS
OF THE LUNGS
SORE THROAT, DIFFICULT BREATHING,
P~ALPTTATION OF THE HEART.
GROUP,
HEADACHE, MUMPS,
RHEUMATISM.
COLD CHILLS. AGUE CHILLS.
The application of the READY RELIEF to the
part or parts where the pain or difficulty exists VIII
afford ease and comfort. -
Twenty drops in half a lumber of water vii, in fey
moments, cure CRAMPS, SPASMS, SOuh SIVm-
ACH, SICK DLAH,
RHEA, GQLI0 WIND In TIE
Travellers should always carry a bottle OF ftADt-
WAYS RELIEF with them. A few drops IN wafer
will prevent sickness or pains from change of water.
IT is BETTER THAN FRENCH BRANDY OR
BTTTERS AS A
Price SO Cents. Sold by Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
THANKSGIVING.

4 NJ ]. 4ArrQs, FfaTI
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

nHlTm explanatory CirculaIN 10fn
MIN in Stock Privileges, hastO Hill
pni'A R elide and VII R,,,TP pay tsa sae
Hnnu Bonds and Gold bought onMHn0
HUliE Margins. Interest VkIH
INIT Per Cent. allowed on depofO.UUI
! lluu sits subject to sight drafts YOOVt
BUCKWALTER & co., Bankers and
Brokers. No. 10 Wall Street. New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25
GODEY,S LADY,S BOOK.

The Oldest Magazine In America. "a PREMIUM
CHRoMo," THE MORNING Cali. will be given to every
subscriber, whether single or In a club, who pays In ad-
vance for SIG and RENTS direct to this Office.
Address L. A. G0DEY, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

49, - A4OA4 IOus In JUL
rency most cared for in Paris, I think,
was true nobility. never met a gentle
man while there who was not at all times
polite, respectful, and even kind"
"And that is more than she can say
of American gentlemen broke in Mrs.
Drayton, with less tact than she usually
displayed.
Miss De Berri flushed painfully, and
seemed about to speak; but she evident
ly thought better of it, for not a sound
escaped her.
Doctor Drayton soon left the table,
and then Blanche broke the silence by
saying abruptly:
"Mrs. Drayton, I am going away
from this house this very day."
"rBut, my dear, where will you go?"'
inquired the poor lady, distressed be-
yond description. "Your father gave
you into my care, and I must do my duty.
Can't you bear with John q little longer
for my sake, child? What has got into
him l cannot imagine"
"He despises me, MI. Drayton-thai
is what has got into him; and it spoils
his home life. How many times have ]
heard you remark aboutAthe sudden and
peculiar change in him all at once, from
kind to cruel, joyous to sad, polite t6
rude. Some persons have Just this in
huence over others, and I. seem to stir
up all the mud of his nature. He will
be his own self again after l am gone, /
feel quite sure" .ur1 8SbrEs
1t took all day to arrange this matter
satisfactorily; but at last it WA arranged,
and when Doctor Drayton sat down to
his late dinnerno no. strain from Beethoven
or Mendelssohn foated in to- disturb his
serenity. There was a strange emptiness
about the room that Doctor Drayton felt
without being able to understand.
Where's Blanche r., said he, as his
mother Handed him his Dessert. ~
"Blanohe2' Why, she has gone away.
Didn't you know that?" lor- so
"Gone away7 How should I know Z
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-25

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-22
Blind Fury.

The New Orleans Pieuyuue, joining with
the New York World, has had the temerity
to suggest that the Democrats Of OHIO have
made division in the party, and sad mis-
take in advocating the doctrine of currency
initiation. Senator Thurman is of the same
opinion, and freely acknowledges the error
OF Democratic ways. The Shreveport
Times, hard-headed paper, which believes
that everything Democratic is right, takes
the Pcayune to task for daring to express
an opinion not strictly orthodox. 1t says:
And since our metropolitan contemporary
has thought proper to lecture US on our in-
tolerance, and to foretell the grief we are
to come TO. We will return the compliment
by assuring it, and we speak from pretty
vide knowledge OF the sentiments of the
people of what it terms this "remote dis
rrict," that unless it overhauls its maudln
politics and makes bold and manly fight
with the people of Louisiana against Grant.
ism in the Dational and radicalism in all its
shapes in the State canvass, it will be
classed in public opinion as an enemy to
the public interest, less dangerous, because
less bold and less potent than the New Or.
leans REPUBLICAN.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-22

NEW ORLEANS;

will be broad. level and dry, the rails fiat
and flush With the surface. affording
ready, spacious and dry spot for the dis
charge and receipt Of all articles. :.
1t will maintain the landings clear and
unObstructef, for it will afford . cheap,
speedy and constant means of transporting
from the levees all the ballast, rubbish and
other bulky materials now continually 10.
cumbering the landing, contrary to the city
ordinances, for an inexpensive means OF
carrying them away.
As to the city treasury. it will give rise TO
q new and valuable enterprise; will add TO
the taxable property. and pay additional
taxes to the city.
As to the property on the route, it will
improve the levee and add to the uses Of the
river front, and therefore will improve prop
erty along the route.
Az to the sire tts. it will dispense with the
heaviest hauling upon the streets, and in
that way save much injury to the pave
ments. and large proportion OF the ex.
penses now incurred for the repairs and
maintenance of the streets; this item is the
more important now since the recent atti-
tude Of the Superior District Court upon
the question OF licensing carts. etc. prevents
tho city from imposing license on each
vehicle, and allows it to receive no more
from the boss drayman who cuts the street
with his hundred wagons than from the
humble proprietor Of a single dray.
As to employment, the extent Of the en-
terprise will afford employment to hun
dreds Of men and bring plenty to many
"whose plain and simple annals" have been
OF late OF suffering and great want.
1t will add new enterprise to the few
now existing in the city, and will afford
evidence to the outside world of the new
feeling Of confidence and hope in the fu
ture, which is now slowly growing IN this
community.