The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-15

of people represented here. They
are all here, from the Ourang Out
ang and Digger Indian up to the full
" developed Caucasian. Much a
musement is to be derived from the
different groups. The highly civil
lied foreigner is simply looked at as
he struts about in his half American
lied costume, but when we come to
the semi-barbarians, they are stared
az. The. Chinese and Japanese at
tract closer observation and larger
crowds than any other people. To
see a slap" carpenter at work is bet
ter than a circus-every movement
is funny, and to see him laya board
on the ground, and standing stiff
legged, three feet away from it, bend
over till one hand reaches the board,
while with the other hand he saws it
off, with q saw that resembles a hack
ed up butchers cleaver, is ludicruus,
beyond description. There are near
ly always some of these people en-
gagged in some juggling tricks, or
feats Of balancing, top spinning, and
acrobatic feats; in all of which they
beat the world. They scorn to use
any mechanical aids in performing
their tricks. Everything is done open
ly and above board, and some of
their receptions are truly wonderful.
I'll show you n or two of these
when / return. There is one great
disadvantage about the Japs. You
can't tell the men and women apart,
and if a fellow falls in love with a
nice Jap girl, the first thing he
knows he'll be makiag love to her
brother. It's very embarrassing to
a sensitive lover. ~ IA
have labored hard to write an
interesting letter, but | have just
looked overit, and it's discouraging
to see how little / have written. |
had thought of becoming a newspa-
per correspondent, but / give it up,
not because his duties are harder
than 1 apprehended, but they are so
much more varied and numerous. |
decline in favor of Russell soT any
other man."
/ must not close without saying a
word about the Eaton folks who are
"doing" the Centennial. As | was
starting out the other morning to
hunt a breakfast, / saw ahead of me
a pnrtly gentleman dressedin black,
with a "plug" hat and a dove color
ed buster on, g%esticulating as if in
excited conversation with a boot
black. In the portly person l recog
nized my old friend, B. F. Larsh'
When / got within hearing | stopped
and listened to the following3
LARsH-aThat's an internal swim
die; you ask 10 cents to black my
shoes, and out in Eaton where live,
l can get a whole box Of backing fol
5 cents"
i BoY-aYes, an you'd use the hull
of it up and not git over n ofthem
valises of yourn."
Larsh saw the joke and paid the
little extortioner his price. Joking
aside, Larsh looked as if he had his
satisfaction full, and it will not sur
prise me if he reaches Eaton ahead
of this letter.
Andy Coffman "did" the entire
show in two DAYS. and looked like
squeezed lemon when he got through
He didn't like the statuary.
Frank Rhea and his friend, Fri
Campbell, are bright and wide-awakt
for sights. Frank thinks a retail
grocery would do a good trade here
and Campbell occupies his spare
time in estimating how long it woul6
take himself and Judge Neal to dis
tribute a letter to each person he has
seen.
DR.. Stephens arrived yesterday
Doctor Stephens will have a serious
time in seeing the show, us he labors
under the difficulty of being taker
by the crowd as a part and parcel O
the exhibition. / heard n news
boy remark to anotheras the Doctor
passed by-"Hi, Bill. there goes s
centennialer." "Pshaw, Tom, he's
only a ~bondholder, he amt a hun
dred years old 'sIll bet the pea
nuts he is" said Tom; "why, he's
big enough to be two hundred" Tht
Doctor, like myself, is principally
interested in foreign human nature
and doesn't spend much time in the
agricultural and mechanical halls.
Willard Edison and ffYank' Davis
are squandering their wealth. see
ing everything, and what they cant
tell you about the Centennial is
"past finding out"
I have seen but two ladies' from
Eaton, Misses Rensman and Lauer,
and l failed to get their views upon
the exhibition, but Judging from ap-
pearances, / should say they are
having a pleasant time.
1 expect to remain for some weeks
yet, having sent to Tilden for a kee
of money. If he fails to respond,
will stay till the walking gets good
in the fall; in the meantime you shall
hear from "KIZER.."
This 10 what tho Nour York Ern,oes