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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
Hanged Man ReviUes.

The Indians of this country have had
a grand feast at the Portrero to celebrate
the anniversary of some important event
in the history of their race. Indian
Chief Juan was among those present, in
all the glory of his war-paint and
buckskin breeches, restraining the
drunken wretches who would commit
violence on those weaker than them
selves. In attempting to arrest an In
dian he drew a pistol to brighten him,
when several Of the latter's friends
rushed up to interfere and ave him,
supposing it was the intention of Juan
to kill him. In the melee that followed
the pistol was accidentally discharged,
the ball striking an Indian in the fore
head, and killing him instantly. Juan
was securely bound, and, after a short
conference among the other chiefs, con-
demned to death. Amid the lamenta-
tions of the friends of the deceased, he
was led to a tree near their burying
ground, a lasso placed over his neck, the
other end thrown over a limb, and strong
arms drew the unfortunate chieftain into
mid-air, where he dangled half an hour,
and was then pronounced dead. Hewas
taken down from his elevated position,
and shortly afterward those gathered
around were astonished to observe signs
of returning consciousness. He was soon
entirely recovered, and an examination
of the throat revealed the fact that the
rope had caught on his chin sufficiently
to protect his throat from the full force
intended, and had merely rendered him
unconscious.
The Indians were not satisfied with
once hanging him, and on the next day
were to make another effort, which would
probably have terminated disastrously
for the Indian chief, had not a rumor o
the affair reached town, and Constable
Thomas went in hot haste to prevent /.
second execution. He arrived in time
but the Indians were extremely un
willing to give their prisoner up. Jual
was brought into town, and it appear
ing, in his examination before Justic,
Bledsoe, that the shooting was done &C
~cidentally, he was discharged, and no,
roams over the shady streets of our city
in preference to placing his life again il
danger by %reioining his tribe,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
Useftu Information.

To whiten flannel made yellow by age,
dissolve n and half pounds of white
soap in fifty pounds soft water, and also
two thirds of an ounce spirits of ammo
mia. Immerse the flannel, stir well
around for a short time and wash in pure
water. When black or navy blue linens
are washed soap should not be used.
Take instead two potatoes grated into
tepid soft water (after having them
washed and peeled), into which a tea
spoonfulof ammonia has been put. Wash
the linens in this and rinse them in cold
blueing water. They will need no starch
and should be dried and ironed on the
wrong side. An infusion of hay will
keep the natural color in buff linens,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
Crime in Tennessee.

On December Is, L. s. Hill, an old and
highly respected citizen living four miles
north of Shelby Depot, Tenn, was shot and
killed by "Golly" Bond. under the follow
ing circumstances
Bond had been paying attention to Mr..
HilPs daughter, and visited Mr.. Hill one
hour before the shooting. After some con-
yersation, he went of, saying that he would
return in an hour. Bond went to his own
house, procured a double barreled shot
gun, returned to Mr.. HIPS, and shot Hill
through the door of his own house, firing
five pistol balls through his body after he
fell from the first shot. After seeing
that his victim was down and dead, he
seized the young lady, actually dragging
her oyer the dead body of her father and
carried her by force before the neighboring
minister and demanded to be married to
her. The girl refused, when Bond threat
entd to kill her. The minister's wife called
Bonds attention to the approach of the
posse in pursuit of him. At this time
some neighbors rode up TO the ministers
house, when the young lady was taken from
her captor and locked up in q room, secure
from any possibility of his carrying out his
threat to kill her.
Bond had been riding. all the NIGH
previous, and had so jaded his horse that he
required another on which to make his es
cape. This he accomplished by deliberately
shooting one of the horsemen, so woundinl
him that he fell from his horse, which h
mounted and rode to the residence of Mr.
Parsons, q few miles distant, and made
forcible exchange for a fine gray animal, OIL
which he was last seen riding westward
toward the Mississippi River, making goot
his escape so far from all pursuers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
Household Helps.

DRINK FOR THE SIcK.-Two teaspoon
fuls arrowroot in a quart pitcher, with
a little cold water; three tablespoonful
white sugar, the juice of one lemon, and
part of the rind stir all quickly while
pouring boiling water until the pitcher
is full. Drink cold.
LEMON SYRUP.-Take twelve lemons
squeeze the juice from them, CRATE the
rind Of six into it, and let it stand all
night. Then take six pounds OF white
sugar, make a thick syrup of it; when
it is cool strain the juice and as much
oil from the grated rind as will suit the
taste. A tablespoonful in a glass Of
water makes a good drink.
GINGER OR POP BEER.-The follow.
ing is harmless but palatable: One and
a half ounces of best ground Jamaica
ginger; one and a half ounces of cream
tartar; one pound of brown sugar; two
sliced lemons; four quarts of boiling
water; a half pint of yeast. Let it fer
ment for twenty-four hours; strain and
bottle it. In two weeks it will be ready
for use,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
-FORTYF0URTH CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, December IS, aresolution was
passed authorizing the Chair to appoint a
select committee of seven to act with a
similar committee appointed by the Speaker
of the House, to devise means to
count and declare the electoral vote. The
message of the President, sentt to the Senate
last session vetoing the bill reducing the
Presidents salary from $4,000 to $25, goo
per annum, was called up, and the question
being, shall the bill pass Notwithstanding
the objection of the President thereto, a
discussion followed, and the Senate refused
to pass the bill over the veto-yeas, %;
nays, 19-not two-thirds voting in
the afirmative.....-....I the -House
a large number of bills were intro
duced and referred, the most important of
which were as follows: To promote the
education Of the blind, to facilitate the
negotiation of bills OF lading, ETC., con-
corning expiration and change Of allegiance,
to establish the franking privilege, to re-
ducc and reorganize the navy, to promote
the efficiency of the Marine Hospital
Service, and for a commission on
the locust plague. A resolution for the ap-
pointment of a committee of six to inquire
into the manner in which the election was
conducted for members of Congress, last
November, in the Sixth District of Missis.
sippi, and the Fourth District of Alabama,
and whether, in such Districts, there was
any intimidation of candidates or voters,
was voted down. A resolution instrueting
the Judiciary Committee to report az
amendment to the Constitution forbidding
the payment OF war claims to disloyal per.
sons, was adopted, $50 to 60.
In the Senate, December 10, a number OF
bills of a private character, not objected to,
were passed. At the expiration of the
morning hour Mr.. Boutwell, aud Mr.. Dawes
formally presented to the United States, on
behalf of the State of Massachusetts,, the
statues OF Samuel Adams and John Win.
throp--..In the House, it was resolved 10
adjourn from the Oath to the 9th inst, and
from the Both inst. to the Sd prox. The
Notification Appropriation Bill was then
passed, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, December q, a bill was in.
trodueed providing for an additional Repre-.
sentative for the State of Nebraska. The
name of the proposed new territory was
changed from Pembina to Huron. The Pen,
sion Appropriation bill was passed with
amendment requiring the Commissions
AhifPensions to hereafter incorporate in
annusl report a statement showing the
ut paid for additional pensions, an6
he annual reduction in pensions. Thu
ksioA-Hpon the resolution authorizins
Investigation as to the appointment O.
min, Presidential EIectOr in Ore
was then resumed, at the clos,
which the Senate ad~journed......
House the report of the Judiciar,
zee on the question of the power o
tees of the House to compel the pro
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
SEX,

If your teeth are pretty, show them.
Smile continually, for some n may be
looking at you when you do not know it.
A PHILADELPHIA school-teacher has
asked the board of education to reduce
hersalary to such afgure as will prevent
her from buying costly jewelry.
ANNA DICKINSON says that the mad
fires of ambition dance in her SOUL"
This is pretty good for a lady who has to
take a soap-stone to bed with her.
AN American lady can dress nicely in
Paris on three hundred dollars per year
if she will be content with six pairs of
stockings, a bonnet, and a belt ribbon.
The paternal author of an heiress was
approached by a youth, who requested a
few moments conversation in private,
and began, 81 was requested to see you,
sir, by your lovely daughter. Our at
tachment"- "Young man." Interrupt
ted the parent, briskly, 81 don't know
what that girl of mine is about. You
are the fourth gentleman who has ap-
preached me this morning on the sub
ject. 1 have given my consent to the
others, and 1 give it to you; God bless
YOU"
THE waterproof cloak now fashionable
is a graceful garment compared with
that which was worn several years ago
1t is fitted to the figure so as to make ii
unnecessary to belt it, although the
newest have a belt from the side seams
buttoned in the middle of the back. Nc
cape is needed or worn. The sleeves are
made large so as to slip easily ovel
several undersleeves. The hood is but
toned to the cloak, and the bottom of til,
middle seam in the back is Tapped anC
buttoned.
WHEN-a lady sitting for a pictur'
would compose her mouth to bland ant
serene character, she should, just before
entering the room say "Bosom," and eel
the expression into which the mouth sub
sides until the desired effect in tn,
camera is evident. If, on the othe
hand, she wishes to assume a dis
tinguished and somewhat noble bearing
not suggestive of sweetness, she shoult
say, "Brush," the result of which j
infallible. If she wishes to make he
mouth look small, she shouldsay Glib,
| but if the mouth be already too SINAI
, and needs enlarging, she must say Cal
t bage." If she wishes to look mournfu
l she must say Kerchunk; /" if resigned
she must forcibly calculate "S'cat."
! THE Watertown IN. W Dipatc
. says: An American lady visiting friend
! in Canada started for home the other da!
and, crossing the st. Lawrence River q
Cape Vincent, the Custom officer d,
> sired to look into her trunk. She offere
. no objection to the proceeding, and SCI
> ing her so willing, the officer asked hi
!, if she had anything in the trunk besid'
= wearing apparel. A prompt negati1
came from the fair traveller. Her answ'
was scarcely uttered, however, befol
u the officer had the trunk open, an
! there, lying at the very top of her DIRE
and lingerie were a dozen bottles of th
: finest Hennessey brandy. "Do you ca
. these wearing apparel?" queried Il
Z officer, his eyes meanwhile restir
. longingly on the bottles. eyes," r
Z piled the lady, " they are my husband
y night caps"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
and an infusion of bran will do the same
for brown linens and prints.

dlu an llublOh OA bAoh "AA4 w WV I'LL
for brown linens and prints.
IT is made a frequent recommendation
to persons about to incur great exhaus-
ton, either directly and with the least
trouble of digestion from the nature of
the service, or from their being not in
a fit state for it, to eat a piece of bread
before they go. Ifthey can take a bit of
bread with a cup of hot tea, so much the
better, but not instead of it. The fact
that there is more nourishment in bread
than in almost anything else, has prob
ably induced the mistake. That it is a
fatal mistake there is nj doubt. It
seems, though very little is known on the
the subject, thatwhat "assimilates" it
self with the human body, is the best
under the above circumstances. Bread
requires two or three processes of assim-
ilation before it becomes like the human
body.
LIQUID EXCREMENT-How strangely
we overlook the value of the liquid ex-
crement of animalsl A cow, under
ordinary feeding, furnishes in a yeaI
twenty thousands pounds OF solid excre-
ment, and about eight thousand pound;
of liquid. The comparative money value
of the two is but slightly in favor Of the
solid. This statement has been verified
as truth, owe and again. The urine
of herbivorous animals holds nearly al
the secretions of the body which arr
capable of producing the rich nitroge
nous compounds so essential as the fore
ing or leaf-forming agents in the growth
of plants. The solid hold the phosphori,
acid, the lime, and magnesia, which 6,
to the seeds principally, but the liquid
holding nitrogen, potash and soda, i
needed in forming the stalk and leaves
The two forms of plant nutriment SHOULD
never be separated or allowed to b
wasted by neglect. The farmer VIII
saves all the urine of his animals double
his manurial resources every year. Goo
seasoned peat is of an immense servic
to farmers, when used as an absorbent
and the stalls for animals should SO cor
structed as to admit of a wide passag
in the rear, with generous passage roor
for peat, to be used daily with the ez
crement.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28

duction of kilograms was made. Thereport
asserts that right, and after aloud discussion
the House sustained it. Adjourned.
In the Senate, December 81, Mr.. Freling-
huysen (Rep.6 of N. j. presented the petit
ton of a large number of soldiers Of the late
war, asking the passage of the House bill
for the equalization Of bounties. Referred.
1t was decided to adjourn from the ed to the
26th inst. It is understood, however, that
when the Senate assemblies, it will transact
no business, but will adjourn until the Sd
prox. The chair appointed as the special COM
mittee authorized by the resolution of Mr..
Edmunds, to devise means for the proper
count of the vote for President and Vice
President, in connection with asimilar CON-
mittee of the House, Messrs. Edmunds,
Morton, Frelinghuysen, Logan, Thurman,
Bayard, and Ransom. Business was then
suspended, and the Senate then paid
its tribute of respect to the memory of
Senator Caperton. Appropriate remarks
were made by Messrs. Davis, Wright, With
ers, Edmunds and others, and, as a further
mark of respect, the Senate adjourned......
In the House, after much opposition on the
part of the Democrats, it was decided to in
struct the New York Election Investigating
Committee to investigate the charges Of
Mr.. Hewitt against the New York Post.
office. MIR. Hewitt paid a high compliment
to the integrity and usefulness of Post
master James, and exonerated him from all
suspicion in the matter. Eulogies upon the
late Senator Caperton, of West Virginia,
] were then pronounced, and, as a token of
respect, the Hons adjourned.
In the Senate, December %, it was
resolved to investigate the appointment
Of Cronin as Presidential Elector by
the Governor of that State. After
the transaction of some unimportant bu.
siness, the Senate adjourned until Tues.
day next, for want of a quorum.......
Iu the House, bills to remove the political
disabilities of Geo. s. Hawkins, of Florida,
and A. C.. Myers, of Maryland, were passed.
A resolution directing the Appropriation
] Committee to report in the Deficiency Bill q
provision to pay to the widow of Speaker
Kerr a sum equal to the pay and mileage oil
the Speaker, from the time of his death until
the end o The present Congress, was adopted
The Speaker then announced the following
committees to ascertain and report what arr
the privileges, powers and duties of the HOUSE
of Representatives in counting the vote
for President and Vice-President: Knott
Sparks, Tucker, Marsh, Burchard of Illinois
Seelye, and Monroe. On counting tn,
electoral vote: Payne, Hunton, Hewitt
Springer, McCreary, Hoar, and Willard
Adjourned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
GhotIs at Work.

lDanDury NeW5.l
Only one thing 1 find untouched by
the observers of the Brooklyn theater
catastrophe. The burned victims were
mainly upper-gallery people, that is of
the poorer sort, or rather of the poor re-
spectacle sort. 1t is surprising that
on the dead bodies there were found gen.
orally a few trinkets and a few
pennies. 1t would seem that of
those who we're burned most spent
their last money for a low-priced ticket.
From four to twelve cents have been
found on the average victim. There
have been trinkets, which every person
wears, but the fact is that each person in
the gallery had only a little more than
enough to pay his or her way in.
Almost as soon as the fire was over,
ghouls began to congregate for spoils.
How quickly the meanest crime organ
izesl Husbands, fathers, mothers, sisters
were rudely pushed aside by men who,
espying a dollar trinket, claimed the
CHASTITY corpse. 1t makes n doubt
that man is superior to beasts. Yet it re-
quired genius of q horrible kind to gen.
crate its notion and to organize its ma
chinery SO soon. A corpse of a wife
claimed by a robber right before a hus.
bands eyes; and the robber as likely to
carry away the prize as the true, be-
reaved owner. 1t is positive that in this
nineteenth century there were ghouls
ready on an instant to do this devilish
work.
Linda Gilbert, she who's SO long labored
to found prison libraries in this country,
once told me that men in prison were
smarter On the average than the rest OF
mankind. Said she, "It requires great
genius to invent a safe and lock yet
no genius can keep these men out of the
safe" What horrible smartness is this
that in In instant selects a pitfull OF
roasted human beingin a city of churches
for prey? Sitting Bull is a saint beside
these. The Bulgarian atrocities do the
Turks no greater dishonor than these
men do to American civilization.
Mr.. BEECHER doesn't believe a panic
stricken audience can be saved in any
kind of a building. When a panic
seizes a body of men the loYeof life dom
mates every other faculty. Then man
is only an animal, and acts from animal
instincts. Put two thousand men to.
gether on an open prairie, and if they
are panic-stricken they will trample one
another to death. They will rush like Q
herd of frightened buffaloes, and you
might as well think of reading the tel
commandments to stop them as to con
J troll their flight.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
SCR1BNER & Co., 74S Broadway N. Y,

PIMPLEs on the face, rough skin, chapped
hands, saltrheum, and all cutaneous afec-
tons cured, the skin made seft and smooth,
by the use of Juniper Tar Soap. That made
by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York, is the
only kind that can be relied on, as there are
many limitations, made from common tar,
which are worthless.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
Secrets of ROyaIty.

The leading social question of the day
in London is, "Who bought Lord Co
nyngham's Sevres? 2" The present Mar
quis Of Cunningham, who came but the
other day into the titles and estates of
the family, inherited among other things
a magnificent piece of furniture gu
perbly decorated with Sevres porcelain
of the last century and the best epoch.
For this costly article he received the
other day an offer of 10000 pounds in
cash from an anonymous purchaser
through a responsible broker. One
hundred thousand dollars in gold is a
handsome sum OF money, and themore the
young Marquis thought of it the hand
somer it seemed. So he finally accepted
the bid. The money was paid. The
Sevres cabinet was delivered to the re-
sponsible broker. But to this hour
neither the Marquis nor anybody else
a v the broker has the least idea who
bought the prize or what has become of
i'll People who have one hundred thou.
sand dollars to invest in Sevres cabinets
rarely hide their tastes under a bushel of
broker. We are therefore moved to give
publicity to the suggestion of a leading
member of the British Parliament now
in this country, from whom we learn
hat the purchaser ofthe Conyngham cab
binet is supposed TO be q " very exalted
parsonage" who happens to know or sus-
pect that in said cabinet lie concealed
documents which might unsettle things
badly as to the succession of the English
crown. There is no doubt, we need
hardly say. that the Prince of Wales,
afterwards George ~, was legally mar
ried in youth 10 a young Catholic lady
Mrs. Fitz Herbert.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28

BRATTLEBoRo people tell this for a
fact: A young widower in Windham
County, not far from Brattleboro, vino
was greatly in need of a housekeeper,
rode, day after day, in a vain search for
hired girl. AT last, almost discouraged,
he drew upat a small dwelling among the
hills: "Can you tell me where l can get
a woman to do the work in a farm
housew "Where are ye from ?" asked
the old man, viewing the handsome horse
and buggy with a critical air. "My
name is -, and 1 am from -"
ooh, ya'as, Pve hearn of ye; ye lost yer
wife a spell ago. Well, I've got six gals
good gals, too-and yer may take yer
pick among them for a wife; there
wouldn't none on 'em think of going
out ter work. Should as full as lives you
should take Hannah, because she's the
oldest, and her chance amt quite SC
good, seeing as she's near sighted and
can't hear SO very well. But, if ye dom
want her, ye can take yer pick o
t'others." The widower went in, selected
the best looking one, drove to the jus
tees, was married, and carried home
that night, a permanent h~ousekeeper
who proves, so far, to be in every way
satisfactory.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
The Un.FNfl. Ser.

THERE is a man in Chicago who pre-
fesses to be a perfect barometer. And so
he is-only he changes the word a little,
and makes it read bar-room-eater.
THERE is a time for everything, and
the time TO swear must be when a hur-
ried man, with arms extended in the
dark, tries to 60 each side of a door at
once and mashes his nose on the edge.
NORWICH Bulletin: A man whojumped
overheard recently to save his wife from
drowning has explained his action salts
factorily to his friends. He said she
had a good deal of jewelry on her person
and gold was high.
THE champion scholar has turned up.
Being asked to sign his initials TO a doc
ument, he wanted to know what nish-
els were." "Why, your name being
George Gould, you want two Gs." "Oh,
l see" he said, and wrote 90 Geeze."
FLATLY folded scarfs that conceal
nearly all the shirt front not hidden by
the vest are still the favorite shape 70,
winter, and are called the Abbotsford
The latest English importation of these
are in matelasse silks in small figures
Cream-colored matelasse scarfs are the
novelty for semi-dress, while dark-brown
plum-color, indigo, and black, are for gen
eral veal.
Two buttoned kid gloves are mos
liked by gentlemen. Those with broat
embroidery or Substituting OIL the bacl
are more stylish than when stitched will
black or other contrasting color. Slate
mode, and brown shades are most uset
for general wear; fawn and other russo
colors are very stylish. Pretty gra,
shades are shown for gentlemen just leav
ing off mourning.
CoLoRED silk handkerchiefs worn il
the overcoat pocket to give a touch o
color to the somber clothing are of
single color in brocaded design-Thl
berry pattern is very pretty in these il
indigo blue, cardinal, or cream color
Plain centers with borders in contras
arc also worn, but the checked and plail
handkerchiefs are out of favor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-28
FUN FOR THE NEW YEAR,

Win charm everybody both old and young.
Among the more notable papers will be
found a "Letter to a Young Naturalist" by
William Hewitt, the poet, and "The Stars
for January" by Prof. Proctor, the astron.
omer,