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Smyrna times., 1876-08-30

W. S. L. Jewctt, who was formerly or
the artists staff Of HaYcr's weekly, com
mittcd suicide, July "a, in jersey City
under circumstances which bcgot suspicion
that he had met with foul play. A year
ago his father, dying, left him a fortune of
100000, and soon thereafter he separated
from his family. An inspection of the will
left by him showed that he had bcqueathed
all his property to the man in whose hotel
he came to his untimely end, and had
made no provision whatever for his wife
and family. a demand was made by the
widow for an investigation, but after due
enquiry the medical and police officers
testified that they could discover no
grounds for the hypothesis that there had
been murder done by any one but the un-
fortunate man himself. He had become
very dissipated.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-30

Of all work that produces results nine
tenths must be drudgery.
Smyrna times., 1876-08-30
WHOLE NO. 1,114.
NOn-Sitting Fowls.

l answer to an inquirer, | would state
the non-sitting varieties of fowls orn
lIoudans, CrcyecWurs, La FIechc Lcghorns.
Polands, lIamburgs, and Spanish. The
first three named are French varieties, and
have been extensively bred because they
are good-sized fowls, lay large eggs, and
mature carly. They yield a good supply
OF both eggs and flesh, and if not too much
crowded, bear confinement as any Of the
non-slttlng varieties; but when crowded in
small quarters they are quite subject to
disease. The La Fleche are my fayortcs,
but the others have their admirers. There
arc four varieties of Lcghorns, viz: White,
brown, black, and dominique, but the last
two named are far inferior to the others.
Their introduction Tor rather existence,
for they have been recently made and
botched at that dates only short time
since, and they have not been bred long
enough to present any attractions. Both
the white and the brown varieties are
highly priced by all who know their merits.
They mature early, are Of medium size, lay
good-sized eggs; and early pullets, well
cared for, are sure to furnish eggs enough
in the fall to pay for years keeping.
There are four varieties of Polands. all
excellent layers Of medium-sizcd eggs
They possess much beauty, but as to-
general usefulness they cannot compare
with other nOn-sitters.
Hamburgs, though small, are generally
considered the most beautiful of all fowls,
except bantams. There are five varieties,
all possessing the same general characters.
tics, but differing in color. The eggs Of the
Black Hamburgs are Of good size, but all
the others lay small eggs. The fowls are
inferior for table use, but no variety will
lay more eggs. For this reason they are
called everlasting layers" The Spanish
are not considered a very good table fowl,
but are of good size, and furnish good
supply OF very large eggs. Leghorns and
Spanish have large single combs, which
are destroyed by frost when too much ex-
posed to cold. All Hamburgs have rose
combs, which are much less liable to be
injured by frost. 70 those desiring
supply Of eggs and flesh for table use,
would recommend IIoudan, Crevecuur, or
La Fleche; and to those who desire beauty
and quantity of eggs, would recommend
llamburgs, but would not forget the Leg
horns or Spanish. All non-sittcrs lay white
cggs.-J. J. B:ctnH, N Ca,o,hy Gc,tlcuan.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
Ex-senator Archibald Dixon.

Hon. Archie Dixon, Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, under Governor
Owsley, and afterwards United States
Senator, filing the unexpired term OF
Henry Clay, died at his residence in
Henderson, Kentucky, at midnight
April 24th, of paralysis. aged seventy
four years. With his term in the Senate,
during which he introduced the eel
ebrated Kansas Nebraska Bill, termi-
mated Governor Dixon's active political
life. He was warm advocate for peace
during the war, and attended, in COM
pany with John J. Crittenden, and
other eminent gentlemen, the convention
that assembled in Frankfort in 1868,
with the object in view of presenting
measures for a pacific adjustment of the
existing difficulties. His last public ap-
pearance was in September, 1874, in a
lengthy letter to the Louisville Courier
Journal, upon the subject of the
Louisiana imbroglio, which attracted
wide attention, and exhibited-though
written late in life-much of the force
and acumen for which he was ever dis
tinguished. He leaves fine estate and
large family. His oldest daughter il
married to John Young Brown, Congress
man elect from the Hendersown District
All of the civil societies, including the
fremen, attended the funeral in body
and all the bells in the city were tolleo
for half hour preceding.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
Travelling Through Snow.

Says the Denver (Col.) Ne,cs: A gem
tleman who recently came over from the
Pacific slope relates some interesting
incidents Of the trip over the two great
ranges of mountains. All along the
Sacramento Valley everything was smil-
ing. The cattle were luxuriating in
grass knee-high, aud the plains were
decked with flowers. At3 o'clock p. m.
the train turned eastward to ascend the
Sierra Nevada mountains, and by ten
boiclock reached Blue Canon, from which
to Truckee the snow was from four to
twelve feet deep, and in the gulches it
was in some places one hundred feet deep.
Those who have kept snow gauges on the
Nevada report iall of 389 inches of
snow during the winter. Immense
snow-plows, operated by locomotives and
hundreds of Chinese, had opened the
roads over the Nevada, and the train
was on time until it reached the town of
Wells, on the Humboldtmountains. There
they overlook the trains which had left
San Francico for the four days previous
ly. The road from Wells to Toano { thirty
six miles) was still blockaded, no trains
having passed over that section for four
days. The snow was any depth from
four to fourteen feet. AS the wind was
still blowing, to open the track with
shovels was as futile as dipping the ocean
dry with a spoon. Seventeen locomo.
tives were assembled at the western end
of the blockade, eight of which we're put
behind an immense snow plow. The five
passenger trains were massed into three,
and thus arranged charge was made on
| the obstruction. AS such power was
hard to resist, in three hours the SNOW
plow was pushed through to Toano, and
the caravan of trains reached Ogden only
| three hours Eehind time. But the sue
cessful trial demonstrates that trains car
be pushed through any blockade eyel
likely to impede any road. Tie change
coming down the mountains was as greai
as going up them. In the Valley of Sal
Lake farmers were blowing, and the at
mosphere mild. Starting out again, il
few hours the deep SHOWS were encoun
tered onSthe Wasatch range, so deep thai
at some of the villages the comb of tbs
| roof of some of the houses could only bt
seen. But there was no obstruction
| yet the cars crowding along between
snow banks as high as the roofs, was in
teresting to the passengers.
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
Poisoned By Green I.amp Shade.

A case of indisposition most peculiarly
marked has recently made considerable
noise among the medical men in Berlin,
which warns us to be exceedingly care,
full in the use of materials painted green.
For sometime past a young lady passed
herevenings with working at embroidery,
when, in order to modify the light cast
by the lamp, she had placed green
lamp-shade over-it. The very first
evening she complained of headachesand
SO on for the succeeding evenings. The
hair of the young girl beginning to fall
out, "a physician was called, though he
could render no assistance, as he could
not detect the cause of the malady.
Finally the mother observed to the pa
tient that perhaps the green lamp-shade
may contain some injurious ingredients.
1t was chemically examined, when it
was established that the green lamp
shade contained a not inconsiderable
quantity of arsenic. The shade was re-
moved, and the young girl has since en-
loved good health.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
Aleck stsphena ! Peor Old Ian.

Mr.. Stephens is poor now, and NE re-
gret. to know that he is burdened TO sup
D port MANY dead beats, which must be a
serious matter with him at the present
low ebb of his finances. It is said that,
whenever Court assemblies in Crau1ords-
vile. the Judge and NEST of the bar
aput up' with Mr. Stephens, and there
is a lot of hangers,on in his establish
ment that get living out OF him. MT.
Stephens has been very liberal in his
charities, and has educated more men
and women than any man in Georgia,
yet in number Of inttances these peo-
pie whom he reared and educated still
cling to him for support. There is an
other class that must be serious tax to
Mr.. Stephens. We mean the old politi-
cal hacks, who in these times, of young
America find their occupation gone, and
ask Mr.. Stephens for aid. He can only
,open his house to them, for he is unable
to do more They accept, and the con-
sequence is that he is loaded down with
Burril's boarders, those who never miss
meal or pay a cent. Mr.. Stephens is
one Of the best and purest men Georgia
ever produced, and while he was rich
none went from him empty -handed5 and
we think it a shame that-now in his old
age he should. be taxed to support lot
Of paupers, when he is almost a. pauper
himself. We think some Of his many
proteges might interest themselves in
the dying statesman, and see that he
is not put into a paupers grave, which
he surely will be if the vampires that
are sucking his substance are not re-
moved. IL Columbus Ga. Enqsarer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04

M. Thiers has not been in power for
three years, but his ideas still rule; he
told me yesterday that be likes that bet
ter. A great mind, as he is, prefers to
see its policy in power rather than itself.
The proof is that in these three years he
has. not grown older; if he has any
chagrin it came from seeing the Reaction
fail 70 recognize his aim. 1t has tine
tured my views of humanity with some
bitterness to remark that the salons of
NJ. Theirs are much more crowded since
the elections have proved him to be
right. There are people who worship
the rising sun; / prefer those who turn
to the setting, or even the sun already
set. That is, in regard to friendship.
M. Thiers has no rancor; he knows men
too well to assume an iron port.
He is sthe talker par trcellence, always
1t is keen pleasure to hear him start off
from politics, traverse philosophy, pause
before the walls of art, and enliyen his
gossip with the figures of celebrated
women. Always new and unexpected,
sometimes you would say you heard his
tory herself talking sometimes you are
in the presence of a philosopher like
Montaigne, passing from this to that
topic, borne by his fire aud fancy. Itell
you, verify, it is the miracle of conver-
sation. And that perpetual malice, even
in his gravityl How, in his disdain, he
smiles with sentiment of Christian
charity on all this fury of parties and
parts assumed nothing is strong enough
fo aDper him Tike a hlooded horse he
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04

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sps ta;I -" a Sasaahn,,ta a A. nf Tanat.s Monn;sr n
r. r.. ,,as fornd n s, hsJ % I'D ,v;tb on
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~ ,ae,, "o TIC IattaS e ssapsJ aefa .ha+ IaDetta
ia Maa. -i La 'hs. LSs ssAseu @ .nas u,;th ar
9nnisa ai9 nau nesn az i5 nel nouso %'sn 1n
S,u sFIse sefhe mno Iau ~ Ios asJ7 ,ae.. ,ey
anS ,iI :, az snu 1,~ tathar Az :,
a,,J tta e: III IaJ tJ ...s no. r. .s.a
.u as "a. nau nose. tsl.as ,ao, t< s's
ssso 49, h ss ' M W Noratsa | bdJ d;ss, ~
,,ea,aJ eoy ss tas "rrn ~ -'Ass'' nov
P0rn'u 'i'Ai nay
Inc Old woman was SHOWN tle eh-
palmed corpse OF Norette, Wneh sne ex-
claimed; "a,
That is he! That is the lover OF
Janette Monnler'
But where was that girl to be found? ?
Diligent inquiries failed to elicit any
clew as to her whereabouts Finally the
search for her was intrusted to a Partisan
detective, who succeeded by very sim
pie stratagem in bringing her to light.
be advertised IN the 1foniteur that Mon
sieur Norette, of Hayre, had left will,
IN winch he had bequeathed ten thou
sand francs to one Janette Monnier OF
the same place that, owing to her alb
sence from Hayre, the money had been
claimed by one Thore, who said he was
her husband and that the money would
be paid to him unless she would apply
for 1t In person to the Commissioners for
Hayre at the Office Of the Mayor OF Paris.
Janette was the inmate OF house OF III
repute in Paris she was told about the
advertisement In the Monttesr, and the
idea tnat inore, her former ioYer' snopla
OBTAIN the money pequeatned 70 her,
maoe ner Iurieus' 20 sne hurried 70
tne mayor ONCE, wnele, 70 ner great
eonsternatlon, size was taKen lnlo CUSTODY
Dy tne oetec'lse. Dy amt ~, Oh inslolous :
questlons ne oDtalneo iuii confession
ircm Sa ner. ,r !,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
Multum in Paryo.

Naught may endure but mutability.
Character is perfectly educated will.
As your enemies and your friends, SO
are you.s at
Truth and ceremony are two things
Character is what nature has engraven
in us; can we then efface it?
The certain way to be cheated is to
fancy ones self more cunning than
others. g = q s's -
What other dungeon is 50 dark as ones
own heart? What jailer SO iaexorable
as ones self?
1t is vain for the coward to fly !; death
follows close behind; it is by defying it
that the brave escape.
The perfection OF a thing consists in
its essence; there are perfect criminals
as there are men of perfect probity.
He whose first emotion on the view of
perfect production is to undervalue it,
will never have one of his own to show.
The weariest and most loathed worldly
life that age, ache, penury and infprison-
ment can lay on nature, lis paradise to
what we fear of DEATH. s Easss4
Death makes a. beautiful appeal to
charity. When we look upon the dead
form, so composed and still, the kindness
and the love that are in us all come forth.
Qualities not regulated run into their
opposites. Economy before competence
is meanness after it. Therefore, econo.
my is for the poor; the rich may dis
pense with it. ss.ss''s =
Friend, hast thou considered the "rug-
ged all-nourishing earth,D as Sophocles
well names her; how she feeds the spar.
row on the tree-top, much more her dar-
ling man? ls,'ss x 2 e
The greatest defect of common educa.
cation is, that we are in the habit Of
putting pleasure all on one side, and
WEAKNESS on the other all WEAKNESS In
study, all pleasure in idleness..
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
Advantages Of Anonymous Authorship

The poet Coleridge, he who wrote the
"Ancient Mariner" used to tell the fol-
lowing capital story: When my
Lyrical Ballads first came out it was
anonymously, and they made good
deal 'of noise. A few days after they
were published ! dined at Mrs. Bar
bauld's, and sat beside many toned
Pinkerton,' as he was called, from the
number and variety of his writings. We
talked good deal together, and | found
him very amusing and full of general in
formation. When we retired to the
drawing-room, he led me to a recess, hav-
ing taken copy of the Lyrical Ballads
which lay on the table. PRAY sir, said
he, have you read this thingP Il have
looked into it. DO you know the au-
thor? asked he. do you know the au-
thor?' echoed j, resolved not to be
caught. No., said Pinkerton; but l
never read such utter trash as his book,
particularly an extravagant farrago of
absurdity called the "Ancient Mariner"
Don't you think it insufferableg Cole
ridge. .Intolerable Pinkerton = De-
testable!' Coleridge - Abominable! +
Pinkerton-sSir you delight me- 1t is
really delightful to meet man of sound
taste in these days of our declining liter
ature. If / have passion on earth it is
an adherence of these Lyrical Ballads,
of which every one is talking, but more
especially of this wretched "Ancient
Mariner" Coleridge- Hush ! Not a
word morel Here comes our hostess.
/ know she is acquainted with the au-
thor, and she might be hurt. Pinkerton
(pulling Coleridge by. the button, taking
a pinch of snuff, and speaking in a
whisper) )-I'll tell you what, sir, we
mustn't let this matter drop. Let's fix a
day for dining together at the Turk S
Head. Wen have. private room, a
beefsteak, bottle Of old port, pens, ink,
and aquire of foolscap. Well lay our
heads together and review this thing !;
and if we don't give it such slashing,
such tearing, such A. IF we
don'tp said Coleridge. Is it bargain p
Most certainly.'n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
THE NoRETTE MYSTERY.


9What is your name 7" said the Po-
lice Sergeant at the Saratoga Street Sta
tion-house, in Baltimore, to strangely
dressed elderly man, who was brought
before him about ten O'Clock on the even
ing of the 18th Of July, 1857.
The prisoner stared at the Sergeant
for minute OF two, and then made an
indistinct reply. Several repetitions Of
the question elected no more satisfactory
answer from the prisoner.
Rollins said the Sergeant to the of
ficer who had taken the prisoner to the
station-house, you say you found him
lying drunk on the sidewalk ?"
Yes, Sergeant" answered the officer,
g and good deal of trouble did have
to make him get up. He is vicious old
fellow, SO he is. When he was on his
feet he swore an oath in a language some
thing like Choctaw, and then struck me
blow with his fist; but ] gave him a
couple of whacks with my club, and that
made him go along with me-" x
The prisoner, who seemed to be in a
state Of stupefaction, was searched, but
neither papers to identity him; nor yalua-
bles of any description, except bit Of
gold chain hanging to one of his vest but
TONS were found on his person.
Then charge Of "drunk and disc,
sderlyn was entered against him on the
blotter, and he was hustled in cell not
even containing bench for him 10 rest
upon. NeAs moini1 ne nv wa l iounu
stone oeau On she colu nool. Ane s,asa OolynSi
Was sunlinoneu, jury Was snn panelsu,
ana Verdict tnat tne upknomn man "a
had died OF some cause qnknown s, 2. 70 70 Ine M
jury, was rendered: N ene afternoon
the stranger was Durleo IN pam pine
conn IN fotter Tlela-
Inc ciotees 9l tne ceceassu, ,a lIcIualhg e
sne piece oi goi1 claln. neio soiu iga g q
lew aoilals 70 isaac psif salsI nain s.s Jew,
VINO Kept = small secoiis-nailu "a s'oie on
Harrson s.rees. d ,,-a.... s.
ApouI SIX months ai.eI spe esen.s
Whlcn we nave Just feiassu, pelgna1l, a., !, !
went 10 New iork WIN All t1e oiu
JeWelry wnicn ne mad Purcnaseo dhring
the preceding year, ana Wnich ne now OF
tered Tor sale TO manufacturing gold
smith. The latter examined the goods
somewhat carelessly until ne caught sight
of the broken gold chain.
Where did you get that?" he asked,
eagerly.
Bergmann explained how he got it
and then the jeweler told him that re-
ward of $4,000 was offered for 1t. The
chain belonged to Monsieur Percy Nor
cite, one of the wealthiest real-estatt
owners of Havre, in France. NJ. Noretts
was bachelor Of eccentric habits. Ht
disappeared mysteriously from that city
in the preceding April. No one knew
whittier he had gone, and his nephew
Granier Maurel, claimed his estate a
the next of kin on the ground that hi
lsuncle was dead. The courts of Hayre
under the peculiar laws of France
granted the application, but ordered tina
the heir should advertise for information
concerning his uncle In several French
German and English papers. This wa
done, but no clue was ELECTED. However
there were vague suspicious that Granie
Maurei, the nephew and he'll, had some
tnlng 70 90 with NJ Norettes disappear
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04

GENERAL A. D. MARTIN, Of Waikiki,
N. Y, claims two hundred and fifty
acres in the heart of Newburg. under an
old patent. The property il worth
$1,000, 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04


TIE statistical Office of the, German
railway lines has published the returns
of the accidents which happened during
the year 1875 on all German railways
except the BaEarian lines. There were
755 rranings-of the rails and collisions
of trains on the outside, and 1876 run
nings-of the rails and collisions inside
the stations. and 1850 accidents of
divers natures by which the regular ser
vice was interrupted. These accidents
have caused the loss Of the lives of 500
persons; 1.545 persons were hurt. The
proportion of accidents to the number
of passenger trains was one to 8, 1874, and
to that of freight trains one to 2,290.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04

INDEPENDENCE of thought and ex-
preston is rare virtue in these days.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04
Art and Constitutional History

In the latest number of Harper's Weekly
Mr.. Mast has q picture, ofan impeach-
ment manager, with " K. K" on his hat,
laying down the charges against Gov
ernor Ames. while the Governor, carpet
bag in hand, is giving his resignation in
exchange. The Governor is evidently
about to leave Mississippi's capital, and
the steamboat upon which he has taken
passage is seen in the background.
The wonder is how steamboat man
aged to get to jackson. As there is no
nayigable!water there, it must have come
overland. 49,
Ifit were not disrespectful we should
like also to ask President Grant pre-
cisely when it was that, as he says in his
latest veto message, the salary of the
President of the United States was fixed
by the Constitution at twenty-five thou
sand dollars per annum." If the Presi-
dent is right in this assertion, we should
be glad to know how provision of the
Constitution was changed by a simple
act Of Congress.-N. Y Erening Post. /,
APRIL IL was the last Sunday of
Moody and Sankey's revivalist labors in
New York, and the audiences which at
tended the various services were the
largest that have yet gathered. in the
building, it being estimated that nearly
thirty thousand were present at the
Hippodrome during the day and evening.
At the evening service, when the EN-
peror of Brazil was present, Mr.. Moody
announced his intention of taking up a
collection Tuesday next. He wanted a
quarter of million of dollars for the
Young Mems Christian Association, and
felt sure of raising it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04

TIE City National Bank, Of Chicago,
with cash capital of $3.50, 900, lately
closed its doors Anotice upon the door
states that the stockholders have decided
to go into voluntary liquidation as the
best means Of doing Justice to all cred.
itors Of the bank thst it has been found
impossible to convert the assets speedily
enough to meet the continued draw
which has been made of late upon its
cash resources; that, in the opinion of
the directors, the assets will be amply
sufficient to pay all liabilities, provided
the creditors viii give the ofEicersa short
time to turn themselves. The cashier
states that the entire liabilities, exclu-
sive of the capital stock, are $500, 900,
mostly deposits. The amount is secured
by assets making nominal surplus over
allliabilities ofabout $3.50, 900, nearly all
collectable. No other city banks are
seriously affected BY the failure.
-. = a -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04

The C. & F. Chronicle says that there
is man at New Orleans who proposes,
as soon as the Eads jetties shall have
opened deep channel to the Gulf, to
" bring wheat to New Orleans from Cairo
at three cents bushel." This is to be
done " by a peculiarly built boat, with a
double bottom, which will permit its re-
turn up the river without much re-
sistance from the current The Cloni-
cls says the man who proposes to do this
MAS bornin New Hampshire. The C. & r..
Chronicle regards the problem of cheap
transportation for the extreme Western
tion" as practically solved by the i'm
nent success of the Eads jetties. But
as Mississippi is not in the extreme West,
the jetties will also solve the problem
for the middle section as well. The
Chronicle thinks the Eads jetties viii
make New Orleans a great exporting
place ofbreadstuFs.