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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
Kate Caaston's Premonitfon,
New York Sun.l

A Sun reporter the other morning
visited the Merchants Hotel, on Court
landt Street, where he met well known
physician of New Brunswick, N. J. In
the conversation that ensued the name
of Miss Claxton was mentioned, and the
doctor said:
{" 1 have known Miss Claxton from her
earliest childhood, and was also an
intimate friend of her father. l have
always regarded her as women of ex-
traordinary nerve, courage and persever-
ance. As soon as she made her great
success in the 1.-TWO Orphans 1 did all
in my power to PERSUADE her to create
a version of the play in German, in
which language she is very proficient,
and carry it to Cincinnati, St. Louis,
Milwaukee and other cities containing
a large number of German inhabitants.
1 felt confident that in these cities she
would make complete success. After
the terrible fire in Brooklyn, from which
she so narrowly escaped, 1 noticed a
great change in Miss Claxton. The
dreadful scene enacted in her presence
that night and the details of the disaster
as they were subsequently carried to
her, shocked her nervous system to such
an extent that I am doubtful whether
she will ever wholly recover from it.
Indeed, she seems to have premonition
that she is to be burned up. All
her friend have tried, and are now try
ing to dislodge the idea from her mind,
but in vain. l have heard her say, that
fire and flames will always follow me,
and my life will be yielded up in a
tragedy more terrific than any eyes have
witnessed on the STAGE"
At the very instant the doctor pro-
pronounced Miss Claxton's words, the
wide doors of the hotel were flung open,
and newsboy rushed in with an extra
announcing the terrible news from St.
Louis, and Kate Claxton's almost marvel
GUS escape. For an instant the doctor
was utterly paralyzed, and it was sew
eral moments before he was wholly him
self again.
The above remarkable coincidence
can be corroborated by at least half a
dozen gentlemen who were present at
the time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
THE FAIR SEX.

THE women of Minnesota who are
twenty-one. years of age and citizens of
the United States now have the right to
vote for all school officers, subject to the
same requirements of residence, etc,
which are made for male voters at gen.
eral elections.
WAS it not rough on Ella, just as she
was telling Frederick, at lunch, how
ethereal her appetite was, to have the
cook bawl out, Say, will yer have yer
pork and greens now; or wait till yer
feller's gone?'
"To THE handsomest woman in town."
was the address on valentine received
at the Conway Post-ofice. The female
population of the whole village num-
bers about two hundred, and there were
Just one hundred and ninety-nine calls
for the missive.
GIRLS, don't marry or keep company
with man who drinks whisky. He
may tell you that you can save him, and
that he will 60 the devil without you.
Just tell him to go-that the devil can
get along with one of you, for hun
dred chances to one if you marry him
he will take you both there. Drunken
ness and misery are inseparable COM
panions, and the man who drinks whisky
has no business with wife. Again we
say, girls, don't marry man that drinks.
"NoRvAL is responsible for this:
"a lady at the Clarendon, New York,
was very curious to see the Grand Duke
Alexis, the other day, and so she stole
noiselessly along the corridor and peered
through the keyhole of his parlor while
the royal party were breakfasting.
While she looked, Alexis arose, and the
lady turned to run away, under the i'm
preston that he was coming to the door.
In 80 doing, she fell over a pail of water,
broom and dust-pan she had not seen,
and came down with a thud and
scream on the floor like the letter x.
The royal party ran out alarmed, and
Alexis assisted her to rise. She was cov-
cred with confusion and bruises, but o,
so happyl for she had actually felt the
touch of real live Dukep
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
THE sUNB ms MIssION.
BIZ GRACE EDDY.

Down in q cellar little plant lay,
Sadly she vept through each dark Winter day;
Friends and companions were gone far away.
Oaee in a beautiful garden she grew,
Warmed by the sunshine and bathed In the
dew
While all about her sweet fragrance she threw.
But to that garden the frost came one night,
Poor dropping Rossbush she shivered with
fright
Stood in her beauty all trembling and white.
Der her the gardener shook his wise head,
"Poor little flower, fear she Is dead.
Yet will give her the chance of bed"
Thus in the cellar, she lay, cold and drear,
Torn from her kindred and all she held dear;
None spoke kind word the lone heart to
cheer.
Once as she wept thus-for sad was her theme
Through the dark easement there crept sun
beam,
Turned the gray cObwsbs to bright silver
sheen.
"I pray you to tell me, my young FRIEND" he
said,
"why is it you hang down your pretty green
Yourleaves are but wilted, your sweet buds not
dead;
" That fate has been cruel 1 know 1t is true,
Then sll the more reason, believe me, for you
10 wake up and find you have something to
do.n
The little plant listened and soon to be seen
We're rich buds of crimson and bright leaves of
green
As never had gladdened that cellar veen.
She spread Ger the easement covering fair,
In pattern of rose-buds 50 dainty and rare:
While delicate perfume she breathsd in the
air.
Again came the gardener, What surprised
He scarcely believed what he saw with his
eyes,
Such fragrance, such teauty. such marvellous
sizel
Dear children, the plant speaks to you as to
me,
And show US, whatever our portion may be,
That we can make beauty for Others to see.
Let us hide with glad sunshine, in cold, cheer
less spot,
Then blessed be our portion and happy our lot,
Whether home be = palace or only cot.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26

A TRADEs-UNIoN has been formed at
New York on rather singular basis. 1t
is known as "The Working Shop Tailors'
Association and Unien," and one of the
leading clauses of its constitution pledges
the society to avoid all strikes, the
founders of the organization believing
that arbitration is sufficient to secure
all needed reforms.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
Incidents of the Recent ResPrU0is.
Disaster an Connecticut.

Disaster an Connecticut.
There seems to have been some minor
" incidents"
A woman who lived in a Granite mill
tenement, and thought more of her pigs
than she did of her family, cried out as
she saw the water coming: "Oh, my
God, my pigs are goin'!" and would not
leave until dragged by sheer force from
the pen, where she had determined to
die with her beloved pigs. The dead
porkers were afterwards found arranged
artistically around the mineral springs
we'll.
A Massachusetts, parson was on his
way to claim Wellington bride when
the food stopped him. But the girl
came up the next day herself, and the
couple took their bridal tour in trip
around the ruins.
A dog was found down stream COM
pletely stripped of hair by the force of
the water, only little remaining about
the head.
Three quarter of mile below the vii
lage loaded freight car was stranded
right aross the highway.
Lawyer Fairfield picked note for
one thousand and five hundred dollars,
due him, from bush pocket-book of
his containing valuable papers was found
near the hotel, and Monson man carted
home with him Cancelled checks scattered
along the bank, and an indorsed check
dated 1868, apparently not yet used.
Bags of wool dot the landscape for sew
eral miles, with punches festooning the
trees here and there.
Twenty pounds of brook trout were
picked up at the springs.
Pieces of furniture, clothing, papers,
books and remains of buildings are
strewn along the river banks clear to
Willimantic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26

LOUISVILLE Cotrier-Josunal: Alfred
Sherer, an aged man Of Russell County,
had gone to bed. His family were in
the kitchen. They heard strange
noise and went to the bedroom. Mr..
Sherer was sitting by the fire, COW
cred with blood. His daughter said:
" Father, some one has murdered you"
He answered, "No; / was coughing and
my head bursted." His bed was covered
with blood. Physicians came in the
morning and found a cash six inches
long down the side of his forehead and
face. The skull was fractured for three
inches, the brain protruding.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26

THE actress, Miss Kate Claxten, has
had most marvellous experience, and
one that, while far from pleasant, will
prove one of the most valuable adver-
tisements that a woman in her pro-
fession could have. Barely missing death
at the Brooklyn fire, and again, at
Newark, she now escapes from the
Southern Hotel with the same narrow
margin between life and death.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
a SONG 0F LEAF.
BY JOHN FRANCIS WALLER.

I flung leaf on a summer stream,
That plucked from the alder-tree;
And watched 1t dance In the sunny beam
Where the eddies played rippllngly.
"Ol for life like the Leaf" cried,
"Floating along on the sunlit tide"
Over the water came breeze,
And it hurried the leaf along;
Down to the margin stopped the trees,
And they whispered gentle song.
go for life like the leaf, cried,
SEVER in sunshine and songto glide"
Fast sped the leaf on its joyous way.
Till it reached the rocks in the river;
Over the ledge, amid foam and spray,
Went the leaf-and was lost forever.
"Ah, me Is life like the leafT cried
"Like the leaf" the echoing rocks repliej.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26

THE more honesty a man has the less
he affects the air of saint; the affecta-
tion of sanctity is a blot on the face of
piety.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
Space. Nv. ar. m. |. ~. m. } n b. n.
Space.

Business cards Of hve lines less, s. per snnum-
Local notices 10 cents per line each insertion.
Simple announcements Of marriages and deaths,
snd church and benevolent society notices inserted
free. Any additions to obituary notices VIII b
charged 5 cents per line.
Favors MUST be handed in as early - Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week
Communications upon subjects Of general q -
cal interest are solicited
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
The Banks of the Mississippi.


The New Orleans Picayune says: There
is something extremely curious in the
crops of the east and west banks of the
Mississippi. 1t has been noticed for
some time past that these two banks
enjoyed wholly different weathers and eli
mates; that a frost on one side of the
river very seldom travel across it; that
while the right bank might be enjoying
a rain, the left bank was just as apt to
be suffering from drought; and, in
fact, that the thousand yards of the
Mississippi produced the same effect, as
far as climate and weather were con-
cerned, as a thousand miles of ocean.
The last few years have shown awonder-
full difference in the sugar crops of the
plantations on the east and west banks
of the river, and greatly in favor of the
latter, difference that is increasing each
year. For instance, the crop on the
west bank plantations this year was
$3.50 hogsheads, to 34,9O1 hogsheads
produced by east bank plantations,
showing that the former are sixty-one
per cent. more productive than the lat
4ar
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
The Un.fdf,. Sec.

NORWICH Bulletin: Caution often
averts danger. An uptown man who
heard burglars in the house the other
night, woke up his wife and sent her
down stairs for a drink of water, and then
crawled under the bed and wasn't in
jured in the least.
AN old gentlemen, being reproached
by his prospective mother-in-law that he
was much to old for her daughter, and
that he was even bald-headed, replied:
" Madame, my badness is no indication
of age-it runs in the family. In fact
madame" said he, in a sudden gush of
confidence, 81 was born bald-headed."
A CERTAIN clerk said, lately, in conver-
sation with friend, "Pocahontas was a
good man; noble and kind-hearted
manl' Hold on" exclaimed the other,
whose knowledge of biography was more
accurate, "Pocahontas was woman !"
"She was, ehw returned the firstspeaker,
not at all abashed. Well, that's just my
LUCKNOW can I be expected to know?
l never read the Biblep
A MAN who, from his youth upward,
had been leading most irregular life
suddenly ended his bachelor career by
marrying a widow worth s4O, O,0OO
Don't imagine" said he to one of his
friends, that am simply marrying for
money. If she had had only 100000, 1
should have married her just the
same"
"BUT.I pass" said minister in the
West End few Sundays ago in dismiss
ing one theme of his subject to take up
another. "Then 1 make it spades !"
yelled man from the gallery who was
dreaming the happy hours away in a
game of euchre. 1t is needless to say
that he went out on the next deal, being
assisted by one of the deacons with a
handful of clubs.
A PARTICULAR face shows determine
tion merely by the turn of the
mustache; but the mustache is robbed
of all its experience unless it is worn by
itself. When it grows naturally, the
the mustache is always sign of manly
temperament; it never or at any rate sell
dom, happens that it is bristling, hirsute,
in gentle and thoughtful character and
it is rarely rounded, turned under, or
softly curled, in men of rough nature,
born for contradiction and conflict. To
draw it to fine point is to give the face
of the wearer a fastidious and evanes-
cent expression, since the points cannot
kept stiff without the use of cosmetic
easily detected and soon melted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-12

Assembly districts, and in towns. and We are
told that We must not keep within our sphere
carry schism and dfscord down into every N.
cality. 20 distract and weaken our party ev
erywhere. The wisdom Of these Somewhat
peremptory dIrcctions y the question before
ing AZ administrative acts on very small
occasion has not been without ndvoc ates.
Ihis Doctrine, a. sometimes maintained
Deheve 20 De unjust to public officials.
Il seems 20 me public Officers are entitled
70 prcsumptions In their favor. and ought
never 70 be condemned until they and their
acts have been fairly tried. and then only on
clear evidence. For extreme license IN criti-
cism OF Administrations. and OF every body
connected with them, broad arguments can
the fics Of the journal made famous 81 the
pencil Of Mast But convention may not
deem itself chartered libcrtine OF oracular
ana pendantic conceits IL may not believe
that theories and antagonisms and resent
menfs constitute the duty Of the hour. II may
bciicye that men who are agreed IN all the
essentials OF their faith and Of their work
when they are acting for great organization.
should be willing 20 form these essentials for
the good OF the cause. II may believe and
hope this Convention does believe, that no
Republican should seek TO wound or wrong
another by compelling him 10 surrender his
convictions In matters Of individual belief III
30, much federation could not be accorded
Party action would be abortive
Senator Conkling's speech was vociferous-
ly applauded.
The question was first on Mr.. Curtis's
amendment, upon which he asked the ayes
and noes.
Mr.. Conkling suggested to first take ris-
ing vote.
Mr.. Curtis accepted the suggestion, the
question was put, and the Chair, without
counting the negative. which was largely In
the majority, announced that the amend
ment appeared 10 be lost. The yeas and
nays were then again called for and ordered.
On motion Of Mr., Conkling the rules were
suspended so as to enable the Chairman OF
each delegation TO announce upon honor the
vote Of his delegation when II could be done.
and when Il could not that the name Of each
delegate be called In succession. The roll
was called, resulting yeas 1909, NAYS 2e5. SO
Mr.. Curtis's amendment was lost, and the
platform was then adopted viva voce, with
few dissenting votes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-12

M. Theirs has left an unpublished
work In which he attempts to refute, on
the authority Of history, the doctrines
Of Darwin, Comte, Littre, Renan, and
Spinoza. M. Theirs was, in his last
days, eminently religious in his princi-
pies. lie i reported to have said, in
one Of his latest conversations, 1.-THE
fundamental truths Of the existence Of
God and the soul are not only incontcs-
table from the point Of view Of reason,
but also indispensable in social life;r
and he added, !" I have abdicated phi
losophical pride"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-12

A CONVICT in the Gundagai Jail in
Australia, undergoing a term Of impris-
onment for stealing a ring, used to gain
living by travelling from town to town
giving performances in which he offered
to swallow any article which his audi
ence might select. The ring for the
stealing Of which he had been convicted
he had swallowed, and declared he
could swallow bagfnl il he got them.
The prisoner Is at present being treated
by the visiting surgeon 10 the Jail, with
the view Of making him disgorge steel
Albert chain and large brass ring.
The chain can be distinctly felt at the
bottom Of the stomach, and the patient
says he swallowed II nine months ago,
and that il i the only article he has had
any difficulty about. lie AYERS that he
has had two pounds weight Of jewelry
In his stomach M one time, and that he
has harbored watches in that viscus for
"a hours. The jailcr has collection
Of Albert chains, pen-knives, brass
rings, etc, which he asserted he had
caused the prisoner to vomit BY means
Of emetics.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-12

A young child named Blumenthal
fell into the river at Detroit and would
have been drowned had not her sister,
few years older, bravely gone to her
assistance. The child was saved but
her heroic sister was drowned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-12

Mary Ann her parents named her,
But she wrote IL Marienne;
And though angels have not claimed her,
she's as fair a. any.
For her Eyes are dark and gloomy,
And her mouth T. rather roomy-
And have angels whispered to me,
"MaricnneT
Nh
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-08
POLITICAL.

The extra session Of Congress
closed Monday, 1880, am. The reg.
ular session began at lam, and both
Houses were called 10 order by
their respective presiding officers.
The most important business was
the arranging OF the Committees
in the Senate. The Republicans
allowed tho Democrats one more
member on FIVE Of tho Committees
VOORHEES, was placed on tho Fl
nance Committee, and Butler 81
South Carolina, on the Military
Committee. Immediately after the
organization on Monday, the Pres
idents message was received and
read. The message starts out with
the Southern Policy, which ia clalm
cd to he a success. 1t tavors specie
resumption and opposes the remon
itiENtion Of silver, exrcp to a limi
ted extent.
On other points the message ha'
very little to say, and makes no re
concentrations for the good OF tn,
country. Taken altogether, it is l
poor document, not even equal t,
Grants messages.
On the 9th instant, the Senate
on motion Of Senator Matthews, BY
a vote of Al to 18, agreed to tax,
up the Silver Bill on Tuesday next
Lamar and Hill voting against it
The Committee on Elections will
report favorably on Eustis MS Sena
tor from Louisiana on Monday next
In tho House nothing Of impor
tanee transplred.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-08

EDITORS CLARlOS:--It occurs tc
10 me that the work OF the comm.
Legislature would DO facilitated BY
bringing the people to consider anc
advise their representatives touch
ing the matter likely to be acted
upon by the body, among tho more
important OF which may be men
toned:
LIST. Ar easier and more econom.
ical school law, limiting the public
schools to the elements OF an En-
glish education, such as reading,
writing and arithmetic.
End. The repeal, or non repeal,
or the Limitation Of tho OF the pres
ent law.
Ord. A moro effective system OF
keeping the public roads in repair,
and utilizing in that connection
convict labor, and making more Of.
foctivo the criminal procedure be-
fore Justice of the Peace. The sher.
ifs of the several counties having
to visit Jackson on official business,
could appoint a time to moet there
and consider in a body the revenue
laws and other matters, and give
the Legislature valuable advice.
By working the roads uuder con
tract. specifications and bonds, 70
be paid for by q Communication tax,
to be fxod in the several COUNTIES
by the Board of Supervisors ana
collected from the hands liable t,
work on the roads, aud if neod be q
property tax, and requiring the oon
tractors 10 take the labor Of all per
sons convicted OF misdemcnOrs a.
of telonies, sentenced to one year
nr under to the ~penitentiary, Until
they can work out their time and
pay all he cost, at prices to be FIX
ed from time to tino by the Boards
The roads would be made good ana
tho county save the taxes the,
have to pay for jail foes, coats etc,
and colloot tho ines for the schoo
fund and thus lessen the school tax
ey Counties having two few cor
yIcts to justify guards and log jail
IN the rosds, could have them
worried in adjoining counties.
The Justices Of the Peace and
.nenaU 20 Of the Boards Of Supervi
4ora, CON- hv meeting in thelr .
oral oOunlie,, We the Legislature
valuable Al |. esp, Ally in tn" mat
tiers Of ..rTimiuL pIv ea0re, road
and aohools. Tho TdstL~s>of the,
Peace on account Of iuso. "enclea
aud law tees receive to little to ~
lily tbsm in giving that attention
10 criminal matters, which the laws
and tho good OF the .country r..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-08
BGrnGl 10 Deaf h.


About hu!t-past 9 O'Clock Mon
day night, an accident occurred at
u one sorry framed cottage on the
west side Of Jefferson street, first
door north OF New Jersey, winch
resulted in tho death Of Mrs,
Bridget Furlong, a woman about
thirty years OF aye. From what
she told her sister, before she died,
we get the following information ;
al WA in my night clothes and had
just finished saying my prayers,
and weat to put out tho lamp
The next thing know was all
covered with burning OIL The
poor woman fingered in agony, be-
ing burned clear to her feet, until
haIf-past two O'clock on Tuesday
morning, when death morcIiu'ly re,
lieved her IRON her sdifcrInsS,-
Shc ! ayes two children, ana one
of the most touching incidents con-
nceted with this sad event, was the
littlt girl playing around hor moth,