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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
Lessons i'm PoIiteaess.

According to the author of La PoliteSse
Francaise, work recently published in
Paris, gentleman, when he gives his
hand to friend, must press his friends
hand, but not shake it. If he is about
to shake hands with peasant he must
present bis hand ungloved, or the peas
ant will consider himself insulted. If he
is about to shake hands with lady, he
must keep his gloves on. When he offers
to conduct lady to the piano, he must,
in taking her hand, half close his own.
In dancing with lady, he must not per-
NIT himself to squeeze her hand and he
must, if he wishes to show himself true
gentleman-or, at least, "a veritable
gentleman"-spend eighteen thousand
francs, or three thousand five hundred
dollars, a year on his gloves. A gentle
man who spent this much year on his
gloves of various kinds and colors, would
probably, if only for the sake of consis-
tency, treat himself every day to at least
one new hat. All, however, that we are
told on the subject is that gentleman's
hat should always be bright and bril-
liant" A gentleman never altogether
separates himself from his hat, though
it is not etiquette to wear it in room.
In the street on meeting an equal of his
own sex he takes it off for moment. On
meeting lady or superior of his own
sex, he remains uncovered until he is
told to put his hat on. Do not eat in the
street, do not smoke pipe in the street,
do not smoke cigar in the street, if you
are walking with lady-"not even if
you happen to be this lady's husband" "
1t seems odd to tell gentleman who is
supposed to spend three thousand five
hundred dollars year on his gloves not
to smoke pipe in the street, but we have
reproduced this caution as we find it
When you bow, bow properly, but not SC
deeply that your vertebral column will
make right angle with your legs. Il
an officer in uniform salutes you, do moi
make yourself ridiculous by returning
his salute in military fashion. A lawyer
will not only think you silly, but will bt
irritated if, visiting him on matter o
business, you ask him how ne is, inquire
after the health of his wife, express .
hope that the children are all we'll, ant
so on. This sort of talk should be re
served for friends whose time is not valu
able, or who have no right to charg
for it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
The Cherokee Alphabet,

The Cherokee Indians have an alpha.
bet of their own, the invention of one of
their tribe named Sequoyah, who, him
self unable to read in any language, ap-
preciated the value of the white mans
way of transmitting intelligence by
writing, and secluding himself in his
hut, evolved from his inner conscious
ness the alphabet which is now used ior
printing the Cherokee language. This
alphabet is phonetic. Sequoyah discov-
cred that the entire Cherokee language
consisted of different combinations of
eighty-six syllables, and so he constructed
his alphabet of eighty-six characters,
each representing one of the eighty-six
sounds in the language. These charac-
tiers or letters any lad of ordinary intel
ligence can learn to distinguish and pro-
nounce in week, and when the alpha
bet is learned the pupil can read any
thing in the Cherokee language. The
ease with which the art of reading in
their native language may be acquired
has led the principal men in the Chero-
kee nation to encourage its study in va.
rious ways, believing that many of theil
tribe could be induced to learn to read in
Cherokee who would never attempt the
accomplishment of so difficult task a.
learning to read in English. 1t is to en-
courage the Cherokees in the study O
their written language and in the pur
suit of knowledge generally that tn.
Cherokee Advocate, weekly newspaper
is printed, partly in the Cherokee Ian
guage, at the cost of the whole Cheroke,
nation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
Why Morton Can't Pass for a States
man.
[Springfield Mass. J Republican /

ISpringfeld (Mass.) Republican,
1t would have been embarrassing for
any man with lesss than Oliver P. Nor
toms assurance to rise in tine Sanate
Chamber, and proceed to combat the
very views which he has held and en-
forced SO powerfully within even a
twelvemonth. The Indiana Senator
himself seems to have felt the weakness
of his attitude, and attempted to excuse
his change of his base by explaining that
he is one of those fellows who always
says what they think aud often have to
revise their first hasty opinions. There
are two things to be said with regard to
this. One is that the strong declarations
of Mr.. Morton against the Vice-Presi-
dents counting the votes, and in favor
of Congress devising some method of
settling disputes that may arise, were
not ott-hand opinions, but the re-
suit of long and careful study; the other,
that the American people made up their
minds, some years ago, that Oliver P.
Morton's opinion generally agree with
what promises to be for Oliver P. Nor
toms advantage. 1t is for this reason
that, while very effective stump speaker,
the Indiana Senator has never gained the
confidence of the country as a statesman,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

WASHINGTON Letter: We have in
Congress now several men who about ten
years ago were plantation slaves. We
have a man; who twenty years ago was
sold on an auction block for one thousand
three hundred dollars. He sits in the
hall of the House of Representatives by
the side of Fl. B. Payne, the banker
millionaire of Cleveland. In 1860, when
the latter was laboring in the Charleston
Convention to secure the nomination of
Stephen A. Douglas, and to postpone
the war, the former was picking cotton
in the fields of Alabama. There is an
other man who was sold by North Caro-
lima planter to planter in Alabama be,
cause he was discovered at night with q
spelling book in his hand. There is a
man in the United States Senate, sitting
next to Frederick Theodore Frelinghuy'
sen Gas bright an example of statesman
ship and .aristocracy as we have in thi:
country, who ten years ago could
neither read nor write, and who wa
emancipated from slavery by Abraham
Lincoln.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
Battle of the Bees.

According to writer IN the Augusta
(Ga.) Constitutionalist, bees are disposed to
rob each others hives, and to fight fol
the booty. They don't know what fear
is, and will fight anything. Sometimes
swarm gets out of honey, or finds Its
supply will not last through winter.
Then it makes raid on the nearest hive,
and battle ensues. The correspondent
thus describes battle between swarm
of italian bees and an American one:
A party of these robbers came and set
in one of my italian hives the other day.
A good many of my Italian bees were
out gathering honey, and the marauders
effected lodging on my hive, and
fought their way inside the hive,
though the home-guards of the Italians
fought with desperation, and contested
every inch of ground. 1t was the
fercest battle you ever saw. A regular
hani-to-hand Waterloo. A tempest of
short, shrill notes and hoarser huns
(the war-cries of the combatants) were
heard fifty yards.
The fight is strictly hand-to-hand.
An Italian bee throws himself in front
of an American bee 10 stop his progress.
Two or three little Americans throw
themselves with blind fury on the gigan-
tic foreigner, and nip him with their
sharp, swapping beaks in thousand
places. The object with him seems to be
to catch them by the tip of the wing,
and give them twist, which breaks or
splits it, and deprives him of the power
of flying. 1t is then easy for the Italian
to bounce him and finish him up.
The robbershavejusta about fought their
way into the honey-cells when the tide
of the battle begins to change. A great
many of the Italians have come in from
their honey hunt, and seeing in mo-
ment how the thing is, and, being fresh
and vigorous, literally cut their way
through the ranks of the little Ameri-
cans. Enough of these have come to turn
the fortunes of the fight.
The defeat never becomes a rout,
though. Though thousands of the SOL
diers are slain, the balance continue the
fight until all are dead except a few
dozens of them. They still wage the
arrogant war, being determined on
" honey or DEATH" and they will strug-
gle until actually the last one is slain.
Then, without moments rest, the
Italians plunge into the mass of dead
and dying, and commence carrying the
dead out of the hive. 1 came to their
help, and actually took over two quarts
of dead bees out of the hive, and the Ital-
ians retired to dress their wounds and
discuss the combat. l never saw such a
desperate fight in my life.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
drunkenness.

Drunk! Young man, did you ever
stop to think how that word sounds?
Did you ever think what misery and
woe you brought upon your friends
when you degraded your manhood by
getting drunk? How it rings in the
ears of a devoted wife! How it makes
the heart of fond mother bleed! How
it crushes out the hopes of a doting
father. and brings reproach and shame
upon loving sister. Drunk! See him
as he leans against some friendly house.
He stands ready to fall into hell, uncon-
scious as to his approaching fate. His
wife with fearful eyes and aching heart
sits at the window to hear her husbands
footstep. Alas! they come not. He is
drunk The husband, the parent, is
drunk! spending his means of support
for liquor, while his family is starving
for bread, his children suffering fol-
clothing. His friends one by one, are
reluctantly leaving him TO a miserable
fate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
NUMBER 500
which they threw out the parish. These

which they threw out the parish. These
afidavits were taken up seriatim by the
committee and disproved by the atlantis
themselves, one after another. In many
cases it appeared that they were de-
ceived in making the afidavits by being
induced to sign their names to papers
which they said were misrepresented
to them, as they had afterward be
lieved. In a particular instance in
Lafayette parish, two polls were
thrown out on a statement sworn to
twenty days before the election, whereby
374 votes were excluded. The sworn
statement was made by A. Veazy, Super
visor. He was placed upon the witness
stand, and swore that he never made
such a return to the Board; that the
paper was presented to him, and he
swore to it upon the statement that it
was mere formality, admitting that the
election was perfectly free and fair
one, and there was no reason in throw
ing out that vote.
As to the charges of intimidation,
Mr.. Blackburn admits that there have
been acts of violence perpetrated OH
both sides, but the instances are, if any
thing, more frequent of Democratic
negroes being intimidated by Repub-
licans, and in numerous cases forced to
vote the Republican ticket against their
will. The most common and worst form
of intimidation which appears from the
evidence is that of the employer threat
ening to discharge his employees for
voting the Republican ticket, but the
extent of this sort of intimidation is
no greater there, and, perhaps, not so
great, as is known in. the large
manufacturing establishments in the
East. He knew that in the city of
Chicago, on the7th of November last, in
the house of J. V. Farwell & Co., printed
cards were displayed notifying the en-
ployees of that concern that their
services would be no longer required if
they voted the Democratic ticket. In the
testimony, Mr.. Blackburn said they had
hundreds of cases where negroes had
been taken out, stripped, tied to trees,
and whipped until they would abjure
Democracy, and pledge themselves to
vote the Republican ticket.
Of the fraudulent manner in which
the elections were conducted, that of
single Democratic polling placein Iberia
parish will furnish an instance. These
parishes polled eleven Republican votes
and three hundred and twenty-five Dem
ocratic votes. These votes were all
thrown out, without protest from any
body that the election was not fair, or
proof of any irregularity, fraud, or intimi-
dation whatever. The rest of the voting
places in the parishes were allowed to
stand as they were, because they were
all Republican.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

"The night was lovely. A full moon
was in the sky, and her light fell directly
upon the Jail. The white walls had 8
ghost-like look from the grove, and the
winds that rustled the leaves around me
seemed to sing the requiem of the doomed
man. l found relief among the trees
but all at once was wishing that I had
not left my house.
"a face white and wan as death ap-
peared suddenly at one of the barred win
dows. I knew that it was John Upshot's.
The apparition startled me, and I was
on my feet in an instant, staring at the
window. He seemed to be taking his
last look at the beautiful earth unfolded
to his gaze by the moon, and longing
look it seemed to ne. could see that
his face was pressed against the bars, and
when recollected that the man must be
standing on the very tips of his toes in
order to maintain his position, I felt his
eagerness. For many minutes l watched
that white face, and if 1 pitied its guilty
owner in that moment ofhi pain, am
sure, gentlemen, that you will pardon
me.
81 was thus gazing at John Upshot
when the loud report of a gun caused me
to start and whirl quickly in my tracks.
"The weapon seemed to have been dis
charged within few PAGES of my posi-
ton; but could not see living soul
besides myself in the grove. My first
impression was that an attempt had been
made upon my own life; but had not
felt the whistle of the ball, and was quite
certain that it had not penetrated my
person. But, in order to be prepared for
second shot, l drew weapon and started
towards the suspected position of the as
sassin. My search proved fruitless; but
as the trees were throwing long shadows,
1 knew that any person could easily
elude me. The shot worked me up to
no little pitch of excitement, and as I
turned my head towards the town, 1
happened to glance at the Jail.
"John Upshot's face was no longer at
the window!
al returned home mystifed by the
shot, but resolving to discover its author.
My wife met me at the door with white
face, and said that she feared that Up
shot had taken his life as she had heard
the fall of heavy body in the direction
of his cell.
"a minute later flung wide the cell
door, and to nay horror found John Up-
shot lying on the floor with the moon
light falling upon the bloodiest face that
1 have ever beheld. OF course my first
thought was one of suicide; but the
rigid hand grasped no revolver, though
there was CHASTITY bullet wound between
the eyes. 1 lifted the man, but he was
dead, and knew would not hang him
on the coming day. Of course 1 was not
long in associating the shot in the grove
with the criminals death, and an obser-
vation taken on the following night con-
vinced me of the fact. The affair is still
involved in mystery to the people of
Usage; but to me it mas been made
clear.
A year after this thrilling event 1
was summoned to the deathbed of Lillian
Blake, the beautiful daughter of Upshot's
victim. She was near the grave, but she
told me strange story, and before l left
the room, l knew that the fair girl had
avenged her fathers death by Staying
his murderer on the night before the day
of legal execution"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
TIE GTFf on EMPTY a1NDs:
BY MRS. PIATT.

They were two Princes doomed to death;
Each loved his beauty and his breath
leave ussour life and we will bring
Fair gifts unto our Lord, the King"
They went together. In the dew
A charmed bird before them flew,
Through sun and thorn one followed it;
Upon the others arm it lit.
A rose, whose tainted blush was wsrth
All buds that ever blew on earth,
One climbed the rocks 10 reach; ah, well,
Into the others breast it fell.
Weird jewels, such as fairies wear,
When moons go out, to light tn cir hair,
Une tried to touch on ghostly ground;
Gems Of quick fire the other found.
One with the dragon fought to gain
The enchanted fruit, and fought in vain;
The other breathed the gardens air
And gathered precious apples there.
Backward to the imperial gate
One took his fortune, one his fate;
One showed sweet gifts from sweetest lands,
The other torn and empty hands
At bird, and rose, and gem, and fruit,
The King was sad, the King was mute;
At last he slowly said: "My son,
True treasure is not lightly won.
" Your brothers hand, wherein you see
Only these scars, show more to me
Than If a kingdoms price found
In place of each forgotten wound"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
SLUMBER SONG.
BY NATALIE sIEBoIH.

Far away on drowsy pools reposing,
Folded lilies touch the waters edge;
There with hush and shadow, night is closing
Brown birds nestle low within the sedge.
Here the sea-waves moan and sob,
Snow-fakes whirl, and wind-gusts throb,
But my babe lies closely to me prest;
Sleep, my baby ah, my baby, rest;
Sweet, my baby, rest.
Far away in inland forests dusky,
Nuts fall Silly on the mossy sod
Ripened berries breathe out fragrance musky;
Dreaming squirrels idly wink and nod
Here the crested breakers dash,
Sea-birds scream and storm-winds clash,
But my babe lies warm upon my breast
Sleep, my baby ah, my baby, rest
Sweet, my baby, rest.
-Scribner for February.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

THERE are 215 cities on the earth with
a population of over 100000, 80 of half
a million or more, and nine cities con-
tanning million or more inhabitants.
OF these last, four are in China. Includ-
ing Brooklyn with New York, the
greatest cities of the world stand in this
order: London, 8, 400, ,42S; Paris, ], 1,S51,
1872; New York, 1,535,622; Vienna,
1901, ,999; Berlin, 1,O44,O 600; Canton and
three other Chinese cities, 100000
each.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
Army.

UNCLE SAM has a pretty good sized
farm still left. According to the report
of Secretary Chandler, 6,524,3 acres
were disposed of during the last fiscal
year, for which the cash receipts were
$l,747, ,215.S5. During the year q, ,SO6,-
5l7.25 acres were surveyed, leaving yet
to be surveyed l, 1872 ,665, ,2l45S acres.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

A MEMPHIS dispatch says that during
a heavy rain-storm lately, fall of small
live snakes were noticed in the southern
part of the city, thousands ofwhich could
be seen next day. They were from a
foot to a foot and half in length.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

GENERAL JAMES SHIELDS, the new
Adjutant General of Missouri, was shot
through the body with grapeshot at
the battle of Cerro Gordo, during the
Mexican war, and large silk handker-
chief was drawn through his body to
clean the wound. He afterward served a
term as United States Senator from
Illinois, and then as a major general
during the civil war in the Union
Armv.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

IT having been announced that the
spitz dogs are more liable to hydrophobia
than other breeds, the Chicago people
are giving away their dogs of that breed
to the poor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

A ST. LOUIS coroner drives to an in
quest with coffin behind him and takes
his chances of makinga a sale.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01

A GREAT deal of sarcasm has been shot
off at the Ulster oyercoat, but the press
can't drive 'em out. They combine
cheapness and good personal disguise
from creditors.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-20

Mrs. Shoddy puckered up her mouth
genteelly and told a gentleman friend
that one Of her lovely daughters was a
"blunet" and the other "bronze,"
A friend sends us this Mistress (who
gave her raw Irish girl some hickory
nuts to crack half an hour ago )-"Bridg-
ct, have you not cracked those nuts yet?
Bridget lin evident pain - PHASE,
ma am, I've onley cracked three, an me
Jaws nearly broken to PAGES.
A young disciple of Blackstone-or
lapstone-thus expresses himself in the
Norrstown Herald!
This conclusion then draw,
That no exercise of jaw
Twisting India-rubber law
Isas good
AS the exercise OF paw
Upon the handle of a saw,
sawingwOod.
Drive out with horse and he will
switch his tail $50 times rod, to force
away troublesome flies, but let him once
get his tail over the line and the old
quadruped will wander on for miles
without thinking of the flies which revel
unmolested in his living gorge. What a
horse loves above all things is to do the
driving himself. Chicago Journal.
He was up to see his girl on Sunday
night. He is nice young man, careful
in his ways, and with his best eye wide
open to the main chance. In the course
OF the conversation he observed cheer
fully; Times are looking better, Amelia.
| was reading in the paper last night that
stocks are frmer, and the crops were
never more abundant. l shouldn't be
surprised if the old prosperity came back
to US this winter.,' II hope so, said
she dreamily, "for I'm getting about
tired of crunching on rock candy" The
young man squirmed.
We learn from the New York Itt6HHe
that Evarts is president for the State of
New York. while Hayes has little to
do with it, except to take the kicking.
Lieut.. Welles, of the United States In
fantry, was arrested at Omaha, on the
charge of fraudulently obtaining check.
He at once resigned to avoid a court
martial.
Governor Stones majority in Missis'
sippi was rouser. Official returns from
all but two counties in the State give him
for Governor, 96,454 votes, with only
I,I68 scattering votes against him.
There never did or never will exist
anything permanently noble and excel
lent in a character which was stranger
to the exercise of resolute self-denial.-
Walter Scott.
"My DEAR" said husband in start
ling tones, after awakening his wife in
the night, 81 have swallowed a dose of
!" "Well. then, do for good
ness sake lie still, or it may come up"
A recent article shows that Washing
ton once laughed. Thus perishes an~
other classic structure. We are pre-
pared to hear now that the Egytian obe~
lisk was once used for barber's pole.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-20
PERSONS AND THINGS,
Maid to order-The waitress.

Maid to order-The waitress.
Have compassion occasionally for
those who come late at public perform
ances. Sometimes it is ''the baby"
As dyed in blood tie streaming vines appear,
While long and low the wind about them grievesi
The heart of Autumn must have broken here,
And poured It's treasures out upon the leaves.
Charlotte F. Bates, In scTibner.
"Was his life insured?" Yes" For
whose benefit p "Why for the benefit
of the insurance company, to be sure.
- Detroit Free Press.
According to the Free Press, an exas-
perated one-legged Detroiter finally told
a persistently inquisitive man that he
lost his leg on the election.
Brigham Young appeared to medium
the other day and remarked "It's pref
ty hot here, but nothing like it was in
Sal. Lake when I bought Amelia thai
seal-skin sack and left the others to turn
their last years cashmere sacks"
WIFE-Well, Jones, judging from youi
breath, l can't tell whether you have
been drinking whisky or whether yor
have been swimming in it. HUsBANI
(reproachfully)-Hannah, don't you
hic-love me enough to gimme-hic-
the benefit of the doubt2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-20

So far from beinga candidate for the
Office of President pro tenn Of the Senate,
Gen. Steedman will not accept the place.
1t appears almost incredible that the
Cincinnati Enquirer, after suggesting
Steedman for difficult, dangerous and la
borious duty on the floor Of the Senate,
should permit any of its contributors to
be putting him forward for presiding Of
ficer. It'll to be hoped that this matter
will be dropped now, as it is the inten-
ton of Steedman to support of the Sena-
tors re. elected for President pro tem.-
T0lsdO Democrat,