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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

wife in hesitating tone; for had add
it down between the bread and butter.
" You can if you like 1 said gruff1y,
9 I am too tired
"She took the mahogany box up with
shudder, holding it with her little
apron, and then returned to pour out my
coffee.
"tHow is the poor man, dear?' she
said. did he suffer much?'
"Not bit,' / said grimly; 'bore it
like hero
"'Pm very glad, very glad she said
earnestly. Was his leg brokenf'-
Smashed to atoms said, and she
shuddered.
"'Did you-did you
"Take off the stump 1 said; yes
clean off as could be, and left him in bed.
"There was another shudder and a
pause. For it was an understood thing
that Eva was to fight down all timidity,
and endeavor to school herself to en-
counter unmoved the various little mat
tiers that at times will fall under the
notice of country doctors wife.
"'I almost wish you had been there,
said at last.
"Oh, Charley how can you?
"sFor it was neat amputation, and
ought to quite make me name
"sPm so glad, Charley!' she said,
and 1 will try to be firm, but l don't
think that 1 could bear to-to-to
see
"sPooh, nonsensep exclaimed, give
me another cup of coffee. Why, you
must learn to take an interest in such
matters. mean to make quite doctor
of you; and see here, I've brought back
the lacerated stump for you to see;
can explain to you so much better the
veins, nerves, and arteries one has to cut
through and as I spoke 1 began to tug
at my pocket.
"Oh, Charleyl' she exclaimed, as ]
banged something down upon the table
and she covered her face with her hands,
when jumping up, feeling that I had
gone far enough, 1 took her hands in
mine.
"sThere, therel' I exclaimed, 'ifs
only joke. 1 don't want you to be firm
enough for that. What a brute l am
See there, it's nothing; and I pointed to
piece of splintered wood upon the table.
"For the fact was that had been to
some extent hoaxed. Truly enough, old
Tomson, the station man, had been
knocked down by the train, through his
being rather active to get in its way
and the wheels had completely crushed
his leg; but fortunately it was the
wooden one which replaced that he had
lost on the line years before. l had
passed him and seen the wooden member
times enough; but in the excitement Of
the moment it was entirely forgotten,
and fully believed that it was bona
fde case of urgency. 1 was regularly
tricked; but I took it all in good part
yet, mind you, don't pretend to justify
the coarseness of my joke to my wife.
"Practice came regularly enough in
time," 1 said and after quiet cigar,
and little friendly advice, Fred. Page
went back home to wait with patience
for his own turn.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
IOUSIN WILL.
BY PHILIP MORSE.

strolled last night in musing mood
Rejecting on my lonely state;
Till, wearied out at last, paused
And leaned upon garden gate.
The old moons mellow radiance hung
In golden N lists among the trees,
Faint odors, borne from distant flowers,
Ebbed idly on the evening breeze.
As thus stood, absorbed fn thought,
Ipressei against the gate toe hard,
1t opened with sudden jerk
found myself within the yard.
A form came gliding down the walk =
Soft arms embraced me, as, perplexed,
stood one blissful moment, while
Asweet voice soothed my ears the next
1t rose into shrek, then sobbed:
80 sir, how could you keep so still !
When all the time IknOtO you knew
Thought you were my cousin WILL"
These stars are moons, or rather months;
Just five have fitted since that night,
And two of these have calmly shone
Upon our welded life. 1t quite
Surprises me to think Of it.
And she is queenly, tall and fair,
With lustrous eyes, and such a wealth
Dwell we call it auburn hair.
.
$50 late? ?" I've just come from the club (;
My wife sits silent, but light,
Unseen before, Turks in her eye.
Once more muse on that calm night
When first she met me at the gate,
And wonder, while her eyes fame still,
If ever I, in days to come,
Shall wish it had been cousin VIII.
-Scribaer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

WASHINGTON Star: The persistent lit
tie litigant, with the blonde wig, Mrs.
Myra Clark Gaines, has finally won her
femous suit against the city of New
Orleans, and now half the town is hers,
provided always, as the lawyers say, she
can obtain possession. The decree of the
Court commands the defendant to ac-
count for all the income received from
the property for more than sixty years
past. As large amounto of the property
was long ago sold by the city and subse-
quently resold, we have no notion that
the claimant will soon acquire possession
of what the Court decides is her prop
erty. In consequence of this, litigation
will probably go on for an indefinite
period.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
The En-Enfr Ser.

THERE are nine things that Will make
man mad, but one is enough when his
wife tells him he can't have any dinner
because she couldn't get the wash
boiler off the stove in time.
A NEW HAMPSHIRE man has not
given his wife new dress for seventeen
years, and he has been formally declared
by a commission to be an irresponsible
person, whose miserly habits have be-
come mania.
IT makes man weary TO be compelled
to wind up clothes-liDe over his hand
and elbow. Itkeeps his arm in cramped
position for three minutes. Yet he will
go into gin mill and unweariedly bend
his elbow for hours at time.
"MY DEAR" inquired young wife of
her husband, as she feached up her little
mouth to be kissed on his return from
business, "have you seen the magnificent
set of walnut furniture which the Jen-
kinses have just boughtH" "Heml ne,
my love, but have seen the bill, which
quite satisfies me"
"OH, heavens, save my wife!" shouted
a man whose wife had fallen overheard
in the Hudson River, recently. They
succeeded in rescuing her: And her
husband tenderly embraced her, saying,
My dear, if you'd been drowned what
should 1 have done? 1 amt going to let
you carry the pocket-book again."
WHEN a young man from Harvard is
asked if he will always love her thus, he
does not answer, "Will duck swim ?''
Science has taken the place of poetry,
and he replies, "Will evolution from
the unconditional working in protoplasm
by accretion and absorption produce the
organic cell?" Then he inquiries Ian
guidly if there are any cold beans about
the house.
JOSH BILLINGS on BOOSTERS: BOOSTERS
are the pugilists among birds, and has-
ing no suitable shoulder to strike from,
they strike from the heel. When a
rooster gets whipped, all the hens march
off with the uther rooster, if he amt
half SO big or go hansum. 1t is pluck
that wins hen. BOOSTERS, as class,
won't do emmy household work; yu kant
git rooster to pay emmy attention to
young one. They spend most ov their
time in growing and strutting, and
once in while they find worm, which
they make great fuss over, calling their
wives up from a distance, apparently to
treat them, but jist az the hens git there
this elegant cuss bends over and gobble:
up the worm. Jist like a man for all the
world
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

BURLINGTON Haaokeye: An intel
lectusl young man, promising student
Just back from Brown University, was
met at the Union Depot by an elderly
man who made grasp at the young
mans hands, and even essayed to clasp
him in his arms. The young man shook
hands with the enthusiastic native in a
noncommittal sort of way, and said, in
not unfriendly tones, Well, indeed, my
dear fellah-I really-your face is rather
familiar; it seems to me l have met
with you somewhere, and yet can't ex-
actly place you" And as the father
gazed at his distinguished son in dumb
amazement, and thought how only five
years ago he had distributed thorough
bred welts and orthodox blisters all
around his youthful back with a piece
of lath, for taking the old mans razor to
trim off shinny club, he sighed and
went back to the Office with an unaltera-
BILE determination to bind out his other
sons to shoemakers and blacksmiths.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
IATON, OHIO, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1877.
PeritS ofthe Sea.

Purser Wildman, of the steamer Leo,
burned early on the morning of April 13,
eighty miles south of Tybee Island, tells
a graphic story of the disaster to a re-
porter of the Times. He says, about 8
o'clock, while terrible sea was rolling,
it was discovered that some freight
between decks had got loose and was
pitching about. The matches were opened
for the purpose of securing the freight,
hen, to the horror of all the crew, angry
forked tongues of fire shot out, encircled
with volumes of smoke. The hose were
at once brought into requisition, but the
fierceness of the gale tanning the flames,
which had already obtained considerable
headway, rendered unavailing their
most strenuous efforts, and Captain
James Daniels ordered the ife-boats
lowered. The Captain, with several
officers, hurried TO the forward deck for
the purpose of securing the life-raft,
which was in the Captains cabin, and dis
patched aft another gang, under COM
mand of the chief engineer, to assist in
lowering the boats. The fire had increased
fiercely amidships, entirely cutting off
communication between the two parties.
In the cabin were two middle-aged
ladies, two Misses Harrington, natives of
Nassau and members of wealthy and
prominent family in that province, who
were on their way home after visit to
the North and Savannah. They were
both in feeble health, and efforts were
made to get them out, but owing to the
fearful rolling of the ship and the rapid
ity with which the flames spread the
efforts were unavailable, and it is almost
certain they perished in the flames.
The only other passenger-Earnest
Pappendick, of New York-who was
aroused by the commotion on deck,
came up, and thus got into one Of the
life-boats. Captain Daniels, with his
party, who were forward, managed to
lower the life-raft, when twelve of the
crew, besides himself, succeeded in get
ting aboard. The stewardess, who was
on deck, was called to jump to the raft,
and i'll attempting to do SO fell into the
sea, and Notwithstanding every effort
to save her, she was drowned. The per-
sons on the raft were huddled together
in cramped position, nearly naked,
cold and shivering. One heavy wave
capsized the raft, throwing the occupants
into the sea. They scrambled upon it
again, except one Martin Nc Quade, who
was lost. After most horrible time,
drifting at the mercy of the waves, the
men were cheered by the sight of ves-
sci bearing down upon them, which in a
short time took them all on. The cap
tain of the receiving ship had discovered
the burning ship, bore down upon her,
and thus came upon the raft. Owing to
the darkness and the terrible surround
ings the rescuiDg party saw nothing of
those who got into the life-boats. There
is possibility, however, they may have
been rescued. The disaster occurred
directly in the course of vessels coming
to Savannah or Doboho.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

RHODE ISLAND has 2,019 manufactur-
ing establishments, with an invested
capital of nearly $5O,OOO,OOO, and en-
ployng 81, ,450 hands, to whom are paid
in wages yearly the sum of S23,7O7, ,513,
or an average of about 1920 each. The
raw material used is valued st S76,715,-
$40, and the value of products yearly is
$126, ,659, ,S75. There has been large in
crease during the past year in the num-
ber of establishments engaged in manu-
featuring, and in the results of their
business. There re 1876 cotton factories,
with acapital of s24,O34, ,2O9, employing
22.574 hands, and yielding goods worth
S38, ,927, $50.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
An Industry Worth Cutttpattna.

Mr.. Clarence Cook, writing on house.
furnishing in the April number of Serb
rer, makes some suggestions in regard to
American decoration of China. We
quote the paragraph entire:
Since writing about china in the JAN
uary number of Scribner. it has occurred
to me to say word about the home
decoration of porcelain, which is at las.
getting started after having been for
years discouraged by the Indifference or
mild hostility of the dealers. 1t has long
been plain that it was idle to hope for
help from the importers and decorators
of porcelain and earthenware, because
they could not be made to see that their
interest lay in getting to be independent
of the foreign workmen. The decora-
tive arts are in rather a despairing state
in this country because the dealers in
wallpapers, chins, furniture, and printed
and woven stuffs, find it cheaper to
"convey foreign designs than to en-
ploy men who could invent fresh de-
signs and patterns. The only way ap-
parently in which these arts can be given
an American impulse is by people out
side these decorative trades making their
own designs and getting them executed
Perhaps the easiest of the arts to make a
beginning with will be the decoration of
porcelain, and as one of the main diff
culties, the getting it baked namely, is
now put out of the way, there is no
reason why everybody who has any
liking for dabbling in colors should not
buy few earthenware plates and some
colors and begin to decorate china. Oh
course, many of those who make the ex-
pertinent will fail and give up trying,
and many of those who fail at first will
up and at it again, and will succeed at
last. But if the occupation can be fairly
set on foot, and enough people can be
induced to give up working in worsteds
and painting wall-mottoes, and to try
their hands at decorating china for thei1
friends or for the public, beginning
may be made of waking up the dealer.
to some interest in supplying the homs
market with home work.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

AMONG other novelties introduced this
season are founces made of alternate
lengthwise stripes of the silk and the
wool Of the costume. These are each an
inch wide at their broadest, are pointed
top and bottom, and instead of being
gathered, are sloped narrower at the top.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

COLONEL JOHN W. DIX, son of Ex-
Governor Dix, died at the home of his
father in New York city recently. He
was Secretary of Legation with his
father in Paris, and Private Secretary at
Albany while his father was Governor
OF the State. He had for several years
been his fathers Private Secretary, and
had the sole management of valuable
trust estate,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

EVENING dresses for summer wear are
made of blue or cream colored organdy,
and worn over silk skirts the same shade.
They are trimmed with knife-plsitings
ended with lace.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

THE Globe Hotel at the Centennial
Exhibition grounds, which cost $2OO, 600,
was sold at auction the other day for
$3,475.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

RALPH WALDO EMERSON is probably
the greatest of American philosophers.
He had two wives within five years,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

IT is estimated the San Domingo to-
bacco crop will be the largest ever had.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Business cards Of hvc lines or less, S. per snnum-
Local notices 10 cents per line each insertion
Simple announcements of marriages and deatht
md church and benevolent society notices inserted
free. any additions to obituary notices viii BE-
charged cents per line.
Tavors MUST he handed in as early as Tuesd4y
morning 10 insure insertion the same week
Communications upon subjects Of general o. so-
cal interest are solicited.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-06-14
Why Wheat Must 60 Up.

The following statement concerning
the wheat demand is received from
Mr.. Dodge, the'satistician Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture at Washing
ton: Great Britain is the only Euro.
|pean country that looks uniformly to
other natl ons for a material portion of
its bread supply. Russia and the Uni
ted States are the main sources of that
supply. The amount required in ad-
dition to the home production is in
creasiug, in part, as the result Of a
larger bread ration consumed ty Brit
ish workingmen. The imports Of
wheat and -four fer fifteen years, in
GLIDING 1872, were equivalent to Co.,
724,319 bushels of wheat Of GO pounds
each per annum. In the last four
years the proportion supplied BY the
United States has increased to forty
five per centum, and that of Russia
has fallen to sixteen, and the remain
ing countries have furnished bat thir-
ty- nine per centum. The British re-
ceipts Of the first quarter Of 1877, are
but 1857 ,296 cwts. Of wheat, against
,158.312 for the same period in
1876, and 1,526,51O cwts. e -four,
against 1,773,2Ol. OF the wheat
4. 999,377 came from this country ;
nearly threetourths Of it from the Pa.
cific coast But 1,343,194 cwts. came
from Russia. The wheat production
Of this country has twice exceeded 300,-
100000 bushels, but the average since
1869 is scarcely 270,000,000. Two
hundred millions are required
for bread and seed, and more
than 10000, 900 are annual.
ly exported. Our present grain sup
ply is short, The European war will
doubtless curtail the production in
Southern Europe. while it will increase
the consumption. The California crop
OF 1877 will be short, and an increased
area Of Spring wheat will be required
to supply the world. u Evening Post.
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A Card to the Public.

For many years We have made two
medicines suited to the ailments of u
vast class of sufferers. Thousands Of
cures have been made by them, and,
10 fact, the word failure could not be
coupled with them. But within the
last two years counterfeits Of our med
icines have spring up, dangerous in
their own imitation of our Trade
Mark. To secure the people we have
placed upon each genuine box of Hol-
loway' Ointment the fac -simile Of the
signature of our agent. Mr.. Jos. Hay.
dock. To counterfeit is felony. We
shall relentlessly pursue any one who
initiates this with the utmost vigor Of
the law. We most earnestly beg that
the great mass Of the American people
will aid US in our efforts to protec,
their health, and help US in our task
Of bringing these most unprincipled
men to the bar Of Justice. Uniformi-
~ refuse to puichas Medicines pur-
porting to be ours eunless Mr.. Jos
Haydock's signature is attached 4
each box Of Pills or pot Of Ointment
and the end will soon be reached.
The public's obedient servants,
HOLLOWAY & Co.
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THE WESTERN RURAL.

With the new management of THE
WESTERN RURAL comes marked i'm :
provements in that sterling Farm and
Family Weekly. 1t has added Crop
and Weather Bureau so systematic as
to include every important county in
the Northwest, from Ohio to the
Rocky Mountains, and surpasses the
reports made BY the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington, inssmuch as
they are presented fresh to the farmers
in condensed form each week. The
WESTERN RURAL also has CONNER
cial and Market reports unsurpassed
by any paper in the country, and is the
champion Of cheap transportation and
equal justice to all classes. Combin-
ing its practical information on Rural
Affairs, with its entertaining and in
literary departments, make
it the most complete Farm aud Family
newspaper extant The price is 50 90
per year. Less to clubs, Address THE
WESTERN RURAL, Chicago, III.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-06-14
r. BEHNkE g. BRO.
BURNS STATION, MINI.

We offer to the public a
well assorted stock of General
Merchandise at lowest prices
for CASH and FARM PRODUCE.
BUTTER A SPECIALITY. j !
Our stock is replenished by
every train from our large as
sortment in New Ulm.
Fred G. Gley will be happy
to wait on all who favor him
with a call.
He also keeps the AMER1
CAN EXPRESS Co.'S OFFICE in
our Store.
Burns, May 4th, 1877.
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THE CHEAPEST FASHION MA6I.
ZINE.

Among the meritorious publications de-
voted to the subject Of Fashion, we would
invite the attention Of our lady readers to
one, which We think possesses in large
degree the essentials of a perfect work
viz, common sense and taste. We refer
to s'EHRlcHs' FASHION QuARTERLY." the
|''Spring'' number Of which has Just reach
edus.
It will be found instructive, useful,
beautiful, valuable. The very low sub
scription price at which it is issued will
surprise our lady readers when they ex-
anime its contents. The leading idea Of
the work, the presentation Of reference
book and illustrated catalogue Of the con-
tents Of their great establishment, is hand
somely conveyed; and the fund Of infor-
nation, instruction, and thought thereto
added will make it welcome in all homes
where taste and refinement dwell. The
beauty Of its illustrations. the topics SC
ably presented by its able lady contribu.
tors, its practical common-sense sugges-
tons above all, the value # its pricelist,
make it the best investment We have seen
in its line. No household should he with
out it.
To Fortunes favored ones it offers man.
fold attraction in its choice and rare styles
pertaining to the wardrobe and personal
adornment. To th ose in moderate circum
stances opportunity is given for a display
Of the same refinement Of taste. tn ough il
may be in humber objects. To all who
seek to learn, to cultivate the beautiful
and to adorn s'home" and the slowed ones
it will be found mine Of information
The "Sprins" number. large volumr
Of 116 pages, is we'll worth the Who'll.
years subscription price, which is astoun.
dinghy moderate-namely, 50 cents. Thu
publishers are Enrich & Co., Nos. 2s7 and
2s9 Eighth Avenue, New York City, widely
known as enterprising and reliable merch.
ants.
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DIAMEDE.

This fine Stallion will stand, during all
Of the present Season, in Redwood Falls.
At present he can he seen at the Stables Of
the Exchange Hotel. brought him from
Rice County this spring. His colts are
classed with the best stock in the State.
Many ofthem have made their mile in less
than three minutes and one Of them, Exit.
ty Trnssell." in 1882. He has splendid
style and is good roadster. The public
are invited to examine his claims to public
favor.
l, also, have a fine Short Horn Bull, s
years old, gotten b. the famous thorough.
bred bull. Eugene Ardrie, which will b.
kept in Redwood this summer. There i.
no better Stock to breed from in the State
PETER SxirH.
May 1877.
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Crops in this County are reported ~
looking remarkably we'll In the Few
places where there are hoppers enough !.
do damage the farmers are fighting then
and. thus FAR, successfully. The wors
place that We know Of IL ON Mr.. Homer
farm. He has kept his hopper-dosing ma
chimes running continually and intends +
worry them out II il IL possible. He ha
had considerable Of IN Undertaking hn
bis efops are I'll right yet.
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A safety envelope, to prevent tam
pering with has been devised. On the
flap the words "attempt to open" are
printed with double set Of chemicals,
the first impression containing nutgalls,
and the second green vitriol. If flap
be steamed or moistened in any way.
the magic printing will appear.
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The vote on the ''Fire Guard question
was considerably more one sided than on
the Bond business. We think that the
vote in favor will not exceed twenty and
the majority of those were cast in the
Town of Sherman.