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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-31
Ciafersn Wntef.

Colonel Waring says in Sc7ibner: In
our climate, where rain is abundant dur
ing considerable portion of the year,
the water falling upon the roof of any
house, if properly collected and stored, is
ample for the whole supply of the family
which that roof shelters. This water as
it falls is ordinarily free from any i'm
purity that can affect its taste, and from
every source of serious fouling, though
after a long-continued drought it is well
to divert and discharge upon the surface
of the ground thefrst ten minutes flow
of a shower-so that the impurities of
the air and the dust of the roof may be
first removed. After this first dash,
lead to the cistern all that follows. Even
with this precaution the water will be
more agreeable for use if filtered. There
are numerous systems for making filters
in cisterns, but no ether is so simple, nor
so durable and satisfactory as the separa-
tion of that part of the cistern from
which the suction-pipe leads by wall
of brick and cement. 1t is simply neces-
sary to build a wall of brick set on
edge 1.-TWO and a half inches thick,
so as to include about one quarter
of the area of the bottom, sloping
it back SO as to terminate against
the side of the cistern at height of from
four to six feet. This wall should be so
we'll cemented at its joints that wafer
can only pass through the material of
brick, and for strength its form should
be slightly bulging. A wall of this sort,
measuring say six feet at its base and
rising to height of six feet at its high
est point. will transmit an amount of
water sufficient to supply the demand Of
the most constant pumping that any
domestic use can require.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-31
Ho,r Mother. Cuts Hair.

You can always tell a boy whose
mother cuts his hair. Not because the
edges of his hair look as though they had
been chewed off by an absent-minded
horse, but you tell it by the way he
stops on the street and wiggles his should
ers. When fond mother has to cut her
boys hair, she is careful to avoid any
annoyance and mess by laying sheet on
the carpet. 1t has never occurred toher
to set him on the floor, and put the
sheet around his neck. Then she draws
the front hair over his eyes, and leaves
it there, while she cuts that which is at
the back. The hair which lies over his
eyes appears to be on fire. She has un-
consciously continued to push his head
forward until his nose presses his breast,
and is too busy too notice the snuffiing
sound that is becoming frequent. In the
meantime he is seized with an irresisti-
BILE desire to blow his nose, but recollects
that his handkerchief is in the other
room. There is fly lights on his nose,
and does it so unexpectedly that he
involuntarily dodges, and catches the
point of the shears in his left ear. At
this he commences to cry and wishes he
was a man. But his mother doesn't
notice him. She merely hits him on the
other ear to inspire him with confidence.
When she is through, she holds his
jacket-collar back from his neck, and
with her mouth blows the short bits
from the top of his head down his back.
He calls her attention to this fact, but
she looks for a new place on his head,
and hits him there. Then he takes the
awful disfgured head to the mirror and
looks at it, and, young as he is, shudders
as he thinks of what the boys will say,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-31
Dancing against Time.

ALI the seats were cleared away from
the floor of Tammany Hall in New York
City, the other evening, but few hun
dred people occupied the sides and gal
lery, and watched Prof P. Valleau Car
tier, the votary of Terpsichore, in his
effort to beat former achievement, by
waltzing for six hours, without pausing
for rest or refreshments. Mr.. Cartier is
young man, probably not more than
thirty years of age, and of slight but
athletic proportions. Dancing seems to
be no exertion to him, and hour after
hour he glided over the smooth floor as
easily as though he had but Just COM
menced the exercise.
Precisely at seven o'clock the Profes-
sor, in full evening dress, appeared upon
the floor, and to the strains of violin
and a piano commenced his task, with
Mr.. ]. Puttick for a partner. The Prof.
whirled gracefully around, dancing mile
after mile without appearing to beincon-
veniently heated, or showing any signs
of exhaustion. At the end of half an
hour Mr.. Puttick retired, and his place
was taken by Mrs. P. V. Cartier, wife of
the Professor. With her Mr.. Cartier
was more at his ease.
After the Professor had wearied sew
eral partners his indefatigable wife again
took the floor. Despite her previous
exertions, she danced for thirty-two min
utes, when she yielded her place to Mr..
Murphy, leaving her husband apparently
as fresh as when he started at seven
o'clock. Occasionally she drank half
glass of lager beer, holding the glass to
his lips without ceasing a moment to
whirl around in the waltz, and at frequent
intervals he took piece of lemon from
the hand of an attendant.
Mr.. Murphy was content to rest his
reputation upon ten minutes record.
After waltzing with several other part
ners, the Professor showed unmistakable
signs of WEAKNESS. One of them held
him tightly around the waist, and
allowed him to rest as much as possible.
Instead of lemon, Jumps of ice were
placed in his mouth, and towards eleven
o'clock he seemed to get fresh strength.
Loud cheers greeted the Professor as he
completed his fifth hour, but he entered
upon his last sixty minutes in a very
exhausted condition indeed. All the
springy grace and ease that had charao-
terized his dancing early in the evening
had disappeared, and he waltzed slowly,
and leaned heavily upon his partner;
but with indomitable resolution he
danced on, and, after twenty minutes
with Mr.. Hayes, he threw his arms
around Mr.. VIM. MacGregor's waist,
and started again with apparently re-
newed vigor. A lady in another part of
the hall, who had overtasked her dane
ing powers, fell from her partners arms
to the floor in a fainting fit, and was
with difficulty restored to consciousness;
but the Professor waltzed on.
"He looks fresher than he did an
hour ago." one of the judges said. He'll
do it." And he did. Mrs. Cartier sue
ceeded Mr.. MacGregor as her husbands
partner, and at one o'clock in the morn
ing, amid tumultuous bursts of applause,
he completed the unparalleled task of
dancing for six consecutive hours.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-31

"EXHoRT and "yeast" are from the
same root, which signifies something
boiling or overhowing,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-31

THE PTZZTET 5.UTCHM1N,
BY CHARLES f. ADAMs,

I'm broken-hearted Deutscher,
Vots villed NIT Grief unit shame,
dells you vot der drouble ish-
doesn't know my name.
You dinks 1t ferry vunny, Ell?
Ven you der story hear,
You will not wonder den so moosh,
1t vas SO shtranse und queer.
Mein mudder had dwo liddle dwins-
Dey vas me und mein brudder;
We lookt SO very mooch alike
No Won knew vich from toder.
Won Of der poys was Yawcup,
Und Hans der oder's name;
But den it made no different
We both got called der same.
Veil, Won of us got tead---
Yaw, Mynheer, dat is so;
But vedder Hans or Yawcup,
Mein mudder she don't know.
Und so am in droubles
1 CAN'T git droo mein he'd
Vedder I'm Hans vot's'living,
Or Yawcup vot is ted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-31

PHILADELPHIA Bulletin: When the
foreman of the composing-room knocks
a form into "pi" now he doesn't have
it reset as of yore. He simply slaps it
into the press as it is, and the newspaper
is run off with war map up to tine
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
PhOtOgrnphIng CoIors.

Joseph Albert, photographer 10 the
Court, has finally succeeded in invent
ing photography 10 render the natural
colors IN the picture BY Photographic
steam.prcss Of his own construction,
without the aid Of a peucil. | have
seen some OF the proofs Of such COL
ored photographs by the Albert press.
An expert painter could hardly give
the colors OF The Objec! more faithfully
IN living reality and with distinctive.
ness to the incest shades. The secre,
of the invention consists IN the analy-
els of tAe white light into the three coll
ors-j elbow, blue and red-and their
recovery Of the three colors ready for
the press. On plate, chemically pre-.
pared. so as to receive but Tie yellow
part, OF the light, and the tones OF
The colors OF the objcc, 10 be
reflected, tie first photograph Is taken
when a negative Of that plate is q; once
pU; under the press, whose cylinder is
dubbed over with yellow p4.Wt None
but lhe tones Of the yellow color, are
now .cen in the impression. After
thai the object is photographed on 4
plate made to reflect but the blue CoIors.
This plate now under the press reflects
a blue impression. the cy'iu!e: being
dubbed over with blue paint lu The
same manner he receives but the tones
Of tie red colors by means Of third
plate. Printing the iadividvd! pictures
OF yciow, blue sud rcd over each
other, 4 picture j, produced ,;ue to >.
tire the color. ir'ermiX'ug By Lavlug
bten priLtrd v,g each other. The
idea, long entertained aud prosecuted
BY Albert, to photograph CO'ors, may
no longer be considered as not feasible.
1t Is hard at present to iortel! what
revolution the new invention will pro-
duce In the many departments Of art
Translation from the Vienna Press.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26

The St. Louis Republican, In noting
the death Of Mr.. John II. Keuthan,
pays him the following Just tribute |:
The parents Of the deceased emigrated
to the United States from Germany
while he was an infant, and settled 10
Ohio, where they soon secured the
esteem of their neighbors, which they
have retained ever since, The elder
keuthan, however, departing this life
some years ago. Mrs. Keuthan still
resides in Ohio at an advanced age.
John II. started in the world at an early
age, aud more than twenty years ago
landed in New Orleans in search Of
employment. He was taken on
steamboat as "cabin boy Winning
the good will Of all by his amiable
manners and Industry, he was soon
placed in charge oil the bar of one of
the finest steamers plying on the Lower
Mississippi, such as the famous
Mary Keene. Before the war
he became acquainted with Captain
Thomas P. Leathers who has for
years been the best known boatman on
Southern waters. He has been with
Capt. Leathers on all his boats for near.
ly twenty yearP, and owned the bar Of
the Natchez at the time Of his death.
This is the steamer which made the
wonderful run with the Robt. E. Lee
some years ago from New OrleaLs to
ST, Louis in a test Of speed. In 1861 he
married a daughter of E. U, Hugunin,
OF this city. She survives him with
four children. Mr.. Keuthsn possessed
the confidence and friendship of many
prominent citizens of New Orleans and
the "upper coast" During his career
on the Lower Mississippi he acquired
enough property to leave his family be.
yond the fear Of want He was we'll
known in st. Louis, and hissudden and
totally unexpected death will be deep
ly regretted. He was a member In
good standing OF the orders of MSsons
and Odd Fellows.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
-Four Hundred Msh Buried Alive by the
Explosion Of a CoIlIsFY.

LONDON, Oct. pa special dispatch
from Glasgow 10 the Pail Mall Gazette,
says an explosion occurred In a cOlllery at
High Blantry, near this city. Four hun
dred men were in the mine at the time;
large number Of lives lost.
LATER-It is feared the entire 400 men
In the mine at High Blantry perished. A
special train was sent to bring the injured
to the Glasgow Indrmary, but has re.
turned, as none had been got out alive,
Twenty dead bodies have been taken out.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9?-A Glasgow dis.
patch says exploring parties who have
been at work endeavOrlng to succOr those
In the mine, have little hope OF resculng
any alive, and express the opinion that
every one In the pit is dead. one survivor
says the bottom OF the pit is full Of dead
bodies
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
OUR SILVER DOLLAR.
Senator lOnss's Bill Providing for It's
Coinage.

WAsuiNGroS, Oct 9!-A silver Dollar
bill was Introduced today by senator
Jones. Of Nevada, as follows:
~ bill to authorize the coinage OF a
dollar Of 4i2H grains standard silver, and
for other purposes.
"Be 1t enacted, etc, That as soon as
practicable, after the passage Of this Act,
there shall be, from tlm1 to time, coined
at the mint ofthe United states, ,confOrmld.
able In all respects to law, a silver dol.
lar, the standard weight OF which shall be
4l2H grains Troy, and any owner OF silver
bullion may deposit the same at any coin
age,mint,or at an assay office at New York,
to lie coined into dollars for his benefit at
the same terms and conditions as gold
bullion is deposited for coinage under ex-
listing laws.
And be IL further enacted, That said
coin shall be legal teLder at its nominal
value for all sumo in all payments OF
debts, both public aud private, excepting
such as under existing contracts are eX.
pressed therein to be payable.
"And be 1t further enacted, That no
charge shall be made for colning standard
silver bullion silver dollars authorized BY
To s Act"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
Proposals For Levee work.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, /
9taAa 0fI.nulsiaaa Y
New Orleans, Oct, III. 1871. |

New Orleans, Oct. II, 1871
Sealed proposals will be received ct
this Office until Saturday, October. q,
at II NJ, for the construction Of the fol-.
lowing levees:
Hardllmes, parish Of Tensas.
Hardscrabble, parish of Tensss.
Ford Field, parish of Tensas.
Young's Point, parish of Madison.
Plans, profiles and specifications Of
the above works will be ready for in.
spection at the State Engineers office
between the twenty-second and twen-
ty.seventh of October.
We copy the above advertisement
from the New Orleans Democrat, for
the.purpose of calling the attention Of
levees contractors in this vicinity 10 the
work that Is to be done near here.
The people of Vicksburg tske great
interest in the welfare Of our Louis
lana neighbors.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
VTCKSBURG WEEKLY HERALD, FRIDAY OCTOBER 26, 1877,
Trouble at the PhIIaaelPhIa
tEOO.''

Trouble at the PhIIaaelPhIa
THE ANIMALS ATTACKED BY STRANGE
PLAGUE-ITs NATURE AND EXTENT.
Philadelphia Times.
Scientific men have long been en-.
gagged in classifying trouble which has
broken out among some Of the animals
ct the 1900 Years ago 1t was known
10 men Of learning who gave the sub
ject much thought and study. AS is
usual, there was considerable disagree
ment among the doctors, and just how
to treat the question provoked much
discussion. The trouble is in the ma
ture Of q plague, aud attacks the ami
mails, and especially the smaller ones,
without mercy. 1t is hoped that the
dumb beasts may escape lightly, but
the case has generally been that an ami
NAL once attacked rarely gets over II
without much care being bestowed up.
on him. Scientists give the name OF
"pulex irritans" 10 the plague, but AMI
mails are stricken with II in various
forms. The symptoms Of the plague
are nervousness, and when under its
full power the animal often grows saw
age. 1t breaks out in spots all over
the body, producing such degree Of
irritable sensiIiveness that the poor
brute will snap aud growl in HE fury.
The monkeys have been attacked by
this strange plague and some OF them
quite badly. When the animal is first
attacked, he does not appear to be
troubled to any great extent, but the
plague makes such rapid inroads that
be ls soon overcome. Dogs are known
to have been subjected to the pIagu",
aud when the last stages are reached
the struggles Of the canine are said 10
be pitiful In the extreme. They roll
upon the ground, swapping OF various
parts Of tneir own bodies with fury.
and bow tatir tee as If under the in'
Auence Vt i! drophobia. Many Of the
smaller animals at the 400" are a.
ready under the influence of this devss.
tatlng pest, but as they are cared for
in the best manner possible, and re-
ceive much attention from the attend.
ants, it is hoped that the plague will
pass away without any great inroads
upon the valuable collection"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26

AMONG the proceedings OF the Gen
eral Convention, now in session at
Boston, we find the following in refer.
ence TO the IT. Rev. ". f. Adams, Of
this city, which releases him from the
charge OF the Diocese Of New Mexico
aud Arizona: On motion of the Bish.
op Of Michigan, It was Resolved, That
the resignation of the Missionary Bish.
op Of New Mexico and Arizona is
hereby accepted. Resolved, That in
taking this action, the House of Bish.
cps expresses its sympathy Tor this
j!o;ler beloved, WHO having, at the
bidding OF the Church, undertaken the
utmost labor aud self-slcrifce, now
resigns it, not from unwillingness to
endure the hardness, but under the
compulsion ofphysical infrmity.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26

A FEW leaders In this county met to-
gethcr in q law office, and sprung what
they thought was a great scheme to de-
feat the great and good Democratic
party. The game was to steal half our
ticket, and use It to help defeat the
other half The thing was we'll sugar
cd with resolutions and stud, but the
Democrats refused to do battle against
their own party, and the brilliant eff
fort ends q fat failure.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26

A Doc RETURSISG GCOD FOR EVIL.
"A strange scene occurred the other
day at Sierck on the MoselIe. Herr
Schmidt had a dog which be wished to
get rid of, Rowing out into the mid
die CT the river, he fastened a stone
round the dogs head and threw him
into the water. The animal sank at
once, but during his struggles the rope
slipped of the stone, and he again rose
to the surface and tried 10 get back in.
to the boat. His master, however, cou.
tinued 10 push him back, but as the
dog persevered, be lost his patience,
aud striking at him with his oar, lost
his footing and fell into the water him.
self. He was unable 10 swim, but the
dog seizing him by his coat, succeed.
ed In bringing him to land, after hav.
ing been repeatedly washed away by
the current. The dogs life was spared,
we are happy 10 say.-ILondon Exam
iner.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
An UnDrIncIpIed Performance,

Detroit Free Press.
A citizen, who should be preparing
himself for the unknown life beyond
the grave instead of being up TO such
trickS, removed the setting from his
big gold ring the other day, leaving
marked aud decided vacancy. He gets
on a street car, holds his hand 80 that
the ri0g must be seen, and pretty soon
man bends forward and remarks:
Excuse me, cir, but you have lost
the set from your ring"
$50 have" replies the owner as he
looks around on the floor.
Every passenger began TO peer
around, and the mau who made the
discovery finally asks:
"Was Il q valuable set?'
at was q thousand-dollar diamond"
is ;he calm reply.
There Is another movement on the
part OF passengers. Some look along
the seat, some under it, and some make
a dive for pearl buttons aud other
small objects.
when did you miss it, asks the
first man as the search Teakeus little.
"a year and half ago, when | wss
attending clmp.meetiug in Illinois" is
the sad reply.
Then every passenger zIraightens up,
every eye looks into vacancy, and not
the f4intest smile eau be seen on any
face. A person boarding the car Just
then would wonder what great man Ia
the city had just died, and II the pas
sengers were on their way TO take sad
farewell look at his remains
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26

THE citizens OF Shreveport, aud be-
tween that city and Monroe, are taking
action towards the building OF rail.
road between those two points. The
road 10 10 be called the Red River aud
Mississippi Railroad. A large amount
has beeen subscribed, and committees
appointed 10 solicit more subscriptions
In the parishes through which the road
will run.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26

JOHN KELLY, according to a cores.
pondent Of the Springfield Republican,
was well educated at the Catholic
school and college, talks French and
reads German, has all excellent library :;
and, though true Democrat in appear.
auce aud dress ani manner, he is free
from vulgar vices, hates loafers and
frauds Of all sorts, is down on all dis.
honesty, and as sincerely religious as a
politician can we'll be.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
CIrcuIt Court, Nlonday, Oct 9l.


In the case Of the State vs. John
Gavigan, the jury having been out
since Saturday, evening, and having
failed in that time to find verdict,
were by the Court discharged from the
further consideration Of said case.
In the case of the State vs. Charles
Curtis and Louis johnson, for shooting
Tate some time ago, by agreement Of
counsel for State and defendant It was
continued until January Term, 1878.
Continuances was also taken 10 the
two cases of State We. James Wilson.
In the case OF tho State VS.. Ben.
Amos, charged with wife murder, after
hearing all the evidence, the jury
brought in verdict OF manslAughter
and recommended the accused to the
mercy Of the Court IN the premises.
The defendant was ably represented by
Judge Morris, Col. T. B. Manlove, aud
n. Picard, Esq. II was our friend Pi-
cards maiden case in the Circuit Court,
and he acquitted himself in manner
that was generally aud highly compli'
menied,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
Spodord and Kellogg Before the Sen
ate CommiiihR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Full Committee
Of Elections and Privileges Of the Senate
except Morton. SpOaOrd was present;
also kellogg with his counsel, Shellabar.
ger and Wilson. Kellogg submitted a
written statement in support Of his claim.
ing will he continued.
Judge John A, Campbell, OF New Or.
leans, will appear for spolTOrd before the
Committee on Elections and Privileges.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26

Mr.. ]. H. CHAPPELL has au epistle
in the HERALD in regard to the indi-
viduals at Josh. Morris's law office
using his name without his consent.
Mr.. Chappell should not be too hard
on these wonderful politicians, for they
took no greater liberty with his name
than they did with the names OF many
others,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
THE INDIANS.
The Sitting Bull Commission a Failure
and the Commissioners HOmsWard

Bound,
CHICAGO, oct. ,? "A Times special
from the Sitting Bull Commission at Fort
Walsh, British North. est Territory, Of
the 18th, says the Commission has met Sit.
ting Bull aud has utterly failed to obtain
any satisfaction or terms Of settlement
from him, The Times's special cOrres-
pondent describes Sitting Bull as a
swarthy, black, beardless savage, with
an air OF judicial gravity and intelligence.
He continually fears treachery on the part
Of the Americans. and dlstrusts his own
tribe when they are near. Ho refused to
shake hands with the Commissioners and
said he wanted them to sit out In full view
and behind the table. Sitting Bull smiled
broadly at the word surrender In Gen.
Terry's speech telling him Of the Presi.
dents desire that hOstllities should cease
forever for the sake Of all parties; that all
hOstiles who nad surrendered TO the
United States had received no punishment,
and that the same terms would be offered
TO Sitting Bull. The speech produced no
effect, and the offer oil peace was rejected.
The Council broke up and the Commits.
siOncrs turned their faces homeward.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
The Attack on the Second Gravllza
Redoubt.

LONDON, Oct. GA Russian official dis.
patch detailing Fridays attack upon the
second Gravitza redoubt, says: "At the
first attack the Roumanians were repuls.
ions leaped into the trenches, and vainly
endeayored to carry the redOubt. They
remained an hour In the trenches, which
gave rise TO premature report Of its CAP.
ture. The ROumanians then withdrew
with q loss OF tw Ulcers and 200 killed,
aud % officers and 1U1 soldiers wounded.