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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14
Attributes of the Gems.

Garnet-Constancy and fidelity in
every engagement.
Amethyst-Preservative against vio-
lent passions and drunkenness.
Bloodstone-Courage and wisdom in
perilous undertakings and firmness in
affection.
Sapphire Frees from enchantment
and denotes repentance and kindness of
disposit on.
Emerald Discovers false witnesses,
and insures happiness in love and do
mestic felicity.
Agate-Causes its wearer to be invin-
cible in all feats of strength, insures
long life, health, and prosperity.
Ruby-Discovers poisons; it also in
sures the cure of all evils spriUging from
the unkindness of friends.
Sardonyx-Insures conjugal felicity.
Chrysolite-Freeth from passion and
from sadness of the mind.
Opal-Denotes hope and sharpens the
sight of the possessor of it.
Topaz-Fidelity and friendship; calms
the passions and prevents bad dreams.
Turquoise-Prosperity in love.
Moonstone-Worn as an amulet by the
Orientals to protect them from harm and
danger, now much admired for its silvery
light and the good luck it is fancied at
taches to the wearer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

The Agricultural Department is send
ing out circulars to hotel keepers with
the request that such statistics may be
furnished in return as will enable the
Government to form an intelligent
opinion as to the maximum capacity of
the human stomach. If Uncle Sam
really wants to take short cut to The
bottom Of this conundrum, let him buy
out good-sized provision store, and
hire growing boy to help him invoice.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

THE illustrated papers are printing
portraits of Princess Mercedes, the wife
Of Alfonso, the young King of Spain.
She is represented as very attractive in
form and feature, as becomes princess,
and besides has dowry of five million
dollars, which must be very substantial
additions to her attractions, even to the
king of great nation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

WHEN a man in a railroad depot
springs skyward with a bound that
loosens the plastering, and makes a mo-
ton as though he was going to pull a
revolver and kill somebody, while he
throws out torrent of words that leave
a taste of sulphur in his mouth, the
probabilities are very strong that some
wicked bootblack has picked up tack
and laid it on the seat point upward.
When woman turns paler than a gray
horse, sets her lips like wise, clutches
her dress and arises somewhat precipi-
lately, as she rolls here eyes, and twists
up her face with an expression that
loosens her back hair, the old man in
the opposite corner don't have to be
told by his wife that the young lady is
thinking the most unutterable things
against the originator of the pinback
that ever found lodgment in the brain
of mortal being.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

PHILADELPHIA Record: "Is that a
brewery?" asked passenger on one of
the up-river steamers as she approached
the House of Correction. "No," re-
sponded Judge Biddle, who was by.
stander, cit is rectifying establish
ment."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14
THE VOICE OF TIE PRESS.

ITHIs department of our p per is Intended tosive
the comments of the must intelligent journals,
American and Eur pesn up N all questions Of pub
lie interest. Ths editor Of this ,urnsl does pot
indo,se the sentiments expr ssed in every par'cu-
lar, but presents the topics quoted as worthy OF
general attention.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14
MISS HELEN.


II was wild. seouestered snot
On bank Of the Bois Doree,
n - snel u lace Ioi SI LOUIS BAY.
Hs.h sueIe %. " lne soc oi the yenoW stream
A. La .ai, i, Yeatueu, anu uroal 81 oeani
Tha ae y, ivs sIcn, VIII skni supreme,
"-'Ae W thai summer oay.
The fish were shy or the halt was stale
Or the water too muddy. ween.
For never a perch flapped his siIyerv TAIL
On the ba K where the fisher was seen
Not bite, not sign Of oibble 10 show
Peren, or PIKE, or Pompano,
VI sArnsn Peariy green
A the yellow sun was voino down
To the sound Of the marsh hen's cry.
The dsherman's brow was marked with frovn
And his broad breast beayed with s,gh
For his hook was fast in : hidden crag
A AwaferIogged hnngb ~ the root ~ aefa.o
Such as wave whefe . naiads lie
= -,
10 nls ieet arose tnaI nsaer brave
nat nsnsrman broad OF oeam-
ana, Win dencats care, essayed 70 save
ms oipsy ano eook rom tne stream.
Iva oeneaN care ana delicate toucn,
~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

New YORK Herald: In the third pre-
cinct yesterday, policeman arrested
man who tried to explain that he was
only "weary." The policeman ex-
planned that there is arrest for the
"weary."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14
EVERYDAY spIcERIEs.

uur,rr,e &c mood aud drovara of
- InI W.. or~rara-s "v ~ ond ,nsr;,,s
s:s.. mavot & 60. - - -
pain'oi'..
IF .le wiIneu 49,. ssan1 .. - - P.I.sss, PI,
.ne : uieol !sM.e mansS - ano ~. Ia ~. :
tns use VI Pueslns asues W s1le elso'
malA
WEST JERSEY Press' The fooi secketh
TO pluck q ny from q mules hind leg;
new, sne WISE s:asa- nan ie''e'n 'ne Joo ous y sne
'o"o'S p'uo
OMAHA Repu6ticdn: Does 1t seem the
corr ,ct thing for q .glee club to sing nm
der 9 lady's window as serenade,
darling, you are growing Old r
New YORK Commercial: Our ancestors,
the monkeys, couldn't Lave been 30 igno-
rant alter all Mr.. Darwin. They were
all educated in the higher branches.
WORCESTER Press. q Truth lies at the
bottom of a well.n We have often YER
fled this by looking down into a well
and seeing Truths honest countenance
in the smooth water.
RosroN. Troosc.;nf. The latest and
w;ckedest on d;t about the clubs r. To the
effect that married LADY IN TINS CITY,
well known IN society, but name not
given, has recently fallen IN love with
nel nuspAnu
s,S,o EUAhasao"S ;asa m sU d;s.;uct,r -
member loanine a schoolmate half q dol
lar twelty-nve years ago, anu Iorges an
about the nve dollars ne borrowed from
friend only last December.
BosToN Advertiser: "Hurrahl hur.
rah p cried q young lawyer who suc-
| ceeded to his fathers practice. I've
settled that old lawsuit at last.n Set
| tied it'll" exclaimed the astonished pa
rent; "why we've supported the family
on that for the last ten years"
EAsroN Free press. TT there /. anv.
tb;no that will mata tbe old man think
thot. sharner;s tooth h;tas worse than 3
sarnantssrb;id sa I - IL 70 bave his dsnehtar ,.1
haat him ont of dollar. 10 frame and
Slaza % ) C WaIcome Home. y and then Law
E ton an . nsrlor chair where he sits down
| IN = IN fha dorL :
~ NJ r. . pnoons d. ~ a.. ahr,t.r ,,o,,,., y
mhs. .,nJo,;s, DGJ ;n r;ua;una.; a Ell
Is ngm Eoue,lh II n;ahnan,s l M.rah
ieng.n nga.e Sat " sAens Sha annht - d,e Az.
i;n har ;n fnii'isrd % ;f e she ;s Is ~ "a PorI. %
,:nsss ne. - : piasJ.lnl;a q P.,n.s:s : w.
1Ponssan; a,usepM n pn1sio,. uses mo,s'.n Ne
pus sue 70 "a. ss,H s,,H +, uluhs "S %nnnl ~ .
DiooAs -, NV iuii- = 'ep"so.
] NEW YORK Sun: A teacher In .
Boston school was delighted to see every
child's hand 60 up in answer TO the
question OF how many had ever heard
in b when she discovered it was Billy
Emerson the minstrel, whose show bills
had piacaroed the walls OIL sne hup ior
several days.
/ BABY's PORTRAIT.
| A smooth and shiny head
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

NEW YORK Times: A Kentucky man
of notoriously convivial habits explained
that he wore Murphy ribbon in the
hope that somebody would ask him to
drink in the expectation that he would
refuse.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

ONE hundred parts of wood are
chemically composed of 50.65 carbon,
7.03 hydrogen, 17.71 nitrogen, and 24.6l
parts oxygen and sulphur.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

Business cards Of ave Hines cr lrs. 93 PR annum.
Local notice. 10 cents pr Inc each Insertion.
Simple announcements Of Darriagte and deaths,
and church and benevolent society notices insrted
free. Auy additions b obituary notices win b
charged Ave cents per line.
Favors mllst be hanaed in ~ early q Tuesday
moruing to insure inpsstiou the BIrEs week.
Communications upon sub3sots of esnsrsl Or local
int. rest are solicited. -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

An era unknown to women--the mid.
die ages,
, 1878-01-04

The general postmaster at Berlin, in
Germany, has received petition from
the society for Bird Protection, asking
that he shall make arrangements to save
birds from being killed by the pneumatic
post. 1t seems that from the large air
comrressing steam engines chimney
pipes lead up to the roof, and through
these the required air is sucked in. The
power of the suction apparatus is 20
great that both small aud large birds
which happen to be flying over the tubes
when the engine is in motion are drawn
down into the chimneys and destroyed.
, 1878-01-04
NourishinR Blood,

The blood imparts TO the body the elements
which are essential to its existence. When
these are insufliciently supplied, its energies
begin 10 dag, there Is loss OF flesh, the mus.
clcs l.FoW naccid, the relative powers lose
yigor-eycry function IA disturbed, every or.
gan weakened. Under these circumstance.
1t Is obvious that the constitution must soon
give way unless the vital fuid Is enriched
To accomplish Ihis object recourse should b.
the blood, Hostetter's stomach Bittrrs. which
promotes assimilation Of ihc food and Is lhe
means of rendering the circulation rich and
active TIE good rtfrcts OF the great tonic
are speedily appareut in a Eain ~ bodily yigur
aud mental energy A regular sCt0n of the
various organs also results from IL use. the
good work oi bodily reform goes rapidly on.
and eventually health is established upon o
sure basis.
, 1878-01-04
Purchasing Agency.

Ladies Who are drsiruus u having KDodf
purchased Tor them iu San francisco can DO
80 by addressing Mfs " ~. Ashley. wbo
WI send samples o. goods Tor their insprg
t.on and approval Would say that | an tn
experienced ifrss .makrf. ard have ihe "a
vantage u buying a. Whulrtalc, and would
give NV patrons Toe tenrht of sitnr tsuods
purchased aud seat e. o. ID. send f1r cir.
gular Any Information In regard t1 style
thvyriully giyru. Would ADD thai have %
hrtt-yla.s establishment Cor Dress. making
and am prepared % execute country orders
with dispatch. Address Mas " n. AsuLEr,
10 suffer street Room 81 rau Eranritl0.
, 1878-01-04
The Science of Naval Warfare.

A correspondent writing of recent
reconnaissance of the Turkish fleet to-
ward Sebastopol, says: Before conclud-
ing may say few words respecting the
admirable manner in which the concen-
tration of the enemy's fire was managed,
They had evidently adopted the 'Siemcn's
and Halske's stadiometer, an instrument
By which the position OF any vessel en-.
tering harbor or the distance of any ob.
iect in view can be ascertained at mo-
ment's notice. Two observers are re-
uuired at the end of base line, and they
have merely to follow the motions of the
object, if moving, or bring it in the cen
ter of the field of their respective tee'
scopes. The observer at the one end has
his telescope affixed TO table on which
is spread chart of the harbor mapped
off into squares, each of which is num-
bered. The pedestal of his telescope
carries a light pointer, either of & ASS or u
light, open, narrow frame. At the other
end of this table is II similar pointer, at
tached to machinery placed in small
box underneath, which is worked by cur
rents of electricity sent from all electo-
magnetic battery at the other station. The
moving of the telescope, in fact, causes
the rotatory motion necessary for the in-
duction of the electricity, and everything
is 50 adjusted that the movements OF this
telescope aud of the pointer at the table
shall always correspond. When both the
telescopes are pointed at the same object
the pointers cross, and the scale of the
chart being in accordance with and in
proportion to the length Of the base line,
the point of intersection naturally shows
the section of the harbor in which the
object is to be found. Similar maps be-
ing placed in all the forts and batteries,
it is very easy to communicate by flash
ing signals the number of the square in
which an enemy's ship happens TO be, and
thus the range at each point can be ascer.
tanned, and the gun laid accordingly.
During the day when the sun is shining,
mirrors answer this purpose admirably;
and at night the flashing of a lantern will
equally well serve to telegraph the re-
quired information"
, 1878-01-04

SAYING smart things does not pay. 1t
may crafty your spite at first, but it is
better to have friends than enemies. If
you cannot make people happy, at least
refrain from adding to their misery.
What if this woman is not your ideal of
womanly perfection, or that man your
model MANI Your mission on earth is
not to remind them of the fact. Each of
US has faults of his own or her own; in
correcting them we shall find ample oc-
cupation. A ''sting" or dig" never
did any good-never helped anyone to
be better. One who falls into the habit
of giving them soon looks ill-natured. 1t
is not always possible to join the Mutual
Admiration Society and be good mem
Der, but at least one can hold ones
tongue.
, 1878-01-04

A MorHER's 6 -"Here, take
the pencil" were the dying words OF
VIM. A. Shorter, late editor of the Rome
Courier. Eli Shorter, his father, relates
that on the night of the death of his son
in Rome, his wife, at home in Eufala,
Alabama, awoke him asking the time OF
night, saying, willie is dead; l feel that
Willie is dead" He looked, and found
it fifteen minutes past one by his time.
Our young friend died at ten minutes
past one by the time at Rome. Mrs.
Shorter knew of her sons illness, but
nevertheless, it is very strange that the
i'm preston should have been vivid enough
Just at the moment of his departure to
cause her to arouse her husband in order
to get the time of the night.-Attanta
Constitution. ..
, 1878-01-04

OUR BUTTER.--Siatistcs place the mum.
Der Of cows in the United States at 49,
100000 aud credit them with product of,
In round numbers, 100000, 900 pounds
OF butter. They we're arrived At iirst by
an estimate made by an old and very in-
eelllgeDt butter merchant, who has given
much thought aud careful study 10 the
subject, and whose investigations led a.
The iollowing calculation That of our
population, 900 600 would consume one
pound Of butter each per week; 10000
would consume three quarters of pound
each; 10000 would consume onc-half q
pound each, and 10000 Would consume
one quarter Of a pound each, making q
lotalcousumption II ,O4O, ,OOO, 900 10y IS,
ooOOOO people. This, 1t is calculated, l.
iJr table use alone, aBd one.tbinl IL add
ca Tor culinary purposes, giving an ~
gfegate consumption oi nearly 900 900,
oOO pounds, the difference being made by
he e2porls.--Hoas Journal
, 1878-01-04

The man who has been to the Black
Hills, says the Bismark Tribune, aud re-
turned, is big gun at the village drug
store, and feels called upon to tell the
truth when narrating his adventures.
Such a man, named Curt, was telling,
the other night, how many Indians he
had killed during his three months resi-
dence in the Hills.
After he had talked half an hour, one
Of tho listeners, who had kept track Of
the number killed, exhibited the figures
~ lind" he exclaimed, "that you
killed ! 800 savages Ia three month,w
"ls that Allf' exclaimed the unabashed
Black Hitler. "Why, | believe you have
left out a weeks work there some
where
III you bad such good luck killing To-.
diEns, vhy dldLt you stay theref de-
maudcd smother suspicious listener.
well, the truth Il, geutlemeu,1 was
afraid Of losing my left eye. squinted
along my gun barrel ~ much that my
face Nas being drawn out of shape. and
sight was ~ far gone that had % be led
about by dog
"And you Killed Indiana while In that
conditoni'
II did, though I've alvsys felt little
mean about it. | couldn't see to sbOnt,
and ~ run EN- down and kicked en-,
90 death. II wasn't manly 10 the, and
want ~ ask the forgiveness Of sou gen
tIcmen, right here and now.'
There was long spell Of appalling 81
lcucc, and then some ons said that EPh
Francis had bought new coon dog.
, 1878-01-04

PHYSICIANS Of high standing unhesitating.
~ give their Endorsement 10 the use OF the
Graefenberg. Marshalrs Catholicon for all fe.
male complaints. The weak and debilitated
lind wonderful relief from q constant use Of
this valuable remedy. Sold by all druggists.
kl.50 per bottle.
, 1878-01-04

San Francisco Is the
center FOR the entire
trade Of the population
west OF the Rbcky
mountains. The tele.
graph, railroad and
steamship lines all cen.
ter here; and all news
Of importance is known
~ early and AZ fully In
, 1878-01-04

TnE Russians have tradition that no
Car will reach his sixtieth birthdays
The present Car lacks but seven month.
of being sixty years old
, 1878-01-04

club % IS suharrihners
Or uuf yeAr. ai q -
o. each sut,~Critsr. Hs
uIu send q trst qaslify
furNka tiaaE Pc uf
~ raiue % fiCm
NJ 2 ata1s Niu ~
paif ~ ne iauttsa
- IN ever case ane
strry srticis "a rta Hih
, 1878-01-04

IHE recent great sale 0f Shorihorns Al
hver View Park. near kansas CITY, real.
lhed $4,000 The sale was largely al.
tende boy Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri
farmers aud the herd Of 800 animals va,
very widely distributed over those states
, 1878-01-04

HERBINE should be in the hands Of every
frst.clasS druggist Ask your druggist for
it, and II he has none, tell him to order
dnZen hotties.
, 1878-01-04

b. rrfrsfJ A. rfpfF
srnfrd tthat rs 80
sarf ffaf fIufa suu 4
b. arf o. anf rafaf
90 rhf corp A. n tu
HrtbH fhsr 49, coo
ftFFf r1a arg
80 ~ b frffr tHfn
hErfa rryWIuw IH
ufr esn Era ~ a
, 1878-01-04

a. s225 f1r each sub.
srrtbsr. We will send
la Winchester Rife. Of
the yalue o., as 10
any one seadinE us a
ci6b 0f ~ "a uhscrihera
far one year a. taG TOE
each subscriber, ~
Will give tDU IN GOA
~ any one s-painE us .
, 1878-01-04

A CURE for rheumatism, simple, but pene.
trating to the seat Of pain and giving instant
relief, is Trapper's Indian Oh. Sold every
where, at fifty cents per patent flask.
, 1878-01-04

year, at S4.2o iUr Gacn
subscriber, we VIII
send a trst.class Mex.
ican Saddle, Of the value
of s9l; 10 any one send
Ing us a club Of 50 for
one year, and fl.5 for
each ubscriber. we
viii send u solid silver
American Watch, "
, 1878-01-04

WINTER styles of domestic" Paper Fashions-nev
and beautiful designs Send stamp for catalogue
% Post street, San Francisco.
, 1878-01-04

TO any one sending
us a club Of Is sub.
acrlbers for one year, At
t2.25 for each subscrib.
or, we WY send a Boys
Suit OF Clothes that Will
he worth sllin this city.
The boy having the op.
ton Of selecting the
best place In which TO
, 1878-01-04

the value OF $50; 20 any |
one renulng US a club |
Of 10 subscribers for ,
one year. at t2.2i Tor |
each subscriber, we will |
send "a nrst quality !
Florence Sewing Ma. !
chine 20 any one send.
ing ~ q club Of IS !
subscribers for one vear 7
, 1878-01-04

J.W. sHAEFFER " cos GREEN SEAL
CIGARS are made from finest Havana To-
bacco. 323 Sacramento st., San Francisco.
, 1878-01-04

eral weekly newspaper
printed on the Pacific
Coat. In mourning
large expense 10 make
the WEEKLY PosT IA
welcome visitor, and, If
possible, q necessity, In
every household, we
shall naturally lock for
some appreciation OF
, 1878-01-04

San Francisco as E in /
New York, The propri.
etors OF the SAN FRhH.
CISCO WEEKLY PosT |
having the reso.rces and |
organization of y great |
daily newspaper are de-
terrHined To greatly i'm.
prove the weekly edi- |
tion,and make II the best !
, 1878-01-04

Duy IN every instance: /
to any one sending us |
u club of 20 for one |
year, at S2.25 for each |
subscriber, we will send |
a copy OF Webster's
large unabridged Die.
tionary; to any one
sending us a club OF
- suhsrrihp-s FOR on 7
, 1878-01-04

a club of 4 subscribers,
at R.25 for each sub
scriber for one year,
we will send an extra
copy free; 10 any one
sending q club Of 10 for
one year, st $2.25 for
each Subscriber, we will
send seeds to the value
Of IS, the sender Of the
, 1878-01-04

reliable AZ 1t is possible
TO make them. The dis
cussion OF questions OF
great public Interest will
be by the ablest writer's,
aud everything will be
done TO make the SAN
FRANCISCO WERKLY
POsr the most complete
and best family and gem
, 1878-01-04

club to have the option /
of naming the kinds re.
CURED: TO any one send
Ing us Il club Of IL sub
scribers for one year,
NC PAS for each sub.
scrlber, we will send
a tirst-clGss Fishing Rod, \
Of the value OF SO or
a pistol Of like value;
, 1878-01-04

CARDS, 81; Cabinets, 81 per doz. PEOPLES ART
| GALLERY, 81 Third street. San Francisco.
, 1878-01-04

HERBINE is worth $500 bottle TO any
person who needs it, but is sold for $500 per
bottle
, 1878-01-04

weekly journal print.
ed In San Francisco.
1t will contain the null.
est and freshest infor.
nation relating to the
Agricultural and Min.
ing interests of the Pa.
ci6c Coast. The Com.
mercial and Market Re.
ports will be as full and
, 1878-01-04

HERBINE should be used by every family.
, 1878-01-04

HRRBTNE contains nothing injurious to
the system,
, 1878-01-04

HERBISE should not be confounded with
cheap nostrums made to sell at low price
, 1878-01-04

PHOTOGRAPHS OF superior finish at Morse's Palace
of Art. Al Montgomery street San FrancisOo.
, 1878-01-04

our efforts by the public /
but at the same time we
mean to pay for that er.
fort In q manner that |
shall make 1t profitable
70 all who send us sub
scrtbers, and to that
end offer the follow.
ing inducements: To
any one sending us
"a
, 1878-01-04
HERBINE purifes the blood.
HERBINE is natures own remedy.

HERBINE is a household blessing.
, 1878-01-04
INTERNATIONAL ROTEl,

saf aaa sas hearnr at-, Haa RFaartseo.
81 So 90 - 90 ran DAY.
~ FATMrUE fnHFHi grua
-. ea.~ars g.ssh~s. a.gt lts aars af u-s
Hrfr nH ufI astrf r. i aAHHH N l- .arf.aa fr
rnnrrF nsssarrrrr i fHs UH.r. lHef 90 - furs 80
a. ift6 10 rgnI lasla. " faa ~ asL meT -
thafEg FcA
, 1878-01-04
THE HOUSEHOLD !
A USEFUL GIFT TO SEND TO YOUR
EASTERN FRIENDS!

tB-DO not fail to read carefully our liberal list /
of Premiums to gettersup OF clubs.
, 1878-01-04

Two CnRoMos FRRE.-A pair of beautiful 6xs
ChrOmos, worthy to adorn any home, and u Three
Months Subscription 10 LEIsURR Hours, a handsome
6 page literary paper, lled with the Choicest Stories
Sketches. Poetry. etc. sent Free to all sending fifteen
cents STAMPS takcn) to pay mailing expenses. The
publishers, J. |. Patten Co, 1862 William St. n. "
Guarantee every one Double Value OF money sent
Il 500 in prizes. and big pay, given 10 agents.
, 1878-01-04

HELP FOR THE WEAK, NERVOUS
IL and dCbilitated 49, --PULVERNACHE Electric
Belts and other appliances cure Paralysis, aud all
painful chronic diseases, without medicine. Book
ana journal with Information mailed free. Medal
awarded by the last Mechanics Fair. Patients taken
into the establishment. Address j. y. RUSSELL,
Electrician and Sole Agent, 1OA5 Folsom Street,
san Francisco.