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The Election Laws of our State.

The Every Evening in long article discussing this
subject says:
"The real cause for complaint against the present
laws appears to to be in the provision made by the
act Of 1873 making the posting of notice of the
collectors place of residence business, together
with notice that he will be there to receive the taxes
the only notice and demand necessary to enable him
to report tax uncOllectabG and to have the per-
son placed on the delinquent list. This is contrary
to the spirit of the law whole, which not only
assumed diligent but extraordinary efforts on the part
of the collector and even armed him with the power
he still holds to imprison any one for nOnpayment
of taxes. Every business man who has bills to col
lect knows that il would be sheer for him
to advertise by playcards, or even in newspapers,
shat he ready to receive the amounts due him
and sit down and wait till the money came in. So
far the collectors exercise the privilege thus given
them the county is the loser and it undoubtedly does
give them the power to dsfranchiSe through neglect
any all persons of the opposite party who do not
happen to own real estate, while they can attend to
their own partsans That they always do this latter
is nottrue but that they far more likely to hunt up
| and remind Democrat that he is allowing himself
to drift into the delinquent list to consult with
their party managers about the payment of taxes due
from Democrats, we have not shadow of doubt. In
this way the law works real unfairness to the Re-
publican party, but such unfarness they could
not overcome by organization and vigorous action If
they really had majority of all those who ought to
| be entitled to vote in the State.
RS- For additional County and State Items, see second
Smyrna times., 1878-07-17

What is a man worth who is neither true
to himself, his family or his friends?
Smyrna times., 1878-07-17
Chowder.

Best craftsmanship: Self government.
A hanging garden-A Jail yard. So to
speak.
Thirty-six million Japs wear wooden
shoes.
Busy people feel the heat least in this
weather.
1t is a good rule never to get angry in
hot weather.
Gen. Butler has formally joined the
National party.
"Beastly warm" is a London swell
phrase for this weather.
Mrs. jerks has double chin and any
amount of cheek.
A MiddletOwn, n. Y, policeman turns
out to be firebug.
French witness description of wink:
I" He pinched his eye at me-"
In China they spend $l5OOO0,OOO year
in worshiping their ancestors.
1t is said most Of the engineers on South
ern roads belong to the Brotherhood.
A Calhoun, Ca, gent vanished his limbs
| for rheumatism, and thus trapped 43 fleas.
Ladies are admitted free to the races in
the oil region.
Beauty draws more than yoke of oxen
or a mustard plaster.
The man who can utilize flies will be-
come a millionaire.
Apple trees in some sections are bios
soming the second time.
| From hotel raOister. as r Jones and
lady on a bride tower"
No two farmers agree as to the time for
cutting timothy.-AWicultarist.
This is the time for slamming pillows
against the wall at migratory mosquitoes.
Even an indifferent angler may now
, enjoy fy-fshing in the family cream
pitcher.
0 Seventy emigrants from Liverpool have
J. arrived in Galveston. They will colonize
in Texas.
New Jersey brags over barber who has
O been known to tell man his hair did not
d need cutting.
s Here's body-there's bed
There's pillow-here's head!
d There's a curtain-heres light!
IS There's pufI-and so good night
In the opinion of the Fulton Times, 6
q patch on the seat of boys trowsers ii
10 something new under the sun."-Graphic
&c The largest college library in the United
d States is that of Harvard, containing lG0,
600 volumes. Of the $50 American col
Is leges, only 16 have libraries of over 5,00C
= volumes.
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Senator Bavard and Fair Elections.

IlSenatOr Bayarad wrote letter the 4th inst to
the Tamlnany Society, New York. taking the ground
that the verdict of the people rendered at the polls
shall be faithfully recorded, accepted and Obeyed"
correspondent takes this to mean that Mr.. Bayard
intends to all his influence to that our citizens
have fair opportunity to cast their votes The
writer says:
"ThS also implies an effort to amend our laws so
that shall not be in the power of tax officials to so
execute the laws as to deprive the members of one
party of their just votes while they supply unlimited
means of voting to the other party.
ITO have so powerful an ally as Mr.. Bayard in this
work is indeed encouraging to all lovers of fair play
in politics There is no man in Delaware more
thoroughly respected by the upright men of all par
ties than Mr. Bayard and he is of their support
in his efforts which all know will be powerful and
effective. The State may be Republican or it may be
Democratic nobody knows which, for there has not
been any test made yet by election under fair law
But this much is certain that vast majority of the
citizens of this State tired Of being led and
troled by Messrs Herbert, Given Pritchett Springer
c. p. Johnson, Sam Townsend and John OByrne and
| others Of that stripe.
"The trouble is Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gray, Mr.. james
Williams Mr.. J. W. Causey, DR.. Martin and sucl
gentlemen do not govern the party. They furnish i
brains character and respectabity, but they do no
control it. Hence the significance of this letter
Mr. Bayards it shows that he at least intends to
| rect things at home so far as he can"
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COy22lY ami .S1UIe Items.

On Tuesday, the 9th inst. small barn belonging
to Mr.. Joseph Cannon. near Seaford, was burned
Loss small. Insured for small amount in Kent
County Mutual
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
Too Funny for Anything.

Some time ago there was dancing
party given in certain neighborhood in
Texas and most of the ladies present had
little babies, whose noisy perversity re-
quired too much attention to permit the
msthers to enjoy the dance. A number
of gallant young men volunteered to
mind the young ones while the parents
indulged in an old Virginia breakdown.
No sooner had the women left the babies
in charge of the mischieyous devils
than they stripped the babies, changed
their clothes, giving the apparel of one
to another. The dance over it was
time to 90 home, and the mothers hur.
riedly took each baby in the dress OF
her own and started, some to their homes
ten or fifteen miles of, and were faI
on their way before daylight. But the
day following there was tremendous
row in the settlement. Mothers dis
covered that single night had changed
the sex of their babies, observation dis
closed physical phenomena and thel
commenced the tallest female pedes
trianism. Living miles apart, it re
auired two or three days to unmix tn
babies and as many months to restor
the mothers to their natural sweet di;
positions. To this day it is unsafe 70
any of the baby mixers to venture int
the neighborhood.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22

Rowland, his lips growing pale under
his pretty mustache.
81 like you now, Ned
"But think you used to love me-a
little, Nellie"
She clasped her hands nervously.
"That was not love, Ned; oh! it was
nothing like Lowell Don't talk to me
any more, please. / am sorry you are
grieyed, but 1 can't help it. Don't
blame me, and be kind to me. l have
my own troubles to bear"
He got up and went down the rocks.
She did not know whether he was
offended or not, and suffering from a
keen sense of her sorrows, she hardly
cared. She knew he would be in love
with some one else within week.
There were bitter tears in her eyes as
she looked over the ocean. Suddenly
firm hand was laid on her shoulder.
"Nellie, how do you know so well
what love isT'
She turned her head and looked into
Manfred Lowth's grave face.
Because have reason to know" she
answered, passionately.
Nellie, Nellie" he said, az love
you. Will you answer me as you did
Ned Howland?"
"No."
"Why"
Because love you"
She was in a passion Of tears, sobbing
as if her heart was broken.
"Nellie, little pet, what are you cry
ing in this way for ?'
All this time" she began.
"All this time," he interrupted, 81
have been waiting to see if you really
loved me. l left you and you did not
forget me, but lost your roses and turned
pale when we met Your words to Ned
Rowland, which / overheard, proved
what a true hearted girl you are, and if
promise to devote the rest of my life
to your happiness will you forgive me
for causing you this pain?'
Nellie expressed her forgiveness very
concisely and sweetly, and Mrs. Ber-
trans heart was made glad by the an
nouncement of her niece's engagement
to Manfred Lowth.
/ think it was on her wedding day that
Nellie showed Manfred Lowth shining
curl of brown hair, carefully preserved,
which she had found in her stocking
that March morning, and it was very
much like Mr.. Lowth's own.
So much for the sign of the first robin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
Old Lickshingle.
Ion CITY Derrick

This is very pleasant weather." said
Grandfather Lickshingle yesterday even.
ing. ~ am goin' on two hundred
years old, an I don't remember of ever
seein' nuthin' like it."
"It's awful" growled a member of
the family. "If it don't soon get cooler
/ do think we shall die"
Cooler? Die?" exclaimed grand
father. Wh-wh-what dye mean
child3 I wasn't complainin' about the
heat" he went on, buttoning up his
gown. i was about to remark that ]
never seen such confeundedly cool
weather at this time of the year. Why,
only think, here it's the middle of July,
and the thermometer to 110o in the
shade," and he shrugged his shoulders
as ifa lump of ice had slid down his
back.
Il wouldn't be surprised" he con-
tinued, " if the blamed mercury would
get down to 1902 afore it stops, and
freeze half of us to death, same as it did
once out West"
"Out Westp'
Yes; in 81. Louis"
"You must be mistaken, grandfather;
st. Louis is the hottest place in the
world. People are dying there from the
heat by the dozens"
go, know they are now, and don't
wonder at it-people have become so
everlastin'ly delicate thesedays that they
can't stand nuthin'. Now, when lived
in st. Louis, it was inhabited by
different breed of cats. In them days
the reg'ler temper ture was from 500 to
500 in the shade.p
Here the member got out of the room
uperceived by grandfather, who contin-
ued-
aThat made it kind of pleasant and
healthy. But one summer, right in the
middle of harvest, the thermometer
fell down to hundred an five, an /
never see such distress in all my life.
People just Utterly froze to death. If
your grandfather hadn't been tougher
than apine knothole Pm sure hewouldn't
be here now to tell it. But / had lots
of heavy clothin' and managed to worry
through. There's somethin' in the air
now that reminds me of that desp'rit
time, an Pm afraid history is to be re-
peated;" and he began blowing on his
fnger-ends, at the same time turning
around to see what effect was being pro-
duced by the recital.
Finding himself alone he said
"All right; / can stand it if you
can. Twas only cling the story that
they might know a little of the history
of their own country; but if they don't
want to hear it they needn't. If they
prefer to remain as ignorant as the
beasts of the fields, it amt my loss.
For my part I'll go down to the ice
house.. It can't be much cooler there
than it is here" And picking up his
cane and fan. he went.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22

WHILE bicycling has fallen into dis
repute in this country it still retains its
popularity in England. A deputation,
representing the bicycling clubs and the
trade throughout the kingdom, called on
the authorities recently to ask that the
Highways bill should be so framed as
not to make its operation towards bicy-
Gle riders oppressive, and to get the
bicycle declared carriage within the
scope of the new act. The deputation
stated that five years ago the bicycling
industry was represented by the Gov
entry Machinists' Company alone, MAX
ing five bicycles week: now there were
fourteen makers in Coventry, and some
120 scattered throughout different towns.
The present weekly wages paid to makers
of bicycles in Coventry ranged from
FL, 500 to $4,000. The amount of cap
ital invested in plant and machinery
might be estimated at about million
sterling, and the value of bicycles
throughout the country at between
100000 and eS00,O0O. In London
there were upwards of 10000 bicycles
and in the country $4,000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
Regulating the Time.

The housekeeper who regulates time
well and discreetly has acquired the art
of making business and pleasure friends.
Their households will run smoothly.
The power of regulating time is a gift
with some people, that others. however
well meaning, can never attain. There
are some women who find time for
everything-to manage their households
thoroughly and comfortably, look after
their children, get through certain
amount of needlework, read for an hour
or two every day-who never neglect
their husbands comforts, and are always
ready for any social pleasure.
The well-known sentence, al have
not time," is never said by them. How
they may manage this is a mystery to
those who. have not the gift, though
they will explain it in these few words
81 never dawdle, and 1 never waste a
moment"
A great deal of valuable time is wasted
by people thinking it is not worth while
to do anything in the few minutes there
are to spare between finishing one piece
Of work and beginning another.
Some ladies never go about without
some knitting in their pockets, which
they can take up and work if they have
even five minutes to spare.
To the rule that everything can be
overdone, this industry is no exception
for there are people who carry it to the
extent of rudeness, who will hardly look
up from their work to greet friend
and forget the impulses of good breeding
in their anxiety to waste no time.
There ought to be no such thing al
lack of time for courtesy. 1t is a par
of our training here to give up to oul
fellow. creatures; and if some of our TIM
is wanted by them, it must be givel
cheerfully and willingly.
tits very trying, certainly, when ever,
hour of ones day has been marked out
to find at the end of the day that eacl
hour has been more or less disturbed b,
unforeseen circumstances, so trying tina
it is wisest not to mark out any defnit
plan for the day, but merely to make
good lasting resolution not to waste
minute.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
Burdette Sees the Eclipse.
IR. ]. Burdette's Travel-Letter in the Burlington
Hawkeye,I

IR. J. Burdette's Travel-Letter In the Burlington
Hawkeye,I
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern Railway Company wrote a
new and decidedly novel page to the
records of railroad enterprise. For the
first time in the history Of railroads, the
company furnished its passengers with
smoked glass and held the train while
they looked at an eclipse of the sun. 1t
was Ogden's idea. The glass was cut in
Burlington, smoked in the express car
AID, when the sun, oppressed by the
heat, began to creep into the shade, every
man and woman on the train blacked
his or her nose with one corner of the
glass and watched the eclipse through
the other. The train stopped and we
got out. There was SO much smoked
glass around that it made all that part
of the country dark long before the
eclipse. We turned our expectant faces
toward the sun and kept them there.
Presently, with crash that was heard
distinctly by every one of the -ex-
cursionists, the shadow fell upon the
sun and dark spot on its bright surface
showed that the trouble had commenced.
This was the only point in the United
States in which the noise Of the eclipse
could be heard and the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Northern people had
very carefully timed the arrival of the
train at this point. The dark spot grew
darker and larger and went tearing
across the sun with rasping, grating
sound that would have been very annoy.
ing if it had not been SO wonderful
The shadow did not move directly across
the face of the sun, as was the case
from all other points of observation, but
at times dancing rapidly up and down
and spread out and shrunk Sdp and
wriggled itself violently from side te
side to the great amazement of the
passengers. Vulcan was very plainly
visible throughout the eclipse. 1t ISL
large star, very enterprising and pro
gressive, and contains two saw mills, {
good school house, eight stores, thret
churches and twenty-nine saloons. Dur
ing the eclipse, and while the shadow
was at its darkest, most remarkable in
cident transpired, of which | hay'
noticed no account elsewhere. We saw
the man in the moon. Suddenly h
grabbed up stencil plate, fattened i
against the sun, brushed it violently TO
moment, and, as he snatched it away
there glowed and burned upon the darl
eclipse, in letters of living light, tn
words:
"Go north by the Iowa route"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
Puck.eries.
STERN necessity-the rudder.

STERN necessity-the rudder.
A SMALLPOX and gun are harmless
when apart, but they make terrific
combination.
ONE of the most disgusting things
known is to have vest which hasn't
sufficient longitude to enable it to con-
meet with the trousers, especially when
the shirt billoweth between the two.
If man wants a hundred-d dollar dia-
mond ring, he can purchase it, no matter
where he may be; but when he needs
postal card he may run his legs off in
vain aud not be able to find one.
CDR. CARVER can knock a hole in
silver dollar every time" So can we,
every time we take our girl for walk
down a street that boasts an ice cream
saloon-and deuced big hole it is, too.
WHEN man has a hole in the toe of
one of his socks, and is pulling on a
tight boot, and the sock works up
around his instep, then it is time TO ask
him his private opinion of Pantheism as
an orthodox doctrine.
The smile with which man puts his
name down for a hook, contrasts won
| Wlth phC OAPlCSoIOu WulCu
crests his countenance when the agent
calls to deliver said book and demand
payment for it.
If a man works for week and gets
nothing for his labor, he takes it as bad
luck and says nothing; but when he
spends five minutes in sharpening 8
lead-pencil and the point breaks of, he
Jumps around like madman.
Now is the time that the fair school
teacher goeth into the country to spend
her vacation and present her mora
snall-boy relatives with the jack-knives
balls, ETC., which she has confscatet
from her pupils during the year.
WHEN man falls off horse he goe
to the hospital (if he isn't killed) ant
takes the whole thing in good part, bu
when he simply trips and falls in tn
street he gets up and swears and dances
and isn't himself for ten minutes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
M rHE FOUNTAIN.



1t was in the sweet June weather,
That we wandered here together,
Hand in baud the woodlands over,
Thro' the valley, Ger the hills,
Twining fragrant, fair, wild flowers,
Resting meath the Yine-wresthed bowers,
In the deep shade OF the grove or
By the restless, rippling rill.
By the fountain, silvery shimmering
In the snadoved sunlight glimmering,
Swallowed by the lofty mountain,
Dreamed We Of the long ago;
When upon the greensward level,
Rymphs and satyrs weird held revel,
DaDcing round the silvery fountain
To its mystic, rhythmic flow.
1t was in the sad September,
AL the bright leaves, remember,
Autumn, that most skillful painter,
Turned to scarlet and to brown,
And the mournful winds low sighing,
Like the moan Of one In dying.
Now grew louder, now grew fainter,
And the leaves came rustling down.
In the sad September weather,
That we wandered there together,
For the bitter words OF parting
Could be spoken only there,
Musing sadly, long we fingered,
10th to turn our footsteps homevard,
Till by evening shadows darting,
Warned that we must part fore'er.
Bleak December's winds were waihng.
When they said your life was failing;
When they whispered you were dying,
Oh, my heart was filed with woe;
All my soul within me burning,
Hitber heart and footsteps turning,
CzU1e I, and found you lying
Calmly meath the winter snow.
Now again it's sweet June weather,
AL alone I've wandered hither,
Sat we down beside the fountain,
Still the shadows Ger it dart;
As we watched in days Of olden,
Watch now the waters GOLDEN;
Darker shades than Of yon mountain,
Lie all heavy on my heart.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22

SITTING on balcony last evening
/ noticed Chinese boy playing with
a white boy: "What's your name? ?"
l asked the diminutive Mongolian.
"Nem Yam" "Do you go to school ?'
No." he replied in good and plain
English, Pm too young; I'm only five
years DID," What's your fathers
name?' " Hing Lee" What does
he do for living? keep wash housep'
Not much! My fathers high-toned
Chinaman and don't keep any wash
house; he plays poker for living"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22

The Island of Cyprus at one time
contained nine different kingdoms, and
more than a million inhabitants. Ow-
ing to the alleged peculiar temperament
of its people, it was called the home
of love and beauty
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22

SIR GEORGE Book, the distinguished
Arctic navigator, is dead. He was not
the inventor of Book beer. And al
though water was his favorite, he has
finally come to his Infant class in
paragraphing, what did the gentleman
come Derrick.