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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
At.emp.ea suicide or murderer.


Edward Parr, who notlong ago, murdered
his daughter in Philadelphia, was tried ana
convicted, and on Monday was brought be-
fore the Court to receive his sentence.
Hardly had the Judge pronounced the
fatal words when Parr raised his hands to
his face, and a few moments after reeled
and fell on the floor, gasping for breath. He
had taken a powerful dose Of strychnine
The doctors took him into an anteroom,
where his clothes were pulled of. Violent
spasms soon set in, and it seemed as if death
was inevitable. He desperately re-
sisted the application Of the
stomach pump, but his mouth
was forced open and the poison was partially
removed. He was then filled with water,
which, in turn, was pumped out, and this
operation was repeated several times. The
spasms continued So violent that morphine
was finally administered and Parr soon
lost consciousness, the half naked body
still writhing over the bare floor. He was
still in a critical condition at last accounts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
Home and Farm Items.

HONEY cakes: Three CUPS of
honey, four cups of sour milk, one-half
cup Of butter, soda to sweeten the milk;
mix rather stiff.
"PPoFEssoR" Henderson, of the
Rural Farm, says that he finds lamp
black applied with a wooden cloth, the
very best substance for furnishing the
brass and silver-plated mountings of
harness.
To kill ~intects, use one t~easpoonful of
kerosene to a gallon of water and
sprinkle it on the plants with a hand
broom. 1t destroys green flies, currant
worms and other pests, and can be used
without injury on fuchsias, geraniuns,
callas and other plants.
ARROW root for sick people: The
following | often use for my patients:
| take a dessertspoonful of arrow root
and add a tablespoonful of milk; wet,
and rub it smooth. To this | add a tea
spoonful of powdered sugar. Heat a
half-pint of good rich milk and bring it
up to the boil. Then, when it boils,
stir in carefully the arrow root and
sugar. Allow it to boil three minutes,
and give either warm or cold.-Hosptal
Nurse.
The use of salt in. the care Of farm
animals seems to aid an economical
digestion. In England the average
daily allowance of salt for calves is four
ounces per day; year old animals three
ounces; fattening Oxen six ounces, and
milch COWS four ounces. Sheep, it is
cold will nauar cfrou fror, fbo;r nolos
ures where salt is kept for their con-
slant use, provided, of course, running
water is also found in the pasture.
To pack eggs, take the eggs from the
nests when they are warm; wash off in
tepid water; then rub over in a flannel
cloth soaked in perfectly fresh butter
stand the egg on the large end fer a few
hours, then change to stand on the mar
row end. Deliver to customers within
twenty-four hours or at the farthest
thirty-six hours from the time laid,
Feed the hens on warm food and raw
meat. Never give Indian corn in any
shape. Offer for sale the large sized
eggs.
MEADOW or salt hay or well broken
straw is the best material for nests
Break the straw well between the hand
and use nest boxes moderately deep, sa,
!. from eight to ten inches, and make tn,
boxes nearly full of straw. If mad
! too full the eggs are apt to be rollet
. out on the floor of the house, and per
, haps broken when the hen is leaving th'
nest. 1t may be taken as a rule tina
! any material which packs down solidly
; makes a poor nesting article, sawdust
tan, ETC., being especially Objectionable
and more SO if they are damp when the.
areput in the boxes.
. CREAM dressing: When oil is dislike
/ in salads, the following dressing will b
E found excellent: Rub the yolks of tw
e hard-boiled eggs very fine with aspoon
incorporate with them a dessertspoonfu
of melted butter, half a teacupful of thic
cream, a saltspoonful of salt, and Cay
Z enne pepper, enough to take up on tn
r point of a very small penknife-b blade
E and a few drops of anchovy or Worce.
: tershire sauce; and, very CAREFUL,
\ sufficient vinegar to reduce the mixtuI
. to a smooth, creamy consistency, an
pour it upon lettuce carefully prepar.
!: for the table.-liss Corson's Cookin
Manual.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

To FIND out whether q garden has
been planted or not, a.paper gives the
following rule: @If one forgets wheth-
er beds are planted or not, a good way
to tell is to turn a stray cat into the
garden. If the beds are planted, the
cat will proceed to race round and dig
into them, and act as If it had relatives
in Chinait was anxious to get at; when
they are not, it will sit down calmly in
the path, and seem to be meditating on
the progress of missionary work in At
RIGA. A cats instinct seldom deceives
in this matter"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

The walls of an excavation for a sewer at
Terre Haute, Ind, caved in, burying four
men. Harden Brown and Walter Kendall,
brick masons, were at the bottom Of the
excavation, which was ten feet deep. Both
were killed. Browns head was crushed by
q large stone. Kendall was STOPPING when
the ear h fell on him, crushing him to the
brick floor of the sewer, with his face
downward, where he was smothered before
the men were rescued. Joseph Bass, a
colored laborer, suffered a fracture of the
right thigh and a dislocation of the
shoulder; Patrick Fitz, lasorer, was
partially buried, but was rescued with a
few bruises.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
Minnesota National Grsenbaek Consen.


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Minnesota National Grsenbaek Consen.
ton.
The National Greenback Convention of
Illinois nominated the following State
tickets Governor, Asa Barton; Lieutenant
Governor, William McGhen, Treasurer,
Andrew Nelson; Secretary of STATE, A. P,
Lane; Attorney General, VIM. L. Kelley;
railroad Commissioner, Ebenezer Ayres.
The resolutions demand the repeal of the
acs of 1869 to strengthen the public credit;
that all the United States bonds shall be
paid In strict accordance with the original
contract, and sthat the bonds issued since
1869 shall be paid In non-interest bearing
full legal-tender notes; declare in favor
of the free coinage of silver on the same
terms as gold demand the repeal OF the
resumption act, and denounce the locking
up Of coin in the Treasury; they regard the
system of contraction of the currency pur-
sued since 1866 subversive of the interests
of the people, and leading to bankruptcy
and paralysis of business. They declare
that the paper money circulation of the
country should b. steadily increased to
keep up with the growth of the country and
the wants of trade; declare that all private
and corporate property should bear
an equal burden of taxation; op-
pose Glass legislation; condemn all
large landed ~monopnlies, railroad and
others, and that the public domain should
be kept for actual settlers; OPP ose the
present or any other national banking ac.
favor a graduated income tax, one term for
the President, and a severe punishment { 7
bribery of voters; favor equalization OF
soldiers bounties; protest against the eff
forts to arouse sectional feeling by the
leaders of both parties; denounce the pres
emit Congress for engaging in boisterous and
vindictive discussion while neglect
ing legislation in the peoples , interest
favor dispensing with seiess officers, and &
| rigid economy in public affairs; compli
ment the Greenback members Of Congress
favor a soldiers and sailors homestead law
and oppose convict labor aud the employ
ment of children under fourteen years il
factories.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
Cotton Reports.

The Committee on Statistics of the Ma
tional Cotton Exchange, New Orleans, have
presented their report for the month of
May, from Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas.
In Louisiana the acreage of cotton is
about the same as last year. The weather
has been favorable, and good stands have
been secured. The growth was slightly re-
tarded by cold nights.
In Mississippi the average acreage planted
in cotton is the same as last year. There
are a few complaints of too much rain early
in the season, and cold nights.
In Arkansas the weather has been favor
able; an average increase of acreage of
about two and a half per cent; stands re-
ported very good. Some lice, but little
damage thus far.
Hands are plenty in all these States.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

THERE is NO TIME to be lost when a cough
attacks one, in adopting means of proven
ton against consumption and bronchitis. A
cough may, with perfect truth, be termed
the incipient stage of those destructive
maladies, and it is the height of felly to dis
regard it. If neglected, it will assuredly
eliminate in some dangerous pulmonary
affection, but if DR.. WIN. HALLS BALsAM
FOR THE LUNGS be used. the complaint is
speedily vanquished and all danger averted.
There is no Iulmonic comparable to this
great specific. Sold by Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

Lost seven Pounds I'm Three week..
Allan's Anti-Fat is a genuine medicine,
and will reduce corpulency from two to five
pounds per week. Purely vegetable and
perfectly harmless, acting entirely on the
food in the stomach, preventing the forma-
ton of fat. It is also positive remedy for
dyspepsia and rheumatism.
Boston, MASS, Feb. IL. 1878.
BOTANIC MEDICINE Co, Buffalo, N. Y:
Conference.-The lady alluded to lost seven
pounds in three weeks, by the use of Allan's
Anti.Fat. Yours truly,
SMITH, DOOLTpTLE & SMITH,
Wholesale Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
4 Di.a.,rous Llsh.nlnr stroke.

About one hundred and fifty persons
were taking shelter in a low lumber shed
from a severe thunderstorm, near Boswell,
Ind. when thunderbolt struck the shed,
separating and passing down each side of
it, killing instantly to men, Mike Wagman
and Lew Shermes, and fatally i%niuriug John
james and John Lane. Lorenzo Stouer,
DR.. ]. w. Green, Samuel Gay, and, another
name not learned, were seriously injured.
The crowd was called together for a shoot
ing to~urnaraentat that place.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
@ftus Of Mf Wsfh.

Paul Boyten-TriP Down Detroit River.
Captain Paul Boyton donned his rubber
suit and made a trip down the Detroit
River, from Lake st. Clair to.,Amherstburg,
near the entrance TO Lake Erie. Distance,
eighteen miles time, six hours and fifteen
minutes. He had to contend with a heavy
head wind. Several thousand people lined
the docks to see the navigator pass the city.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

something that will Amuse Everybody.
We will send to any address (post paid),
upon the receipt of two three-cent stamps
for small, or four stamps for large
size, our DIAMOND WAFER BAROMETER
The remarkable changes of its color, from a
deep pink for wet, to a deep blue for dry
weather, are very amusing to watch. Ola.
MoND WAFER OR VoCALIzER Co, 40 Water.
street Boston, Mass.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

WE call attention to the advertisement of
DR.. N. B. WOLFE, of Cincinnati. He { ffers
a copy of his popular book, Medical Common
Sense, handsomely illustrated, as a free gift
to any person afflicted with Consumption,
Asthma or Catarrh. Send for the book; it
may do you good.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

PRIDE goeth before a fall, but a great
deal of bad language cometh after it,
San Francisco Wasp.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

TRUE wisdom is to know what ia best
worth knowing, and to do that which
is best worth doing.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

WHEN the purse is empty and the
kitchen cold, then is the voice of fiattery
no longer heard.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

last year Governor Hartranft appointed
a commission of three to inquire into
the Guenon milk escutcheon theory and
to report results to the State Board of
Agriculture. One of these Commission
ers, Mr.. Willis P. Hazard, of West
Chester, lectured before the Farmers
Club at 1 Philadelphia, saying:
The well-selected cow will always
prove a profitable investment. Let us
now see, first, whatthe Guenon system
of judging of cows consists of; and sec
ond, how to apply its rules practically:
Guenon, as a boy, was a c~ow-herder
near Libourne, France. He early
evinced energy, intelligence and an in
quiring mind-three points of a strong
character. From the talk of his elders
he had gained the idea that there were
certain marks indicative of the animal.
Thus his mind was awakened, and as he
often fondled his COWS and was an OBJ
servant lad, he knew the merits of each
one. In France the farms are subdi-
vided into plats of from five to twenty
acres, and of course very carefully
titled; and it is a curious sight to ride
past them and see nc fences and small
stripsof various grains and roots growing
side by side, and notice the COWS of a
number of farmers tended by one or two
lads and Eases. Thus Guenon had the
opportunity of examining a number of
cows, making comparisons and ascer-
tanning their merits. One day he was
fondling his COW and scratching it, and
he noticed on the posterior a yellow
dandrutf come off certain spots; again
he noticed there were quirls in the hair
on the thighs, and that portions of the
hair grew in different directions. In the
course of years, after many trials and
struggles, he arranged his discoveries
into a system, and after many trials of
itby commit es of agricultural societies
and others, he was loaded with honors
and medals, and granted a pension by
the French Government of 3,000francs
for his lifetime.
His system was based upon the dis
cevery that on the posteriors of the bo-
vine race, reaching from the vulva and
extending down wei the udder and on
the inside of the thighs, a portion of
the hair grew upward, and was easily
distinguished from the surrounding
hair growing downward. In doing so,
the upward hair takes different shapes,
which he calls tescutcheons.' The es-
cutcheon was so called, we presume,
from its similarity TO the shape of a
shield, and ON a frst-class cow the lower
part of it will closely resemble a shield,
and somewhata round-pointed shovel.
The size and shape of these indicate the
quantity of milk the cow will give, and
the length of time she will continue to
milk after calving. This latter point
was also effected by certain tufts of
coarse hair or blemishes on the escutch-
con Then he noticed the character of
the hair growing upon the escutcheon,
the color of the skin under it, and the
quality of the skin. To be frst-class
the hair should be short, soft, downy.
furry, and the skin soft, like a fine kid
glove, and oily to the hand from the pres
ence of the dandruf, and the nearer the
color came toa copperish hue the better
it was. The hair aud the skin CT the es-
cutcheon indicate the quality of he
! yield.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

PROFILE residing in paiudal districts, or
removing to such localities. can place reli-
ance in the efficacy of DR.. F. Wilhofps Anti
Periodic or Fever and Ague Tonic, to pre-
vent or rather counterfeit all mslarial dis
eases. ItDever fails to cure Chills and Fever,
Dumb Chils and Enlarged Spleen, and is
The composition of this medicine is given
with each bottle, and can be had from all
Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

The wretch who stolea pineapple and
a bunch Of bananas got his DESERT
Boston transcript. 4
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

AN ARTICLE OF tt uE MERIT" Broa0n's
Bronchial Troches" are the most popular
article in this country or Europe for Throat
Diseases and Coughs, and this popularity is
BASED upon real merit. Is cents a box.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

DIVINE vengeance comes with feet of
lead, but strikes with the hand of iron.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

A SPUR in the head is worth two in
the heel.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATCHLESS"
Wood Tag Plug
ToD.11o
TOBACCO

THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY
New York, Boston, and Chicago.
A THOROUGHLY good Cabinet or Parlor
Organ is worth two poor ones. MDson &
Hamlin make the best. The prices are
a little higher than those OF poorest organs,
but it is much cheaper in the end to obtain
the bes'.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

THE Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. 81, East
10th Street, N. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for a catalogue.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

Stock and Cion.-Mr. Barron, of Eng
land, instituted a few years ago some ex-
periments to gain, if possible, more
light upon the influence which the stock
exerts upon the cion and Uice versa. A
certain number of stocks OF each kind
were allowed to grow without let or
hindrance, and the others were grated
with the Blenheim Orange, it being de-
sirable to know what effect the different
stocks would have on the same variety
of apple. At the present time, accord
ing to the London Chronicle the results
OF the experiment are very clearly ap-
parent, the young trees on the French
Paradise and Douciu stocks being full
of bloom, while there is none on those
worked on the crab, and but very little
on those grated on the English Para
disc. 1t is also worthy of record that
the same results were experienced last
year. So much for the influence of the
stock on the cion. Another singular
fact which these experiments have
brought out bears upon the opposite
questionable influence of the cion upon
the stock; and it is this, that during
the winter of 1878 several of the UNI
worked French Paradise stocks died
and during the past winter the remain.
der followed suit; thus proving (1) thai
in a state of nature the French Para.
disc is a short-lived tree; yet ~ wher
grated with another variety it lives fol
years-in fact, for an indefinite period
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
H E K
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE COOPERATIVE
NEWSPAPERS.

BY New York advertisers for advertising outside Of
that city goes to ths &c. 0PERArfyE NEwsrAPERs.
Full particulars about the Cooperative. Newspa-
pers, together with catalogues and advertising rates
mailed free on application to American Hewnpepes
Union, 10 Spruce street. New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

had to burrow in the earth and saturaie
their clothing with water to prevent being
suifocated and roasted ~alive.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19
TOPICS FOR FARMERS.
Ten Cnlture.-The Baltimore a.

Tea Cnltnre.-The Baltimore Ameri-
can says that recently General LIE Due,
Commissioned of Agriculture, visited
Baltimore from Washington for the
purpose of Witnessing the curing of
American teas grown in the South, in
which he is greatly interested. In 1860
the Bureauof Agriculture sent to North
and South Carolina and Georgia a large
number of young tea plants, which were
distributed throughout these States with
a view to culture. The war coming on
SO soon after, the plants were lost sight
of, but having been planted grew wild.
Last fall, at the instance of the Commits
sioner of Agriculture, one of the firm
of Messrs. N. Gillet & Co. made a trip
through the South in order to see if the
tea could be cultured in suficientquanti-
ties for experimental purposes. As an
outgrowth Of this visit a barrel of tea
leaves were forwarded to Baltimore
last week from Georgia, but having
been plucked out of season and kept
too long, fermented and were conse-
quently useless. Another barrel was re-
ceiyed Monday from South Carolina,
and offered a better opportunity for the
proposed experiment, one-third being
fit for use and were in fair condition. It
was with these that the experiment
was made at the warehouse of Messrs.
Martin, Gillet & Co., in Gen. LIE Dues
presence. It consisted first of placing
the leaves in an ordinary wire sieve and
steaming them with boiling water until
they were wilued. They were then
squeezed through a cIothes-wringer to
extract the tannic acid, and by this
means the structure of the leaf was de-
stroyed, leaving it limp and capable of
being formed into any shape. Regard
less of the appearance of the atea,"
however, no care was taken to secure
shape, but the product was put into a
pan and dried, care being taken to pre-
vent burning. This process also devel.
oped a delightful aroma, which the
lover of teas SO much desires, and left q
leaf closely resembling the imported
teas of India. The experiment con.
sumed less than two hours, and the re.
suit exceeded the utmost expectation Of
all those who were interested. Brewed,
the tea, the first produced in this
country, was partaken by the repre-
sentative of the Government, who wa.
enthusiastic at the result, and ~sanguins
that America would yet produce tea
equal to the imported article. The ex
pertinent hardly demonstrated that tea
could be grown here at a profit, but it il
thought, with careful culture ant
proper machinery for curing, the desired
result a be obtained. The era o
American teas, however, must neces
sarily be some years distant. New plant
will have to be grown, consuming a pc
riod of about four years, and watche,
carefully, when the prospects, it i
maintained, will be promising. Genera
LIE Due will cite the results so far az
cemplished before Congress, and Nil
endeayor to secure an appropriation
necessary to purchase a hundred acr
farm in the South, with the intent t
grow the plant under his personal 81
pervision. With this secured, he is sati,
fed of great and lasting results.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-19

CHRw Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
Tobacco Under the New Law.

The provisions under the new revenue
law in respect to tobacco, which went
into effect May l, are thus condensed
BY the Tobacco Leaf:
The tax on manufactured tobacco
and snuff is fixed at sixteen cents a
pound.
Every package of cigarettes must be
stamped.
The rates of tax on cheroots and cigar
cites are unchanged.
The registration of cigar makersis is not
required.
Coupon cigar stamps are not adopted.
:. Cigar manufacturers may leave their
names off caution notices if they desire
to do so.
Tobacco and snuff manufacturers must
continue to put their names on caution
notices.
Tenement cigar manufactures are moi
prohibited.
Bondedexport cigar manufactures are
authorized.
Export bonded tobacco warehouses
are not established.
Leaf tobacco may be sold by licensed
persons to persons that are licensed, in
quantities less than an original package
in other words it is again made Lawful
to sell leaf tobacco at retail.
To obtain drawback Consufs certifi
cate of landing is not required.