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WEDDINGS.


What They Offer In the Way o. POSSIBLE
tiles.
Weddings offer women an eligible OPP
portunity of getting up a good family
quarrel. All the ladies of their connec-
ton are in futter of excitement, and
are far from being mistresses of them
selves. In the inevitable confusion of
large Inequalities, some distant aunt or
near cousin is certain, like the cross
fairy who was not asked to the christen-
ing Z" to take offence" The simless ex.
element and futter now find something
fresh TO work upon, and settle down into
good, steady animosities. Wharfage,
and death, and division" says the poet
rather cynically, "makes barren our
lives" Marriages generally beget divis-
ion, or rather, in the general excite
ment, some old grudge is brought to
head and bursts. When the happy pair
return after the honeymoon, they are
lucky if they do not find that they have
to take a side in teud, and range
themselves under the banner of Aunt
Jane or Aunt Matilda. All this is the
result of the curious, inexplicable pas
sion with which people who do not care
pin for man or woman throw them
selves into their matrimonial affairs.
Ones birth does not disturb society
one may be christened and confirmed,
and the world is calm. Our great
achievements, if we ever perform any,
interests every one more than our kins-
folks. We may even commit crimes,
and find that scanty notice is taken of
the offence, relations combining them
selves to saying. that "they always
looked for as much" We die, and our
intimstes are unmoved. Why, then,
can we not marry in peace? Why do
people seem to become new and strange
sort of beings of intereststo all men, as
soon as they are engaged to be mar
ried? There must be some mysterious
reason for these things, and philosophers
may seek it in the remote history of the
race. There, however, they probably
will not find it, IS weddings in the re-
mote history OF the race were an unre-
garded episode, in which the lady was
hit on the head and dragged quietly
out of the camp. Nor will the philoso-
pher be more happy if he " looks with
in his own bosom, and listens for the
whispers of consciousness" His COLI
seriousness has nothing to say Fon the
subject. If he be a married philoso>
pher, he knows that he always forgets
all about it when he is told that any of
his friends are about. Ito enter into the
state of matrimony. He knows that
he looks on that as entirely their own
affair, and neither history nor experience
can inform him why his fellow-creatures
put themselve; into such a futter.
Mankind has always been so constitu-
ted that many things which are natural
remain inexplicable to the philosopher
We do not think that even Mr.. Herbert
Spencer has tried to solve the problem
with the popular interest in
Weddinps
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The Ear and Its Care.

DR.. Rooss, in a recent Lecture on
the ear, said that no small amount of
trouble in the ear was caused by too
frequent Swinging and boring out with
a twisted towel or handkerchief, not to
mention hair-pins, bOdkins and other
metallic instruments. In his opinion,
one should never pat anything in the
ear smaller than the little finger, al
though one writer said put nothing
smaller than the elbow. The avoidance
Of many ear troubles was to be assured
by taking care not to duck the head in
cold water, or syringe the deeper part
without the order of a physician, or in
trOduoe any body which can push the
wax lower down in the drum.
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Farm and lllantation.
Farm NOTES.

Farm kOIES
The main point in successful tree
planting is to select medium sized trees.
so as to secure good roots. Keep the
roots from exposure to sun and wind
while hauling, take pains in setting and
mulch literally.
Charcoal is good food to make hens
Law. Burn a few corn cobs, and wet
them out as soon as they are in coal,
Feed to hens and soon their combs will
turn red, and their busy songs will be
heard, and eggs increased.
It is said that boiled hams are much
nicer to stand in the water in which
they were boiled until cold. The out
side does not then turn black and dry up
as it does when taken from the water to
cool; but remember to remove the lid OF
the kettle, SO the steam msy escape.
A practical farmer writes that for kill
ing lice On COWS or hogs, he has always
found the following application success
full: Take the water in which potatoes
have been boiled and rub it over the
skin OF the animals to be treated. The
lice will be dead in two hours and no
further progeny appear.
This is the time for whitewashing.
A good article of whitewash can be made
by Stacking two gallons of white lime
in FIVE gallons of hot water, in which
one pound of rice has been boiled until
It has all dissolved. Cover closely while
lime is stacking. Add one pound OF
salt use hot.
A homestead bill has been introduced
in the lower house of the Missouri legN
islature exempting from execution 100
acres of land, not exceeding $1,000 up
in value; in cities of population OF
4O, 900 or upward, eighteen square rods
OF ground, not exceeding the value OF
$4,000, aud in cities or towns of less
than 10000 population, thirty square
rods of ground, not worth over 81, 800.
Perfect drainage is the real foundation
Of agricultural success. Food crops for
man or beast will not grow on wet soils.
Even rice, which is popularity supposed
to be an aquatic plant, must be planted
on land which can, when necessary, be
thoroughly drained, Or the results will
be unsatisfactory. The labor OF drain
ing land seems, to the unthinking farm
er. to be useless work. 1t is the corne
stone, the initial step to prosperity.
Iftime and circumstances permit, corn
may yet be planted with good results.
The spring has been 50 dry and cool
that late planted grain will doubtless
overtake and perhaps outstrip the early
planted in growth. This frequently
happens. Soak the seed twelve hours
before planting, sprinkle it well with
plaster or ashes, or both, while planting,
cover lightly with mellow soil, and
there will need be no grumbling at re-
suits.
Mr.. McAfee, superintendent of the
University of Wisconsin experimental
farm, informs us that for three years
pssJ ne has grown lima beans without
p1les or stakes, persistent pinching back,
afVer they reach the desired height
about that of a common bunch bean.
He is confident the crop is very percep-
tibly eas!!::ca==. a thinks it is increased
in quantity-the plant being checked in
is growth of vine, extending its energy
in fruit production. On the farm we
saw some SO created that they were well
loaded with fruit.
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tary University in 1851, as professor of
natural and experimental philosophy
and artillery tactics, and remained in
that position until the breaking out of
our civil war. He took sides with the
south, and the role he acted in that
bloody drama has become part of our
country's history.
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THE CONQUERED BANNER.
BY REV, A. J. Ryan.


Furl that Banner. for tits weary,
Round it's stat tits dropping dreGry,
Full it, fold il, it is best:
For there's not man TO wave it,
And there's not a sword to save it,
And there's not one eft to lave it
In blood which hero'a gave It.
And its foes now sesrn and brave it;
Furl 1t, hide it etit rest.
Take that Banner down, 'tis tattered!
Broken is its staff and shatteredI
And the valiant hosts are scattered,
Over whom 1t Coated high.
Ohl tits hard for US to fold It'll
Hard TO think there's none to hold it,
lard that those who once unrolled it
Now must farl it with sigh.
Furl that Banner-furl II sadly
Once ten thousand hailed 1t gladly,
And ten thousands wildly, msdly,
swore il should forever wave
Swore that foeman's sword would never
Hearts like theirs entwined discover,
TIL that flag should float forever
Ger their freedom, or their grave.
Furl IT. ior the hands that grasped it,
And the hearts that fondly clAsped it,
Cold and dead arslYirg low;
And that Banner-it is trsilingl
While around it sounds the Wailing
OF its people in their woe.
For though conquered they adore It'll
Love the cold dead hands that bore it!
Weep tor those who fell before It'll
Pardon those who trailed and tore it'll
But obi they wildly deplore it,
Now who furl and fold il so.
Furl that Banner true tits CORY,
Yet tits wreathed around with glory,
And twill live in song and story,
though its folds are in the dust.
For its lame on brightest pages,
Fenned by poets and by sages,
Shall go sounding down the ages
Furl Its folds though now we must.
Flrl that Banner, softly, slowly,
Treat it sently-it is hsly-
For it droops above the dead;
Touch it not-uniold it never,
Let it drOop there, fuTled forever,
Bor is peoples hopes al dead.
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tered bake dish; break 5 or 9 eggs care.
fully over the surface: put a bit OF
butter Upon each sprirkbe with sait
and pepper, and set in hot oven u3sil
the eggs are set,
LENTILSOUP.
Take a pint and half of lentil: Pick
thoroughly, and let soak over night /;
take them out, and put them on to boil
in three quarts of cold water, without
salt; slice six potatoes, and put with the
lentils; boil for three hours; add of
smoked sausage, one half pound CIT in
slices; salt, pepper, and an onion, miReed
fine; son2e chopped parsley, some celery,
and boil for one hour longer; befere
serving, brown some cubes Of fIeSd,
and put in the plates; if not thick
enough add a little -four; If too shick
ado little wstei.
HUNTINGTON PUDDING.
One pint milk and one half GU rice.
put into q tin and set in a pot oesrly
half full of boiling water keep the
water boiling until the rice is steamed
oft enough to yield when press ID with
the thumb Rnfnger; then add yolk of
raw eggs, little lump of butter, and
the grated rind of lemon turn into B.
pudding dish, beat the whites into
stiff irOth, and Stir in half g. cup Of
sugar and the juice of the lemon; spread
the frosting on the pudding and pat
into the over to brown.
MILK ROLLS.
These rolls can be served hot or cold.
They are made with one pound of -four,
one ounce of butter, one ounce of sugar,
full teaspoonfuI of baking powder,
about pint of milk and pinch OF salt.
To the -four add the salt, sugar and but
ter, well by working and mix wish the
fingers. Then introduce the baking
powder and MIX, and knead quickly.
Cut the lump of dough into six or eight
pieces, form into rolls, cut each roll
slightly over the top twice, and place on
slightly Toured pan, and bake for
fifteen minutes in a very hot oven.
When done, brush the top with the
white of an egg or railk, sprinkle with
fine sugar, and place it in the oven for
one minute.
CORN MEAL GEMS.
Two cups of sweet milk, one cup Of
wheat -four, and about two cups of corr
meal, two tablespooniuls of melted but
ter, one teaspoonfal of sugar, and last add
two teaspoons of baking powder. This
when mixed should be g. rather thick
batter, and drop easily from the spoon.
Have your gem irons well buttered, and
hot upon the top of your stove, drop in
the butter and place directly in the oven.
These will be found a nice, wholesome
dish for your breakfast, and quickly and
easily made. The bright appearance OF
this gem adds lively color to the table.
BOILED ASPARAGUS.
Cat your stalks of equal length reject
lug the woody or tough portions. Tie
in bunch with soft strings-muslin or
tape-and throw into boiling water
slightly sailed. If very juicy and fresh
it is well to tie in thin muslin to pro-
tect the buds; boil fast, from fifteen to
twenty minutes. Just before is is done
have two or three slices of bread tcssts
ed; dip in the asparagus liquor to moist
en- them; butter well, and lay in a hot
dish; drain the wster from your aspara-
gus, and .heap it upon your toast add a
little more butter, salt and pepper, and
serve hot.
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HOME HINTS.
SPONGE CAKE.

One cup sugar, two cups -four, one
half cup milk, two eggs, one teaspoon
cream tartar, one-haf teaspoon soda.
VEGETABLE SOUP.
Peel and slice two potatoes and two
turnips; chop fine a small piece of cab
bage; use large spoonful of butter; put
it ali into three pints of cold water, boil
slowly two hours.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-15

tered bake dish; break 5 or 9 eggs care
fully over the surface: put a bit of
butter Upon each; sprinkle with saIt
and pepper, and set in hot oven u3sil
the eggs are set,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-15

"A gentleman who was trying to
think Of the word Universalist, but coul
not get hold of it for the moment, ex-
claimed: "WhY, he's one Of. those de.
sulphurizers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-15

"hiOh LIS HoAiO Was dSSOCldCcU. NO
young officer was ever more highly COM
plimented by his superior than he in
our war with Mexico, and yet, if that
fact had been let alone for him to have
told, it would never have been known.
After remaining at his old home some
length of time he became tired of inac>
tion. He wanted something to do. In
the meantime a new professorship was
created in the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. He was an applicant, and through
the exertions of the late John S. Car
Isle, he was appointed to the place. He
discharged its duties to the satisfaction
of all concerned ; but the field was too
small for the display of his great talents.
When the vacancy occurred in the
chair of mathematics of the University
of Virginia, by the death of the accom-
plished Courtney, his friends presented
him as suitable successor, and he only
lost the place by Doctor Bledsoe being
an alumnus. For when Judge George
81. Lee, representative of his old home,
laid before the board of visitors his cree
dentials Of fitness, the venerable Thomas
Jefferson Randolph declared that 10
such high character of recommendation
had ever before accompanied the sppli-
cation for protessorship in the univer-
sity.
Lieutenant Thomas J. Jackson con-
nected himself with the Virginia Mill
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s,RGHUM CAKE.

Three cups of -four, one Of butter, one
and a half of sorghum molssses, on
tablespoonful of ginger, one tesspoonfu
of soda, one cup of sour milk and two
eggs. Bake in moderate oven.
KISSES OR DROP CAKES.
One cup of butter, two cups of sugar,
three-fourths cup of water, one-half
tesspooniul soda, two eggs, four and q
half or five cups -four; drop them on a
tin, and put lump of sugar in the GEN.
ire of each.
LEMON BUTTER.
One and half cupfuls white sugar,
whites Of three eggs, yolk of one. grated
rind and juice of lemon and half, or
two small ones; cook over slow fire 20
minutes, string all the while. Very
nice for tarts, or to be eaten as preserves.
HAM BALLS.
NIince very fine cold, cooked ham
(that which has been boiled is best,
although fried ham will answer, if not
SALTY, add an egg for each person stir in
little -four, and make into balls. Dip
into egg, and then into grated bread, snd
Try until of nice brown.
MOCK MINCE PIES.
One cup of chopped raisins, one cup of
SUsar, one cup of molssses, one cup of
vinegar, one cup of water, a piece of
butter the size of an egg, one teaspoon
ground cinnamon, one OF cloves and a
little nutmeg; let this come to a boil ;
roll fine eight small crackers and stir
them in. This will make three common
sized pies.
ASPARAGUS AND EGGS.
Cut twenty-five or thirty heads of as
psragus into bits shout half an inch |
long, and boil fifteen minutes. Have q
up full of rich drawn butter in sauce
pan, and put in the asparagus, when
you have drained the water from it.
Hest together to boil, seasoning with |
sit and pepper, and pour into but.
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THERE are over 100000 acres OF
public land in Alabama subject to entry
or homestead.
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DRUGGIST : APOTHECARY
West Side Main Street, s- i' 'aa
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17

The independent voters of Preble
county, and those opposed to the
"bayonet party" and its labor rob
bling policy, should get out their
best men as candidates this fall,
and tremendously work together to
secure their election. The questions
involved in the campaign r of i'm
portance to every laboring man and
taxpayer in the County, and should
not be lost sight of by any other
considerations. Reduction in fees
and salaries, is one of the great is
sues, perhaps the most important to
the people who toll and work to earn
money to pay taxes, which are
squandered in high salaries to off
Gals who experience no hard times,
because they draw their sustenapce
in large drafts from the peoples
treasury!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17

Attorney General Pillars was ad
dressed a letter from some parties
in Miami county, asking him if the
Seitz election law would prevent a
man from accepting a public office
for a salary less than that fixed by
law, and covering the excess into
the public treasury. He decides
against it, but Notwithstanding his
decision, we believe he can do it, and
we appeal to a higher court. The
following is his answer, addressed to
Hon. J. F. MCKINNEY, of Piqua:
Hon. j. F. MCKINNEY, Piqua, O..
Nh Dear Sir:-''Some Democrat
in your county wrote me a short time
ago, at Columbus, asking my opin-
ion as to whether it would conflict
with the Seitz law for a person to be
q candidate for q county office under
the promise or pledge to the voters
that he would, if elected, take a less
compensation as a salary than that
fixed by law. l answered that ]
would examine the question and
write him.
1 find several decisions, one in
Wisconsin, one in Missouri, several
in the New England States, and
some English cases, all holding cleo
tions under such circumstances to
be invalid on the ground that such
pledges are a species of bribery"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17


The days of "bleeding Kansas"
have long since been numbered with
the past, but the Treasury clerks at
Washington have just now begun to
bleed far the fall campaign. 1t is
the expectation of the administra-
ton by a TRANSMISSION of blood to in
fuse a little new life into the Ohio
wing of the party. In behalf of the
Treasury department John Sherman
has promised So 900, and it is ex-
pected that a proportional amount
will be contributed by the several
other departments. The heads of
bureaus have been notified that the
clerks will be permitted to subscribe
whatever amount they can afford,
which is equivalent to saying that if
they don't come down with the cash
of will go their heads.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17

Congress having placed quinine
ON the free list, a great monopoly is
rightfully crushed, and the people
will hereafter have a most useful
medicine at much less cost than
heretofore. "Talk about the next
Presidential campaign" said a poor
fellow afflicted with chills and fever,
sit is not to be compared with this
noble act of Congress. The poor
people of this entire land have been
robbed by the Philadelphia eormor-
ants who had the monopoly of qui.
1ninp y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17

The "arithmetic powers" of Mr..
Williams were spread over a full
column of the last Register. to prove
that the whole strength Of the Re-
publican party is in the northern
States, while that of the Democratic
party is in the Southern. His eff
forts in the face of indisputable facts
is simply ridiculous and laughable
to every boy who knows anything
about the figures of the last Presi-
dental election. Now what are the
facts? The Democratic party, at
the Presidential election in 1876,
gave Mr.. Tilden in the so.callcd
Northern States 2,670,65S votes,
which are fully one million more
votes, than they gave him in the
Southern Statess One belt Of six
Northern States is worthy of atten-
tion. They are New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. They contain more
miles of railroads than all the rest
of the North together. They pay
more internal revenue by double
than all the remainder of the North.
They have more capital invested in
manufactures, and pay more wages
than all the rest of the North put
together. They pay annually by
many millions more for school pur-
poses than all the other Northern
States combined. How did they
vote at the late Presidential eleetioni
| Look. gd .giBT n1esHga
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17

The first State election this year
will be that of Kentucky, on August
4th. The others come in order as
followss California, September Sd,
State and judicial officers, four Con.
gressmen and legislature; Maine,
September Sth, State officers and
legislature; Ohio and Iowa, October
18th, State officers in part and legis.
l~ature; Maryland, Massachusetts,.
Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virgins
and Wisconsin, November Sd, Gov.
ernors are elected in all the states
named except Mississippi, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
A gallant soldier who participated

A gallant soldier who participated
in tN enty-four battles and now car
ries the scars Of six soldiers wounds,
Gen. Chamberlain, Ex-Governor of
Maine, made a speech on Decora
ton Day, in which he spoke of the
Confederate Brigadiers'' as follows:
SIS it not folly, is it not baby ish
weakness, to complain that the
Southern States are back again in
Congress, and that they have sent
there such Representatives as they
must naturally choose? We send
our best minds to Congress, of
course, to manage the vital interests
of our country. Why should they
not send their best minds? If, gen
tlemen, we did not want the rebel
Generals there, what did we remove
their disabilities for? If we did not
want the South to have an increased
majority in the Electoral Vote or III
Congress, why did we not think OF
that when, by giyingthe enfranchis
ed slave the ballot, we thereby add
ed to the Southern strength thirty
FIVE Electoral and Representative
votes? Whoever did that should not
stultify himself by whining about it,
or setting UP a pow-wow over it, and
trying to make the people think that
the great war has not settled some
thing"
In the following level headed style
he admonishes the Stalwarts that
they must meet the ISSUES of the
campaign squarely. Every honest
and intelligent voter, without regard
to party, ought to give heed to his
utterances. Hear him..
"There are great questions that
must be met-must be discussed.
must be honorably studied and fair
" stated and wisely adjusted. There
will be bad men and good in Con
gress and out; bad measures and
good; bad theories ard good. 1t is
the task Of craftsmanship and man
hood to deal with existing evils, to
take things as they are and make
them what they ought to be; and
this should be done under the Con-
stitution and through the laws, and
by all the machinery of the Govern
ment connected, especially to avoid
the appeal to brute passion and brute
force. That's what Constitutions,
and laws, and Courts, and Congress
es, and ballot boxes are for. Let us
not be afraid to discuss questions
fairly and vote upon then square
tly."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
A. G.. THURMAN.
Hon. E. B. EsHELMAN, Wooster, O.

Gen. Sherwood says in the Toledo
During the past two
weeks we have learned the names of
at least twenty-five Republicans of
Lucas county who are going to vote
for Ewing for Governor. These gen
.lemen have no idea of joining the
Democratic party, but they think
John Sherman is running the bond
question too strong. These men
will vote for Ewing in order to Sc
cure a more generous financial poll
CIV. In other words they think more
of their country and humanity than
of party. If the same condition of
affairs exists elsewhere Ewing will
receive a large Republican vote"