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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
SDayid, Wake UNI"

Sixty years ago, Durham, Conn, was
known as an old-fashioned, sleepy town
of 1000 inhabitants. About the only
amusement of its chief men and women
.--bric-a-brac and painting on panels
and porcelain were then unknown-was
to grow genealogical trees, whose roots
ran down to Godric the Saxon. Some
of these precious trees rooted them
ielves-at least, such WIS the affirma-
tion of ancestral pride mot far from
the building of Babel. The sleepy old
town had, however, a right to amuse
itself in genealogy, for it produced a
number of remarkable men-the Chaun-
ceys. the Wadsworths, the Lymans, the
Austins, and the Goodriches-celebrat-
ed in the literary, clerical, legal and
official annals of dozen States of the
Union.
But the town, nevertheless, was
sleepy, and so were the people-when
in church. One hot Sunday morning
in midsummer, as the minister, Rev.
David Smith, paused at his "Seventhly,
my brethren" he looked around.
Everybody seemed indifferently to
"seventhly," for, with one exception,
they were all asleep. Even the dea-
cons, occupying the seat of honor, were
nodding assent to what they heard not.
The only person who appeared to be
awake and listening was the minister's
eldest SOD, David.
Looking down upon him, the preacher
shouted, in his loudest tone:
David, wake up!"
In an instant, every man, woman and
child aweke, and, in after times, David,
wake up!' became the irritant, more eff
fective than fennel, with which tie
good people drove away the drowsy
imp.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
A Marked Man.

The Sacramento Record says: When
prisoner is received at the State pris-
on his description is taken thoroughly
and record of it is kept at the prison,
while copy is sent to the Governors
Office and there recorded. In accord
ance with this rule Henry A. Caulfeld's
description has been received at the
Governors office recently, as follows
"Henry A Caulfeld, native of Ireland,
sentenced for manslaughter, six years,
from Sacramento, aged so, carpenter,
height feet inches, complexion light,
brown eyes, black hair, square features,
high forehead, heavy eyebrows, three
scars on left side of forehead, blind of
left eye, knife wound below left nipple,
knife wound on right side of stomach,
finger of right hand crooked, three fin
gers of same hand cut, seven wounds
from knife and pistol on the back, bull
let wound in right groin, saber cut in
right leg, another on the left leg,
another across the left foot, knife
wound on the right side, lame in the
left leg, stout built" A person would
be led to believe from reading the above
that Henry had been injured some
time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
Will Love Dogs No More.

We have loved dogs, but we will not
love any more. We have had too much
trouble for them, and this trouble has
even come in the form of grief. In
youth we had noble animal. His
name was Brutus, and he represented
Brutus in his loyalty and undying de-
votion. He was intelligent, affectionate
and firm. It was his habit to attend a
company of schoolgirls in their even
ing walk, and his demeanor on those
occasions marked his pride as well as
mis- courtesy and dignity. One evening
gallant gentleman, worthy of those
brightly civil days for his gallantry and
gentlemanly manners, met the admira-
BILE procession, and advanced with an
animated step to pay attention to a
young lady with whom he was init
mately acquainted. Brutus had his
eye upon him, and, without displaying
any rudeness whatever, quietly ad-
vanced himself, Intercepted the young
gentleman's hand as it was gracefully
put forward, and enveloped it with his
mouth just as it was about to clasp the
hand of the young lody. The teeth OF
Brutus were gently pressed upon the
hand, but did not pierce or tear it. The
young gentleman was sef-poised,
sensible man, such as were common in
those days. He did no fdgety or silly
thing, but gradually withdrew the hand
which the faithful guard had gently in
| tercepted. He was so struck with the
conduct of Brutus that he became his
devoted friend, and ever after honored
the dog that SO faithfully protected the
lady he admired. And yet this dog we
so cherished was murdered by man
unknown. When found he lay between
the corn-rows, ifeless, with a bullet.
hole through his side. The brave and
devoted animal slept the sleep of death
and the green corn waved gracefully
above him. Was not that too good an
animal to be owned and held by SC
frail tenure? We want no more dogs
Richmond (Va.) Dispatch.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
A STERLING OLD POEM.


Who shall Judge man from his manner,
Who shall know him by his dress!
Paupers may be fit for Princes,
Princes at for nothing else.
Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket
May beclothe the golden ore
Of the deepest thoughts and feelings
Satin vest can do no more.
There are streams Of crystal nectar
Ever flowing out Of stone;
There are purple beds and golden,
Hidden, crushed and overthrown;
God, who counts by souls, not dresses,
Loves and prospers You and me,
While he values thrones the highest
But IS pebbles In the sea.
Man, upraised above his fellows,
Oft forgets his fellows then:
Masters-rulers-lords remember
That your meanest kinds are men!
Men Of labor, men of feeling,
Men of thoughts, and men of fame,
Claiming equal rights to sunshine
In mans ennobling name.
There are foam-embroidered oceans,
There are little wood clad rills;
There are feeble inoh-high saplings,
There are cedars on the hills.
God, who counts by souls, not stations,
LOVES anu prOSperb you anQ me,
For to Him all vague distinctions
Are as pebbles in the sea.
Toiling hands alone are builders
OF the nations wealth and fame;
Titled laziness is pensisned,
Fed and fattened on the same;
By the sweat of others foreheads,
Living only to rejoice,
While the poor mans outraged freedom
Vainly lifts Its feeble oice.
Truth and justice arc eternal,
Born with loveliness and light;
Secret wrongs shall never prosper
While there is . sunny right;
God, whose worldwide voice is singing
Boundless love to you and me,
Links oppression, with It's titles,
But as pebbles in the sea.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
Encouraging Healthy Reading for Boys.

The Manchester (Eng.) Guardian
gives the following account Of an inter-
esting experiment. which has been car
ried on for about fourteen months at
two of the branch free libraries in
Manchester, of which the result has
been SO satisfactory as TO warrant an
extension of the system at an early
date:
At the Ancoats Library it was de-
cided to encourage the attendance of
juvenile readers by the provision Of q
separate room, containing judicious
selection of books of that class IN which
all boys take delight They are isolated
from the general readers in order to
prevent any possibility Of annoyance.
Special provision was made for their
wants, and friendly advice afforded as
to the choice of books. The selection
made by the committee included many
books of popular science, travels, biog-
raphy-and history, while fiction Of the
healthy type, supplied by the works of
Ballantyne and Kingston, was also pro-
vided. At the Ancoats Library the
average attendance during the past
winter has been about 150 each even
ing. At the Chorlton Library the at
tendance has been still higher, averag-
ing about go on each evening,
and rising TO about 260 on Sunday
evenings. It is curious fact that
the amount of fiction read by these ju-
veniles is considerably below the aver
age of libraries of all classes, not
| amountinp tn much more than 81 ner
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04

Necessity knows no law" said q
member of our bar one day at dinner.
"Are you a necessity?" asked his a.,
year-old daughter.
well, I can't say Why do you
ask?"
"Cause Mr.. Spear says you know
nothing about law" was the innocent
eply.
The silence nnnld have been struck
with brick.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
Man a Fighting Animal.

Do what we will with him, man Is
naturally fighting animal. There is a
curious autobiography to be found in
Southern book-shops, written by an old
hunter who was born about century
ago. There is the same thirst for blood
and fierce love of the chase in it as if a
beast of prey or greyhound was telling
its story.
The most amusing example is where
the old man tells how he and his SONS
once trained some young dogs to hunt
bears.
Il put on the skin of an old bear" he
says, and cr.rwled about on all-fours,
while Elisha and Job drove the pups
on. They were scared at first, but pres
emily the whole six attacked me furi-
ously, bit my calves, tore my hair, hung
on my ears.
81 begun to shout Enoughl' but
'Lisha cried, Don't, dad, don'tl It's the
life OF the pups"
He adds, OF course I Istayed. Ihad
consideration for the dogs"
1t takes great deal of training to
root out this instinct from men who in
herit it. Everybody knows the history
of the fighting !" Quakers during the
Revolutionary War. Many of the staid
sons of staid sires of the same faith
slipped out of meeting during the last
war, to shoulder a musket.
/ One venerable old friend in German
town, Pa, found that three of his sons
had gone to this conflict against which
his creed arrayed him. They oungest felt
that he too must go, but feared to tell
his family.
He took his gun, one day, and began
to clean it, placing himself in his faith
ers way. The old gentleman saw him,
and paced slowly up and down, but said
nothing. Presently he approached the
young man.
Charles" he said, deliberately, eli
the devil has made thee feel that thee
needs one of those worldly instruments
spare not thy money, but get the best.
Alexander Campbell, most combative
of Scotch reformers and theologians
once submitted his head to the fingers
of phrenoiogist, who had no knowl
edge of Mr.. CampbelPs calling. The
man finished his examination with the
| words, From your executive ability
and love of fighting, sir, you are OF
ought to be great soldier"
The aged clergyman heaved sigh
mo, sir, no. Circumstances were
against me. But, according to my op
portunity, I've done what I could've
| done what / could"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
A Plague Of Locusts.

A Russian paper gives an account of
a plague of locusts near Elisabetpol,
which forced detachment of troops on
the march to retrace their steps. They
settled so thickly on the soldiers faces,
uniforms and muskets that the Major,
driven to desperation, ordered firing at
them for half an hour, but this pro-
duced no effect, and march back was
ordered. The swarm covered an area
of thirty-fve versts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
Harry's Dress,

Little Harry S., of 5 summers, who
had been exalted from girls to boys
habiliments, recently appeared at school
arrayed in the former, when his teacher
kindly remarked: Children, 1 hope
that none of you will tease Harry, nor
speak of his dress, as his mother has
sent him in it to punish him for being
naughty, ana he feels mortified and
sorry" Thereupon Master Harry
mounted his seat, and, repudiatiDg the
teachers kind protection, extended his
clenched fist and harangued his class
thus: "If any girl says anything about
it, I'll say nothing; but if boy does,
I'll knock his head off," and the fire of
his eyes bespoke his self-reliance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
COlOr.Blindness.

DR.. Joy Jeffries has been testing the
pupils of the Boston schools for color
blindness. He tested 1872 pupils,
with these results:
I have tested the boys of the Latin
School, the English High School, and
all the high schools and fourteen gram
mar schools, 9,3O3 in number, 3.S8 per
cent. color blind. I found 361, or 3.SS
per cent, color blind in greater or less
degree.
/ have tested the girls of the Normal
School, the Latin School for girls, the
Girls High School, all the high schools
and eleven grammar schools, 5,429 in
number, 0.036 per cent. color blind. I
found only two, or 0.036 per cent color
blind in any degree.
This percentage is rather larger for
the boys, and rather smaller for the
girls, than has been found in Europe
by the best observers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04

COTTON, grain, and provisions figure
largely as the chief staples of the Amer
ican export trade. But Pennsylvania
petroleum far outstrips all three in its
worldwide demand and universal dis
tribution.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04

AQUATIC polo is played in San Fran
cisco. The game resembles football,
with the difference that in the one the
ball is kicked along the ground, and in
the other it is pushed along the surface
of the water.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
Which does the reader prefer9
Quiet Lives.


Christ's lowly, quiet workers uncon-
sciously bless the world. They come
out every morning from the presence of
God and go to their business or their
household work. And all day long as
they toll they drop gentle words from
their lips and scatter little seeds of
kindness about them; and tomorrow
flowers from the garden of God spring
up in the dusty streets of earth and
along the hard paths of toll on which
their feet tread. More than once in the
Scripture the lives of Gods people in
this world are compared in their infu-
ence to the dew. There may be other
points of analogy, but specially note
worthy is the quiet manner in which
dew performs its ministry. It falls
silently and imperceptibly. It makes
no noise. No one hears it dropping.
It chooses the darkness of the night,
when men are sleeping, and when no
man can witness its beautiful work. It
covers the leaves with clusters of pearls.
It steals into the bosom of the flowers
and leaves new cupful of sweetness
blltIcs IL pOuIc uOWA dlnOuS UlO
roots of the grasses and tender herbs
and plants. And in the morning there
is fresh beauty everywhere. The fields
look greener, the gardens are more fra
grant, all life glows and sparkles with q
new splendor. And is there no lesson
here as to the manner in which we
should seek to do good in this world
Should we not strive to have our infu-
ence felt rather than to be seen or
heard? Should we notscatter blessings
SO silently and SO secretly that no one
shall know what hand dropped them?
The whole spirit of the gospel teaches
this. "When thou doest thy aims, let
not thy left hard know what thy right
hand doeth, that thy aims may be in
secret" We are not to seek praise of
men. We are not to do good deeds to
receive rewards from men. We are not
to sound trumpets or announce our
good deeds from the housetop.-Dr.
Bushnell.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04

MY FRIENDS: I am CO.
Ting to do thar which the
dead Oft promised that
be would do for me. This
lloyed and loving brother,
husband, father, friend,
died where manhood,s
morning almost touches
moon, and while the
shadows still were falling
toward the West. He had
mot passed on life's high
way the stone that marks
the highes I point; but,
being weary for . mo-
ment, he laid down by
1.-THE wayside, and, using
ibis burden for . pillow,
fell into that dreAmless
Is1eep that kisses down
ibis eyelids still. While
'lyet in love with life and
IIraptured with this world,
!lhe passed into silence
laway. This brave and
tender man. IN every
.istorm of life, was oak and
.lrock, but, in the sun
-lshine, he was vine and
flower. he was the friend
,lof all heroic souls. He
climbed the heights and
.lleft all superstitions far
below, while on his fore
head fell the golden dawn
ling of the grander day.
He loved the beautiful,
and was, with color, form
: land music, touched TO
tears. He sided with the
llweak, and, with a willing
| hand, gave aims. With
) sIloyal heart and with the
lpurest hands he faithful
ely discharged all public
tltrusts. He was a wor-
> slshiper of liberty. q friend
! of the oppressed. A thou
/ sand times l have heard
3 elhim quote these words:
For justice all place q
eltemple and all seasen
: Isummer.' He believed
lIthat happiness was the
.Ionly good reason, the
: only torch, justice the
-lonly worshiper, manhood
: the only religion and love
1.-the only priest. He add
eIed to the sum of human
-6oy, and, were every one
4 flor whom he did some
: loving service to bring q
blossom to his grave, he
ylwould sleep tonight be
slneath q wilderness of
flowers. Lifeis a narrow
slvale; we strive in vain to
fllook beyond the heights;
I'VE cry aloud, and the
|, ,lonly answer is the echo
: of our wailing cry. From
d 1.-THE voiceless lips of the
unreplyiDg dead there
comes M word, but. in
1.-THE night of death, Hope
,sees q star, and listening
love can hear the rustic
lof a wing. He who sleeps
here when dying, mis-.
taking the approach OF
death for the return OF
health, whispered, with
tthe iztcst breath,,"tnm
better now Let us be
lieve, in spite of doubt,
and dogmas, in spite oi
fears and tears, that these
dear words are true Of al
the countless dead.
And now, to you who
have been chosen from
among the many men ht
loved to do the last, sac
office for the dead, We
lgive his sacred dust
Speech cannot contain thu
love we bear. There was
there Is, no gentler
stronger, manlier mai
land now for wife ant
children, for myself ant
imine, we tender to you
lone and all, our deares'
life.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04

6o AibO II tllc EccuIACC'
tlon of the dead. It il
sown In corruption. 1T is
raised in interruption
1t is sown in dishonor,
1t is raised in glory; it Ii
sown in weakness, it Ii
raised in power
1t is sown q natural
body, II is raised 9 spir
itual body. There is {
natural body, snd there
is a spiritual body.
And SO 1t is written
The first man Adam was
made q quickening spirit
Howbeit, that was NO
first which is spiritual
but which is natural, ant
afterward that which i.
spiritual.
The first maR Is Of tn,
earth, earthly; the secont
man is the Lord from
heaven.
As ia the earthly. sucl
are they also that ar
earthly; and, as il tn
heavenly, such are the.
also that are heavenly.
And, as we have born
the image of the earthly
we shall also bear tn
image of the heavenly.
Now, this I say, breth
rem, that flesh and bloc,
cannot inherit the king
dom of God; neither dot
corruption inherit incor
ruption.
Behold, I show you
mystery; weshall not al
sleep, but we shall all b
changed.
In . moment, In tn
twinklihg of an eye, q
the last trump; for tn
trumpet shall sound, an
the dead shall be raise
incorruptible. and W
shall be changed.
For this corruptibl
must put on incorruI
ton, and this morts
must putonimmortaliiy y
So when this corrupt
BILE shall have put on In
corruption, and this mol
tai shall have put on i'm
mortality, then shall b
brought to pass the say
ing that is written, Deaf
is swallowed up in viz
tory.
o Death, where is tn
sting! o Grave, where
thy victoryf
The sting of death
sin, and the strength {
sin is the law.
But thanks be to Go(
which giveth us the vi,
tory through our Lor
Jesus Christ.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04

A PROVIDENCE lad missed the ball,
and the powerful stroke of the bat killed
playfellow.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
The Counterfeit Bill.

W
the line which separates honesty from
dishonesty a. not infreouenfIy to cross
it. is likely to have his own chips hit
him in the face. Such one met his
match when he encountered q shrewd
man. It was during the War of 1912.
but the story has q moral for these flays.
In those times the currency Of New
England was made mn of bills Of sus-
pended banks: of bank notes author
lied by the Connecticut sI,eSislatt,re.
and efeemable three wears after HE
war. These. were GATED Facilities. >
There were also specie bank Is, which
were the notes of the New England
hanks that Continued 70 nav s,,,eciie. said
notes being rare. Besides these there
were Commercials in lcirculation. 3 The
specie bills were at a premium, and. the
facilities at 20 per cent. discount.
A traveller offered q IS note at q turn
pike gaze, M and received Is ii c Change m i Al roll
of greasy bills. Glancinp At #. be re-
marked:
aWhy. half of these are counterfeit"
aI know it. replied the keeper, Ybut
they'll pass just as well as any other
money!
It was under these circumstan that,
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se'Je's'
An Ancient Punch and Judy.
The Punch and Judy idea is over
| 1000 years old. The Celestial Emperor
Kao Tsu (B. @. 2O5) was shut up in the
city of Peh-teng by an army of barbar-
GUS Huns. With his Majesty was a
statesman. Chen Ping, who. happening
to know that the wife Of the besieqine
chieftain was yery Jealous woman. de-
vised q scheme. He caused the portrait
"a yerv heant;ful oirl 70 he Forwarded
70 n her with : message that Il her bus.
band would permit the Emperor to go
forth unframed. the Young lady should
become his nronerty. The cI;efta;n,s
wife never mentioned the portrait 10 he,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
RELIGIOUS READING.
Wafch-WOrdg

Through gathering clouds and stormy seas of fate
Two golden watch guide and comfort me;
Toiling along my path, early and late,
cling to Patience and Fidelity.
In all the weary changes of my day
strive TO follow duty faithfully;
And when falter, faintlng, by the way,
With subtle influence Patience strengthens me.
SO onward, through what suffering God may send
walk with faith, and feet that shall not tire,
Trusting with Patience, strong unto the end,
To reach at last, o Lord, my souls desire.
Helen s. C0ndnt, II, Hasper's Magazine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
st. Paul and IncersoIl,

The most eloquent of materialists,
Col. Ingersoll. not long ago delivered
discourse over the remains of his
brother. Side by side with his oration
we give the words of st. Paul:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
g. O. 5CHLENkE

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