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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
No Letting Up.
detroit Free Press.]

There can't be many downtown folks
who have not noticed that little, dried
up, wicked faced mule which draws a
ten-cent express wagon around the
streets. Attention is generally divided
between the mule and the driver, who
begins pounding him at daylight and
never stops while there is prospect of
hitting q spot never covered before.
The mule cares Just about as much for
the blow of a club or the prod of a
twelve-ounce tack as lion would for
the buzz of fly, and if he was ever
beaten into faster gait than two miles
an hour no living man can remember it.
Yesterday morning, in turning into
Congress-street from Griswold, the
driver missed his blow and fell forward
upon the beast and then slid down
behind him, with his feet and body
somehow held fast by the shafts and
wagon box. The man realized his peril
like fash, his head being close to the
mules heels, but he did not utter a
shout. AS pedestrians gathered around
he was saying to the mule:
"Now's your chance, old Sisyjhus
For two long years I've pounded you up
and down aud back and forth till you
couldn't rest. Now you've got me in q
box, go ahead with your kicking, old
misery-I wouldn't beg if Pm killed fol
it. Pm glad I pounded you'll I've
nothing to take back! Kick away and
be burned to you, because if you DOM
there won't be any letting up on my
part"
The mule ought to have kicked, bu
he didn't. He stood there as mild as {
stick of candy until the man was extri
Gated from his dangerous position, ant
then as the blows fell upon him in {
perfect tornado he surged forward a
the old familiar pace, eyes half close'
and ears tapping like the jibs of 1
becalmed schooner in mid ocean.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
The Afghans.
lHarper's Magasine.l

The Afghans are tall, of large and
well-knit frames, muscular and hardy.
Their strong, heavy features and dark
skins give them a fierce expression of
countenance; their black eyes" their
lids tinged with antimony to add force,
beauty and dazzling brilliancy to them
ARE full of fi.e, so that their swift,
bold and flaming glance is very impress
sive. They wear their hair shaved from
the forehead to the top of the head, the
rest falling in black thick masses to the
shoulders. The dress of the people is of
cotton, or of cloth called barek, made of
camePs hair, and is worn in two long
and very full robes, the material used
by the wealthy classes being of silk OF
cashmere; blue or white turbans and
slippers complete the costume.
The garments of the young chiefs are
often quite gay with gold-lace or gold
thread embroidery. This ornamental
ton is done by the women in the
harems, who are very skillful with the
needle.
Comte de Gobineau, in his "Romances
of the East" thus describes a young
Afghan chief, whose name was Moshen,
meaning beautiful: "His complexion
was richly tswny, like the skin Of fruit
ripened by the sun. His black locks
curled in a wealth of ringlets round the
compact folds of his blue turban striped
with red; sweeping and rather long
silken mustache caressed the delicate
outline of his upper lip, which was
cleanly cut, mobile, proud, and breath
ing of life and passion. His eyes, tender
and deep, flashed readily. He was tall,
strong, slender, broad-shouldered, and
strait-fanked. No one would ever
dream of asking his race; it was evident
that the purest Afghan blood flowed in
his veins"
The beauty of young Afghans is fire.
quently spoken of by Eastern writers,
but it would seem from the very nature
of things as though this glowing descrip-
tion must be overdrawn; just as the
handsome, pensive young Uncas of oul
well-beloyed West Indian romancer
James Fenimore Cooper, can hardly be
recognized in the modern Modoc. Still
abundant testimony claims dark and
hardy beauty for the Afghan in hi
prime.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

The late Duke of Newcastle was the
son of the Duke who accompanied the
Prince of Wales on his visit to this
country. The Duke just dead was born
on the 25th of January, 1884, and sue
ceeded his father as sixth Duke on the
18th of October, 1864. He was well
known in sporting circles" and made
and lost fortunes on the turf. In 1861,
when Earl of Lincoln, he married Hen
rietta Adela Hope, the daughter of a
wealthy banker, and very beautiful
girl. The Earl was then thirty-one
years of age, but he had already given
evidence of the evil passion that oc-
casioned his disaster. He was deeply
in debt, but the amount was paid by his
fsther-in-law. In 1864 he succeeded to
the Dukedom, but in few years his en-.
tire fortune melted away,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
Bro. Gardner's Lilme.Kiln Club.
Detroit Free Press.l

Gem'len, a Gurus anecdote happened
at de cabin OF de Hon. Lycurgus STAN
doff las night" said Brother Gardner as
the janitor lighted fresh lamp. "De
brudder am net heah, owin' to resuns to
be menshuned a little furder on, an de
case am one to which de attenshun of de
club has been called by several white
men, an an investigashun demanded.
de facts in de anecdote seem to unwind
as follows: De Hon. Standoff was about
to retire fur de night. De ole woman
had already sought de downy couch of
sweet repose; de chilPn were dreamin'
of apple-blossoms an angels, an de cat
an dog had dropped down benin de
stove in blissful harmony. Oar was q
hot fab in de stove. De Hon. Standoff
fingered benin to injoy de refreshment,
an he had just leaned ober to spit under
de front doahs when sunthin' happened.
De top of dat stove riz up. So did de
ole tea-kettle, hot brick, and more or
less fab. De Hon. Standoff also riz up
an got out doahs an yelled murderp
at de top of his voice. 1t was a riz up
time aroun' dat house, an folks say dat
family was de widest looking lot o Mig
gers eber seen in Detroit. Now, den,
what caused dat 'sploshun7 1t wasn't
gas. 1t wasn't low water in de biler.
White men say dat it was caused by
powder in stick of wood, an dat de
wood didn't belong to de Hon. Standoff,
who now lies in bed wild blisters all obel
him. Was it powder? Was dat powder
in stick of wood? Did de bruddel
incorporate dat wood from some sur
rounding naybur9 Let de members
speak"
Samuel Shin was first to break the
silence. Rising to his feet with a blush
of philosophy covering his face, he said
"Bekase dar was a sploshun in d.
stove it doan' foller dat dar was powder
in de wood. Suppose one OBJ de chil'el
had dropped bottle of .hoss-medicin,
in de fiah befo' goin' to bed. Pv
knowed dat very thing to happen in m,
own house, an whar's de man who say
I stole woodT'
z" If I was to be axed for my opinyul
on dis subject" remarked Waydowl
Bebee, as he took the floor, "I sheult
say dat dar mought have been powde
in de wood. What of it? If de Hon
Standoff had mind to, couldn't he pu
powder in his wood? Dar's no law t
prevent him. De white folks hain't d,
only folks who kin put on style an plu
deir stove-wood wild powder"
II fink 1 see how all dis happened,
said Blackberry Williams, as Bebee sa
down. "Fur instance. De Hon. Star
doff owns wood. He sees dat woodpil
growin' smaller-meltin' away like
had six stoves goin' stead of one. Fl
plugs a stick wild powder. He forgit
which is de stick. 1t finds its way int
his own stove, an whar' am dat stoy
to-dayp
None of the other members SCENE
inclined to tackle the subject, an
Brother Gardner said:
ode Hon. Standoff am hereb
acquitted of de charge of takin' fial
, wood belongin' to somebody else, but
Char feels it his dooty to wa n d bru,
der to be a little more keelfuI in {
future"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06


The Rev. DIR. Agnew advertised
sermon on the stage, to be delivered in
the North Presbyterian Church, Phila-
delphia and nearly all the actors and
actresses in the city were in the con-
gregation, possibly expecting to hear
something agreeable. 40, Lord" the
pastor prayed, "save any young man
within reach of my voice from the
bighting effects of the theaterl 1t leads
the body to ruin, the mind to de.
struction, the soul to hell. Its inhu
ences are vicious, its locality is marked
by dens of vice and the footprints of
scarlet women" The sermon was in
the same vein, the following being a
passage: Even the great and much
lauded Shakespeare glories in bacchana-
lian revels and excuses the lack of vir-
tue in men and women. Murder is made
heroism. An actor-a Booth-has
thought it heroic to put pistol at the
heart of a President. We don't want
murders, even by illustration, in public.
Some States have already moved in the
direction Of having their executions in
private. Why should such murders as
the stage depicts be tolerated."
A WOMAN in Kansas Pacific Rail-
road car sat facing a man who, with
one eye at least, seemed 10 be staring
Gxedly at her. She became indignant,
and said: "Why do you look at me SO,
sir?" He said that he was not aware OF
having done SO, but she insisted. 81
beg your pardon, Madam, but it's this
eye, is it notF lifting his finger to his
LETT optic. Yes, sir, it's that eye. u
"Well, madam, that eye won't do you
any harm. It's glass eye, Madam
only glass eye. l hope you'll excuse
it. But, upon my soul, Pm not sur
prised that even glass eye should fee
interested in SO pretty woman" Th'
explanation and the compliment com
bined to put the woman into 8 goo'
humor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

EXTRACT from the journal Of travel
of a young American lady according
to the Paris Figaru): 1.-THE captain
then became violently in love with me,
but would not listen to him. Hecame
and knocked at the door of my cabin on
the eve of our landing. Madam said
he to me, my courage is exhausted. /
have placed ten barrels of powder SO as
to blow up the ship. If you continue
cruel, well perish togetherP Well
that night 1 saved the lives of three
hundred people"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

A CUNNING DoG.-Dogs sometimes
exhibit traits that are almost human; !;
and we sometimes wonder whether
Pythagoras was very far wrong in his
theory that the souls of men at their
death, and also before their creation, in
habit the bodies of animals.
Certainly, if so, the soul of certain
little black spaniel named "Nig" must
originally have belonged to seme greedy
boy whose indulgent parents fed him
upon knickknacks until he died, for
never was there an animal more par
ticular in his tastes with regard to food.
Many times Mig would 60 supperless to
bed because his little master insisted
upon his eating plain bread and butter
instead of cake; and he was known to
fast an entire day on one occasion
because his breakfast consisted of fried
potatoes and beef-bones rather than
hot rolls, of which he was extravagantly
| fond.
But little boys learn to get their
own way, and little dogs are quite as
apt.
After time, Mig concluded that the
only sure method of obtaining what be
wanted was to eat, or hide away, what
was given him, and then beg for more,
and, therefore, he would carry off the
crusts which he found upon his plate,
bury them at the foot of the garden and
then return, and with wagging tail ask
for doughnut or cookie, which he sell
dom failed to receive.
By this and other tricks the spaniel
generally managed to secure such food
as he best liked, and, for long time, tht
shrewdness which he exhibited and the
hearty laughs which he excited made
his master forget how bad were the
habits which he was forming. But ont
day Mig made too great fuss about tn,
supper which was set before him, and
as a punishment, severe order wa
issued:
The dog was to eat just what was lef
from the table, and nothing more. Wha
was good enough for the family must d
for him.
That night Mig slept in happy uncor
. sciousness of the new rule; but whe
morning came, and breakfast was ovel
it's full import became known to hin
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
NEW APosrRoPuE TO NIAGARa.

Flow on forever in thy glorious robe
OF terror and Of beauty, mostly Of terror,
Particularly to the man of small means
On his wedding tour, many Of whom
Thou suckest In, o mighty suckeri
Nature hath set
Rcr rainbow on thy forehead, and the wonder 10
Thou dost not charge her forty dollars rent
Per diem, or bid her take her rainbow elsev here.
True, she hath given thy voice Of thunder
Powert to spsak Of her eternaliy, bidding the
Lip Of man ho.d silence; or, in other words,
Bidding man to hold his LIP, and upon thy
Rocky altar pour incense OF awe-struck praise,
And dump the contents OF his pocket-book
Within the Golfers of her one-horse hotels.
Even ocean shrinks
Back from thy splendor; and the millionaire,
The Royal Prince, the President Of Savings Bank
On the lookout for ship about to sail,
Fall back appall d when thy hackman
Presents bis bill for splurge around the square.
The morning stars
When hrst they sang DER young creations birth
Heard thy deep anthem, and the world to-day
Doth marvel much that thou didst not
Send in a bill Of two hundred and fifty
Or three hundred dollars to Great Jehovah
For the entertainment.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
ArrRoPRIArE LINKS.
contemporary says the following couples
were '.procIaimed In matrimony" last year In

contemporary says the following couples
we're '.proclaimed In matrimony" last year In
Scotland:
Thomas Black and Mary White,
Peter Day and Ellen Knight,
Solomon Bank and Catherine Vale,
James Hill and Susan Dale.
Isaac Slater and jane Thatcher,
John Barker and Mary Butcher,
Stephen Head and Mary Heart
William Stately and Jessie Smart,
Joseph Reed and Julia Hay,
Thomas Spring and Mary May, 7c
Joseph Brown and Kitty Green,
John Robins and Jenny Wren,
William Castle and Nancy Hall,
Peter Chatter and Fanny Call,
Joseph Mann and Eliza Child,
James Merry aud Lucy Wild,
Thomas Bruin and Mary Bear,
James Fox and Catherine Hare,
Andrew Clay and Lucy Stone,
Michael Blood and Lizzie Bone,
John Cloak and julia Hood,
Ewdard Cole and Nancy Wood,
James Broom and Ellen Birch,
Charles Chapel and Susan Church.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

A TURKISH steamer is loading at New
Haven with cargo of rifles, kerosene
oil, pressed brick and cows.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

In the State of New York there are
6,243 churches wit 2,6S 40 sittings.
The church members number ! III, ,47e.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

Life In itself, 1t life to all things give,;
For whatsoeer 1t looks on, that thing lives
Becomes an active being, i'll or good;
And. grateful to Its giver, tenders food
For the souls health, or, suffering change unblest,
Pours poison down to rankle in the treast;
As is the man, cen so 1t bears its part,
And answers thought to thought, and heart Il
heart. r. II Dana, Sr.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
KILLED BYA METEOR,

Covington Telegram to Indianapolis Journal.
On Tuesday night last Leonidas Grover,
who resides in the vicinity of Newtown,
Fountsin county, met his death in way
that is probably without parallel in this or
any other country. MIR. Grover was wild
over, living on his farm with married
daughter and her husband. On the evening
referred to the married couple had been ab-
sent on visit to some neighbors, and upon
returning at late hour, entered tne house,
finding everything, to all appearance, in
usual order, and supposing that Mr.. Grover
had already retired, went to bed themselves.
Next morning the daughter arose, and hav-
ing prepared breakfast, went to
the adjoining room to call her father, and
was Mortified to find him lying upon
his shattered bed mutilated corpse. Her
screams brought the husband quickly to the
bed room, and an inspection disclosed
ragged opening in the roof, directly over the
breast of the unfortunate man, which was
torn through as if by cannon shot, and ex-
tending downward through the bedding and
floor; other holes showed tho direction taken
by the deadly missiles. Subsequent search
revealed the fact that the awful calamity was
caused by the fall of meteoric stone, and
the stone itself, pyramidal in shape, and
weighing twenty pounds and few ounces
avoirdupois, and stained with blood, was I'M
earthed from a depth of nearly five feet, thus
showing the fearful impetus with which it
struck the dwelling. The position of the
CORPSE, with other surroundings, when found,
showed that the victim was asleep when
stricken, and that death to him was painless.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
woRrHNGroN

offered $500 to vote for johnson, Represent
tative Barnett, Of Brady, said he felt author
lied in saying the statement was false. Sem
ator Mitchell, OF Hemstead, demanded the
oftcrer otthe bribe. Representative Fishback
moved to dissolve the convention and inyesti-
gate. The president Of the senate (Dufiield)
decided that the motion could not be enter
tanned. Representative Furbish, colored, pro-
posed that the members should scatter ballots
so as to temporarily prevent an election. The
roll call proceeded to the result above stated
Davidson's statement had apparently no cf-
feet on the actual ballot save that Representa-
tive Washburn asked and was excused from
voting in consequence. the reflections were
cast upon johnson personally.
ENGLISH GRAIN.
The Mark Lane Egpress says the as
pect of the growing wheat plant is scarcely
satisfactory, as sudden changes in tempera-
ture have tended to check its early develop:
ment, but another month or six weeks must
elapse before any definite opinion can be put
forward as the actual state OF the CROP
Farmers deliveries of grain have been mode
rate, and classification continues il faiJl
to the condition in which most of the English
wheat comes to market. Dry parcels are quite
an exception both in London and provincial
exchange. Nearly all samples offered are
damp or sprouted. To its defective condition
must be attributed the comparative neglect
from which home grown wheat has suffered,
and which has prevented US from sharing the
increased attention shown to foreign grain.
The imports of foreign wheat into London
continues moderate. More attention has
been paid to this class of produce us granaried
stocks in the United Kingdom show consid-
cradle deficiency on those held at cores.
ponding time in 1878. Millers have purchased
with less reserve, and steady trade has re-
suited at fully late rates The weak point
as regards the future course of prices is the
unusually large surplus available for export
in America, which must exercise depress-
ing effect if the purchasing power of France
has been over estimated. Apart from the un-
certainty attaching to the operations of our
neighbors, who, instead of exporting wheat
have been large importers, it remains to be
seen whether the reserves of grain in the
hands Of French farmers will be sufficient to
meet the requirements of consumption. With
large arrivals at ports of call durng the week,
principally from California, the floating cargo
trade for wheat has ruled steady, without quo
table charge. Maize is firm at an advance of
I'D per quarter. Sales of English wheat last
week were 81, 141 quarters at 3Ss lid per quar-
ter, against 80, 425 quarters at SIS per quarter
the previous years. Imports into Great Brit
ian for the week ending Jan. lth were wheat,
740,747 hundred weights; flour. 17s,O91 hmm
dred weights.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
At the Last.

Nov, poor tired hands, be still,
Toil-stained through Deaths white hue
No need now for your skill,
No further task TO do,
Folded across the breast,
Take calmest rest;
Dead hands no work shall soil
IT'S living hands that toll.
Now, weary eyes, go to sleep;
You shall see no more wrong, -
Nor anxious watches keep
For love that tarries long;
Through all the years. 4
Fold down your lids and sleep
'Tis living eyes that weep.
Poor beating heart, now rest;
Sorrow or pain no more
Shall make thy sore distrest;
Thy restless care is DER.
Go still sweet session keep
Of blissful sleep,
And no more throb and ache -
lis living hearts that break.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
-
HOMES Il THE WEST.
Persons looking westward for homes

Persons looking westward for homes
III procure full information concerning
ii" GARDEN Epor of Iowa and Mime
-
.ota, by subscribing for the Worthiug-
ion ADVANCE, published at Worthingtos
Minnesota. Send 50 for one year; 81
Or SIX months, and so cents for three
months, to ADVANCE, Worthington
Mobiles county, Minnesota"
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30

After presenting our bill for last years
subscription to one Of our citizens, seven
times, he remarked: "Why don'tjyou 20
for these slippery fellows frstY I'm good
enough. h."-Reynoldsu Heaald.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30

Be not ashamed thy virtues; honor
is q good brooch to wear in a mans hat
at all times.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
NUMBER p.

for the erection of new capitol building. A
bill was offered restoring the death penalty.
The Senate amendments to the House resolu-
ton investigating the State prison were con-
CURED in.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30

The trimming for evening dresses are
of unusual richness and variety.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
LIFE AND DEATH.

Record OF tho 0iFths and Deaths 4, u.>-~
eota. BY Counties. ter the Year 1aze.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

No reports were received from the coun-
ties of Kanabec, Lake, Lincoln and Wadena.
The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30


ment having ordered rigid enforcement OF
the statutes, both civil and penal, against all
the trespassers, including purchasers OF ma
terial.
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
A Leavenworth dispatch says three
companies OF the Twcnty-third infantry, un.
der the immediate command Of Gen. jeff. C
Davis, will leave Fort Lcavenworth Monday
morning January 9th, for the new post as
signed to the regiment on the border. The
reglmcntal officers and band will accompany
the detachment. The Eigtecth infantry now
in the South under command of Gen. Ruger,
is assigned to duty at Fort Lcavenworth.
Corporal Adams, Of Company g, twenty
third Infantry, died suddenly of heart disease.
He will be buried with full military honors
THE CHENNEY FIGHT.
A Fort Robinson, Nebraska dispatch
OF Jan. Gath says Capt. Vessels command has
arrived in camp bringing the dead bodies o1
Sergeant Taggart and Privates Brown, Nelson
and Deblois, the latter having died on the
road. Also the wounded and seven Cheyenne
prisoners, three squaws and four children, ol
whom three are wounded. OF the nine
captured, one buck and one squaw died before
reaching here. They were carefully searched
and but two small knives found. Capt Wes
sells wound Is very slight, and those o1
Sergeant Ambrose Sergeant Reed and
"Woman's Dress, "the Indian scout, dangerous
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-11-02
ESTRAYS.

THE FOLLOWING EsRkYs CAME TO
my ranch on Willow Greek. on tho road
from Elk 10 Tnscarofa. about six months
hgoi One. cream oolOfcd mare, branded IN.
connected with CAP, len front foot and both
hind feet wife: white snip IN forehead and
white name and tall; shout 4 years old. One
cream coiored colt with mare. no brand. right
bind foot white. white nip In forehead. aud
white name and tail The owner Il rcducsiai
TO prove property, pay ohstgcs and take them
away. 4. \. WILEY.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-11-02
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