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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
My.tery Explained.

Parlor scene: Mrs. Brown, who has spent
the summer among the White Mountainsi in
search of health, and who seems to have
searched the whole mountain side without
being able to find a pair of blooming cheeks
or an inch of healthful skin: Mrs. White,
who has remained at home because her hus.
band could not afford to 60, but whose fresh
complexion and bright eyes seem to have
caught their bloom and brightness from
mountain breezes.
Mrs. B.-"Dear me, Mrs. White, how well
you are looking! Ifyou will not think me
impairment, let me ask how you can keep so
healthy in this dreadful city? have been
to the White Mountains, go there every
summer, in fact, and / can't keep off the
doctors list at that"
Mrs. W.-(smiling)-"TW tell you the
| whole secret, Mrs. Brown. You remember
how poorly l was last spring, some days
| even being confined to my bed. DR..
told Mr.. White to SEND me to the noun.
tains, but I knew he couldn't aft ,rd it, and !
tried sr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Its effects were SO marvellous that | also
tried his Golden Medical Discovery, to
cleanse my system. In my opinion, one
bottle of the Prescription and the Discovery
is better than six weeks of the White Noun
tains for a sick woman. I have only been
out of the city a week during the whole
summer; then my husband and I went to
Buffalo and stopped at DIR. Pierce'sInvalids
and Tourists Hotel. The baths. and me
chanical apparatus for treating patients
were alone worth going to see. Besides
| our accommodations were better than VIZ
had at Long Branch last year, and the drives
and scenery are superb. Let me advise you
to use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and try the Invalids' and Tourists Hote
next summer instead of the White Noun
Iains."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
rrea,ury No.ice.

The following notice has been Issued by
the Treasurer of the United State: Frag.
ments Of National bank notes, redeemed by
bank of issue for less than half face value,
will be accepted by the Treasurer only
when their valuation is equal to the face
value Of the note of some denomination
issued by the bank, or some multiple there.
of. The required valuation may or can
be made up of several fragments of notes
Of the same or different denominations
In no other case can such fragments be
disposed of under the regulations of the
Comptroller of the Currency requiring Ma.
tional bank notes to be delivered to. him for
destruction in sums of even hundreds of
dollars. The accumulation in his hands
of fragments Of which he is unable to dis.
pose compels the Treasurer to adopt the
rules.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

have frequently been stated in these
columns. 1T is want Of time-fower
culture is not dignifed, or something
of that character. These are no rea-
sons at all. Every man should take
time to make life as comfortable and
pleasant as he can, and SO far as flowers
can make it SO, every farmer has a good
opportunity. That the cultivation Of
flowers is beneath dignity is not true
either. 1t is worthy of the highest dig
nifty, for it shows nobility of soul.
But flowers are useful. They are
softening in their influence, and every
man or woman needs all the softening
influence that he or she can command.
The influences of the world generally
are not softening. They are hardening.
While the wheat field or corn field con-
tains much that study and appreciation
would make useful in developing the
soul, these influences are too deep for
general utilization. But the flower is
always smiling and always gentle. II
is every ready, as it were, with a kind
| word.
Therefore, we suggest that every
farmer, amidst all his other duties, seel
that the flower garden is not altogether
neglected, and that he does something
in it himself, and not leave it wholly K
the ladies of the household.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
Where Does Dew Come From?

The general belief is that the soil OBJ
tains water from the air ct night by alb
sorption and condensation to such an
extent as to be of the utmost agricult-
uraI value" and that in times of drought
this moisture of the air invigorates and
sustains plants which otherwise would
perish. The observations of Prof.
Stockbridge show the soil, from May to
November, both at the surface and five
inches deep, to be warmer than the air;
it is hardly possible that moisture on
the surface in the morning was deposit
ed from the air. A more reasonable
conclusion is that the vapor which rises
from the surface is condensed as it
comes in contact with the colder air.
The phenomenon of so-called "dew-
fall" is usually attributed to the sup
posed fact that soil and plants are
colder than the air at night, and so con-
dense its moisture in the form of
"dew." The "dew" on the ice-pitcher
is the common illustration to prove the
theory but, as we have seen, the condl-
tions in this case are the reverse OF those
with soil and plant, which are both
warmer than the air at night, while the
ice-pitcher is colder. Further investl'
cations we're made in the study Of this
question. A tin box, without top OF
bottom, was filled with soil and placed
in growing grass; the next morning the
grass was loaded with dew, but not E
trace appeared on the box, and the tenn
perature of the soil was 66 deg, and O.
the air 60 deg. This experiment wal
repeated many times with the same re
suits. Then a loose tin cove wa
placed on the box; in the morning thu
top of the cover was dry, but the unde
side was "thickly studded with drops o
water "-dew.-American Agricult1t
sief
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
The second Aarsnt Murder

Justice Hopkins, Of the District Court of
Barnstable, rendered the following verdict
at the inquest: "That Edith Burgess Free
man came to her death at Pocasset, on Thurs
day, May 1, in consequence of a stab with a
knife, inflicted by Charles F. Freeman, of
Pocasset, the knife wounding her in the left
breast and penetrating the heart, causing
nearly instantaneous death, and that the stab
and wound were inflicted by Charles F. Free.
man with full deliberaiion, and without any
provocation, or excuse; and that Harriet
B. Freeman, his wife, was present at
the time, aiding, abetting, and assisting
the act by her voluntary consent;
and / further find that the commission of
homicide by Charles F. Freeman and his
wife, Harriet r Freeman, was by reason of
their belief that the same was required by
Almighty God, as a proof or illustration Of
their faith in Him." Freeman was after.
ward visited by members of the press. He
seemed to be Indifferent as to the course of
action that will be taken in his case at the
October term of the Superior Court, and
remarked to the reporters, that he would
not accept the assistance of any lawyer in
Southeastern Massachusetts, to defend him.
II it should be necessary that he should
have counsel, he should engage the Hon.
q. A. somerby, Of Boston, 10 defend his
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

action, on the ground that on account Of
his sincere belief in the manifested revela-
lions of God, and the act being in ac-
cordanc with the teachings of his religion,
he would not be liable for murder. He still
maintained that he had done a. great duty
to his God, and said that God had revealed
to him that there would be an astonishing
revelation made on the 21st of May. He
was free from care aud sorrow, and his
cheerful ways presented a very striking
contrast to the demeanor Of his wife, who
occupies the cell above.
A correspondent says that Mrs. Freeman
occupies most of her time in sewing, and
did not wish to hold much conversation
with any of those who visited the Jail.
Those who have visited her since she has
been confined in prison think she cannot
survive the great shock that has come upon
her, and that her death may be expected be-
fore the time announced for the trial. In
the hectic flush upon her cheek and her pale
countenanee seems to be written the
anguish which she has suffered her eyes
are sunken, and the redness shows that she
has been given to too much weeping, and
1t is true that she is gradually failing day
by day. She does not eat sufficient for her
~sustenance. She occupies about all her
time in weeping, day and night, and she
thinks now that her husband has done 8
great wrong in sacrificing her little daugh
ter, toward whose memory her materna,
feelings are now thoroughly aroused.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
A Young NAN Jumps from q Railroad
Bridge Into the River.

Alive o'clock in the morning, recently,
a young man, apparently about twenty-five
years Of age, boarded the Newport ferryboat
Belle, at Cincinnati, and paid his fare to the
Kentucky side. When the boat was about
the middle of the river he made a Jump for
the side guard of the boat, and attempted
to jump overheard, but was restrained
from doing SO by Jerry Cronin, collector
of the boat, who had quite a tussel with
the young man before he succeeded in
making him relinquish his hold on the
guard rail. On the arrival of the boat at the
Kentucky side he walked up the hill from
the landing and proceeded to the Newport
entrance of the Cincinnati and Newport
Railroad Bridge and paid the toll for cross
ing. Upon reaching the main p of the
bridge, which is just ninety.two feet from
the level of the river, he deliberately
climbed the railing, stood erect upon it
for a moment and theu made a plunge
headlong into the river, turning several
times as he fell. He arose to the surface
twice and then disappeared. Several men
were on the bridge at the time, some dis.
tance behind the young man, and called to
him to desist, when they saw him climbing
the rail, but they were too late to rescue him,
and were rooted to the spot with horror
when they saw him make his fearful plunge
into eternity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
MOODY Anray at rranlror,.

A difficulty occurred at Frankfort, KY,
between ". q. Hall and Mr.. J. NJ. Stephens
In which Hall was stabbed in four places,
dangerously, and Stephens got a pistol shot
through the clothing. The origin of the,
difficulty is not known. A dispatch says
Hall met Stephens on the street, drew a
pistol and fred, when Stephens wrenched
the weapon out of his hand, and stabbed
him four times with a knife. Stephens
could have killed Hall with his own pistol,
but after disarming him stepped back sew.
eral PAGES, and waited until he saw Sheriff
Williams coming down the street when he
called to him to come aud arrest him, and
rave himself mn.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
Judicial Executions.

John ]. West, for the murder of a tramp
last October, was executed on the old fair
ground, near Bonneville, Mo. The drop fell
at fourteen minutes to twelve o'clock. The
rope broke, and the body Strengthened out
and turned over. When he was picked up
his neck was not broken. He died at just
twelve o'clock. Vests father, from Chaplin,
Ill was present at the execution. There
were about eight thousand people present.
Wallace Wilkerson, who shot Baxter N.
Tintic about two years ago, was executed at
Provo. Utah, at twelve m. He eyinced
great nerve, and sat in a chair facing the
three guns, distant about thirty feet, with.
but either bandaging or closing his eyes.
His wife spent the last night and up to
within a half hour of the execution with
aim. The scene of the parting was
very affecting. He made q speech
expressing his thanks to the officials and
others, stating that he had no i'll will
toward any but one person who swore
falsely IN the trial. He hoped God would
forgive him; he babe all goodbye, shook
hands with the few officials and others
present, then took his position on the
chair, and, at a given signal from the Mar.
shall, three concealed marksnen fred. He
leaped from the chair, exclaiming, 80,
God" fell forward on his face, and contin-
ned breathing in a few gasps for twenty.
seven minutes, wheR the physicians pro-
nounced him dead. T..ere were about
twenty five people in the jail-yard, and
probably two hundred outside the inclosure.
Henry Alphonso Davis (white), Henry
Andrews (white), and Lewis Carleton (col.
oredl, noted burglars, were hanged at
Hillsboro, the county seat Of Orange
County, North Carolina, where their nu.
merous crimes were committed. Each of the
prisoners proclaimed his innocence to the
last. Carleton spoke an hour, and said his
salvation was sure. Tn parting between
Andrews and his sister on the scaffold was
most affecting, and moved the crowd Of
witnesses to tears. All were firm and
showed nc signs of wavering. The hang
ing took place at half.past two o'clock, and
was badly botched. The ropes around the
necks of Davis and Carleton were too long
and their feet rested on the ground. They
were raised, and the ropes retied, causing
death from strangulation. A terrific
thunder storm ragged during the whole pro
ceedings, and the scene was wild and terri
BILE. At least eight thousand people were
present.
The New Orleans Tsmes's Plaquemine
Iberyille Parish, special says Robert
Cheney, colored, was hanged there fol
ravishing Amelia Voight in June, 1873
The execution passed off quietly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

An Austrian clockmaker named jean
Weriz has invented rifle with which
from 400 to 800 shots can be fred each
minute. The mechanism of the weapon
has some resemblance to the movements
of a watch, and the cartridges are SO ar
ranged as to form a heightened ribbon.
The handling of the piece is said to be
a very simple affair.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

Alta Cabinet meeting in Washington, the
position OF silver in the monetary standards
Of the world was discussed, aud the con-
clusion reached that the Secretary of State
should, through our Ministers, open nego.
tiations with European Governments to
effect results which the late International
Silver Congress failed in. 1t is evident
from the proceedings of Congress that the
silver question win not down. In CONVEX
-sation on this subject a member of the
Cabinet remarked that the silver question
woald never be settled until it was settled
right But as to what is right there is q
wide difference of opinion in official circles.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
Hanged by Mob

News is received that on Saturday night
Charles Reed, of Sidney. Nebraska, who was
in jail there for having murdered Henry
Loomis, on the preceding day, was taken
out BY about fourteen hundred citizens and
hanged to a telegraph pole, in the main
s~treet.of the town. The mob then dispersed
firing revolvers in the air and shouting
".Loomis is avenged
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
Four lEen nrnnnea.

While q party of six men, who had been
hunting in Illinois, and who crossed the
Mississippi River in a skif, were attempt
ing to land on the Missouri side, at st. Louis
in ahigh wind, their boat upset and four Of
the six, John Hiemenz, Ant. Herman, Mar.
tins, and two others, names unknown, were
drowned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

WHEN a farmer loses a horse, or OK,
or any other animal, instead of leaving
the carcass to be devoured by dogs or
crows, he should cover it with six or
eight times its bulk of earth, and thus
arrest the fertilizing gases which would
otherwise be thrown off. By so doing
he would secure a quantity of manure
worth five times the trouble it would
cost him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

The Worth of FIOwers.-If there
were nothing in the flower garden ex-
cept its beauty, it should be found on
every farm. While the oceansof grain
are waving over the broad acres, and the
focks are grazing and bleating on the
plains; while the men are busy in the
fields, and the women in the house, the
bushes of the flower garden should
tinge the scene with loveliness, and its
smiles should break the monotony. On
the desert there are no flowers. If the
of sand, far from human habitation and
the beauty of vegetation. should find a
single rose blooming along his trackless
way, he would dismount from his camel
and worship, actually worship the sweet
emblem of purity and gentleness. And
it would make little difference either
who the traveller was. His soul might be
able to feed upon the delicate exh,bi
tions of nature, or it might usually be
silent eloguence, but where such exhi.
lions were so rare the appreciative soul
would appreciate them more than ever,
and the usually dull soul would be
struck with ~splendor.
And yet on our fertile plains and
prairies, where the flowers love to bloom
there are many homes that are no
graced by a single rose. They Lave
everything but flowers. The field
laugh with their burden of grain, ant
the garden is rich in everything bu
flowers. And yet the owners and occu
pants of these fowerless homes Otter
love flowers. If they see a neighbor'
garden rich in bloom and perfume, the,
admire it. If they walk neal the win
dow of a city florist, they pause to ad
mire the beauty of the flowers. An,
yet no flowers at homel Can the reason
be given? Certainly; and the reason
] which are usually given for such neglec
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

The resolution recently introduced in the
House by Mr.. Garfield authorizing the Sec
rotary of War to issue rations to the colored
refugees in Kansas, was called up for action
OF the committee BY Mr.. Monroe, and the
proposition to report the measure to the
House with a favorable recommendation
was rejected. This action virtually kills the
measure.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
IF the Wseh.


Mark Gray, the man who shot at Edwin
Booth, in a Chicago theater, has been ad-
judged insane, and sent to a lunatic
asy
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
ETect ot

The Meriden Wooden Company at Meri.
den, Conn., closed their factory owing to
the failure Of Whitemore, Pete, Post & Co.,
Of New York. Two hundred and fifty EN-.
ployees, half women, are thrown out Of
work. Liabilities estimated at 100000;
assets nominal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

AsPEEDY QUIETUs is given to a hacking
monary, throat, and bronchial complaints,
RALL's BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS, which
cures consumption, bronchitis, pneumonia,
pleurisy, labored breathing and other dis
orders of the respiratory organs. When a
cough manifests itself, the early use of this
beneficent medicine is earnestly recon-.
mended, as the difficulty is more easily
overcome in its incipient stage than later
on. Sold by all Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

A yonng daughter Of J. G. Huber, who
lives one aud a half-miles north of Green.
vile, Ohio, assisting her father in burning
stalks in the field, by some means set her
clothing on fire, and before assistance could
be rendered her, she was SO badly burned
that she died next morning.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

A special reports the burning of the bust
ness portion Of the town of Farmersville,
Louisiana. Loss estimated at 100000.
Partially insured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

SOMETHING OF VALUE, FIRE., is not com.
monty offered. But our readers will find
such is the case for once, if they read the
advertisement of De. N. D. WOLFE, of Gin
~cinnati, in our present issue. 1t willinter-
Throat or Lungs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
Good News nom the Crops.

Reports from various poin,sin Minnesota,
Iowa and Wisconsin are received, showing
that refreshing showers have fallen lately,
and have removed the fears OF injuryt to the
crops from drought.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

AFTER you have tried nearly everything
to get cured of Chronic Chiils and Fever or
Fever and Ague il vain, we would advise
you to try DR.. F. Wilhoft's Anti-Periodic
or Fever and Ague Tonic. 1t is not pleas.
ant to take, but it contains no Quinine, and
never fails to cure. Its composition is
printed on the inside wrapper of each bot.
tie, and it is Endorsed BY the most emil
nent physicians. For sale by all Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

The veteran Henry Russell. composer
of the music of "Woodman, Spare
that Tree" has recently appeared on
the London stage at q benefit.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

RRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs, for Pull
monary and Asthmatic Disorders, have
proved their efficacy by test of many years,
and have received testimonials from eminent
men who have used them. Is cents a box.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

SARATOGA is to have a new opera
house in connection with the Grand
Union Hotel capable of seating 1900
people.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

THE reason Booth wasn't killed was
that he wa acting Richard II. Those
Kings never get hit, somehow.-Phila-
deIphiu Bulletin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

JOHN TEMPLE, the inventor of the
turbine water-wneel, died In Dayton,
Ohio, last week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

JENNY LIMBS eldest daughter has a
fine voice, but takes little interest in
musical studies.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

The woman who is ambitious to make
the bosoms of her husbands shirts shine
resplendently must have an iron will.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

See Decoration Day Music in the MUSICAL REcoRD.
six cents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

EXCAVATIONS at Rome have just dis
closed a private palace, in which the
finest and most perfect paintings in the
Roman world have been discovered. The
painting surface is 272 square feet, each
inch being a perfect wonder of art.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

GOOD NEWS! 8! ysnd st,. sss ss soss
Rock has thousands of friends. Do not fail to ex-
anime and try It, There are 20 Songs, in the compo-
sition or selection Of which great taste and ability
has been displayed. Examine also " Shining River"'
and the" River Of Life" two standard books Of
great beauty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

JOHN E. OWENS will strike the Aus
tralians with his "Solon Shingle."-
New Orleans Picayune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

A LITTLE strong lye or soda put into
hard water will render it soft at once.
A few drops of ammonia in a pailful has
the same effect.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

A CABLE dispatch to the Associated Press
says that Mason & Hamlin have been
awarded the highest gold medal at the Paris
Exposition for their Cabinet Organs. Thirty
best makers of the world were competitors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
Protect lhe system from malaria.

1t is possible to do this aver in regions of
country where miasma is most rife, and
where the periodic fevers which it causes
assume their most formidable types. The
immense popularity of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is very largely attributable to the
fact of its efficacy as a remedy for chills and
fever, bilious remittents, and as apreventive
of the various forms Of malarial disease.
In those portions of the West and South
where complaints of this nature prevail,
teemed for the protective influence which, it
exerts, and it has been very widely adopted
as a substitute for the dangerous and com
paratively ineffective alkaioid, sulphate OF
quinine. Physicians have not been among
the last to concede its merits, and the en-
phatic professional Endorsements which il
has received have added to the reputation il
has obtained at home and abroad.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

SMOKE Pogue's " Sitting Bull Durham Tobacco"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

THE Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. 81, East
18th Street, N. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for a catalogue.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22

IT should be known generally that a
solution of borax is of great use where
a mild alkaline wash is required on any
part of the body.