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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
Two beautiful blacksmiths have beer

Two beautiful blacksmiths have been
discovered by an enterprising reporter
of the Louisville Courier. Journal. Over
the door, painted in modest letters, was
the sign, :. Blacksmithing, by Carrie
and Nellie Blair" From the interior
of the shop came the pleasant ring Of the
anvil and the dull sound of working bel.
lows. Right in the center stood an
anvil, and upon it lay rod. of red-hot
iron, into which young lady was en-
deavoring to weld the link of a
large log-chain. Sic was blonde, her
complexion being as fair as that of any
petted belle of society, and the lovely
tinge of pink and red which ever and
anon spread over face and neck not only
served to heighten her natural beauty,
but gave evidence of an excellent con.
stitution and robust health. Her eyes
were of beautiful dark brown. shaded
by lovely lashes of the same hue. Hel
lips were as red as coral, and her teeth
as firm and white as pearls. She wa:
dressed in a very becoming attire o.
large Turkish pantaloons and loost
blouse coat; her sleeves were rolled uI
to the elbow, exhibiting beautifully
rounded white arm.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08

AN Englishman who has recently ar
rived at Philadelphia is shocked to see
so many left-tailed dogs in the streets,
and feels it his duty to direct public at
tention to the fact. "Your excellent
American oysters" he writes to the edi-
tor of the Telegraph, "your roast beef,
poultry and superior shad, have, | fear,
caused very provoking attack of gout,
which will prevent me from visiting the
Bench Show of Dogs, to open on Men
day next. If the dogs to be exhibited
prove to be no better breed than the
dogs I have noticed along your streets,
the exhibition will not prove very cred
table. AT least ninety in every one
hundred dogs 1 have noticed in this city
curl their tails to the left, an evidence
Of low breed and danger. Dogs that
curl their tails to the right are never
afflicted with hydrophobia; that fatal
disease prevails only among dogs that
curl their tails left. No gentleman il
London or any city of the Continent
will own a dog or allow dog to follow
him that curls his tail to the left. -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
A Drunken Deer.

Man is reproached or commended,
according to taste, as the only animal
that gets drunk. But how about the
deer? 1t is stated by an authority that
the deer-at any rate the French deer
for all his amiable qualities, "n'en est
pas nsoins ofecte d. un dssez uiL1tn pen -tant,
cel1i des jouissanccs bachiques." But only
at this time of the year. He then
" throws himself with avidity" upon
certain tender shoots containing juice
which ferments in his stomach and
intoxicates him to such an extent that
he strays from his usual haunts and
"folIows his nose" Thus it came to
pas. that deer Gin liquor" was dis
covered by q peasant, also "i in liquor"
lying dead drunk in ditch on the
road to the village of Queue en-Brie.
The peasant, delig ghted at the godsend.
tied the deer's legs together with hand
kerchief, and, having hoisted the animal
on his shoulders, prepared to carry him
of. The deer, housed from his drunken
sleep by this treatment, became 80
troublesome that the peasant, who was
of an inventive turn, took offhis blouse,
passed it over the deer's head and
improvised by means of it asort of strait
jacket. He had just finished these
Intelligent proceedings when he per-
ceived two gendarmes, who, without ado
requested to be furnished with his name
and address, in view of legal proceed
ings, car Ia chosse etaI close" In the
meanwhile the deer, whose feet had beer
united, scampered of, little embar
rassed by the blouse, to his doe ant
family, whose CONSERVATION at hi
strange appearance may be readil,
imagined. He probably had a bad tim
of it when he reached his own quarters
while the peasant had to reckon with tn
legal authorities. Thus we see how
deer, as well as man, got into troubl
through drink, and the case is recon
mended to the notice of Sir Wilfri
Lawson.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
EATON, OHIO, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1873

the garden path to the door of the mite
of q cottage. 1t was Dick, so changed
Peteona scarcely knew him, and the
package contained the seeds and onion
sets and young lettuces and cabbages,
and before dark he had planted them all,
under the superintendence of Miss Pep
pard, in the mite of a garden, and Mrs.
Brown had no chance of sending her
compliments of the season.
"And now, ma'am," said Dick, after
supper, "Pll go. l thank you ever so
much, and wish my mother had known
you."
P'r'haps she knows her now" said
Ona.
Sand will be good boy-I will
indeed"
With the help, of God," said Miss
Peppard, solemnly." ''..A =
With the help of God," said the boy
in a low voice.
But I guess you'd better stay here
Tonight" continued Miss Peppard.
+" You can sleep in the wood-house.
Peteona will make you comfortable
bed there, -
"Shan't do no such tingp Said Pete
ona, defantly.
"OnaP reproved her mistress.
"Till my dishes are washed, / mean,
Miss Peppar'," said Ona.
And then tomorrow morning you
can start for the baby. Cats and dogs
and birds are we'll enough in their way,
but baby is worth them all"
Gollyl now you're talkin', Miss
Peppar' P' shouted Ona. CPS always
wanted baby wite baby-too. Mig
ger babies amt much account. JUS
as valuable to dar mudders, dough,
s'pose. Niggers is such fools"
"And if you choose to stay in Sum.
mertown," !" said Miss Peppard, you may
have a home here until you can better
yourself. There's plenty of work fol
you; and the youth upon whom we have
depended for errands and garden help,
ETC., is"
"a drefful smart, nice, perlite boyi'
chimed in Ona; " as lazy and sassy as
he cen lib. An I'll call you in de
mornin' wen de birds arise, an we'll
hab dat ar angel here in a jify; an
won't de cat an dog an birds look wen
dar noses is outer jint? But dar noses'll
be as straight as ebber." g
The very next night sweet baby girl
with great blue eyes and fair curls sal
upon Miss Peppard's lap, looking won
deringly about, as she ate her supper ot
bread and milk, at Peteona, and the
dog and the cat and the birds, whose
noses, by the way, were straight as ever
And before long Dick Poplar became
the most pop'la dreadful, 1 know, but
1 couldn't help it-boy in that neigh
borhood, he was SO clever, SO obliging
and not bit " sassy"
"Der Lor' works in funny ways, sho
enuff," said Peteona, one April day
about year after the return of, Mis-
Peppard's pocketbook. Who'd b'liev'
me aud Miss Peppar ebber wanted
Dick to be drug to de lookup by d
heels? An all de time he was a-bringin
me an miss Peppar' the lubliest ohunl
OBJ sugar, de sweetest honey-bug Of
chile dat ebber coaxed old Peteona fo
gingersnaps. She shall hab more, d
.Lor .bress and sabe .herr'-pourini
them from the cake-box into the up
lifted apron. "Peteona'll bake dem d
hull liblong day, for ebber an ebbe1
for de blue-eyed darlin'--wid littl
time lef out for her odder work"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
Advice Not Taken.

Few sof US who admiriDgly conteu-
plate the great career of Daniel Webster
have reflected what splendid juggler
he might have made. But one cannot
follow everybody's advice, and Daniel
Webster, whatever the loss may have
been to him or to the world, certainly
neglected the opportunity to become 8
great wizard. Mr.. Harvey, his anec-
dote-bfographer, repeats his story OF his
last visit to the Hapsons in Hanover Ia
family whom his father had befriended),
Just before his graduation from college.
T" I spent the night, and was about to
leave the next morning, when Hanson
said to me-
".Well, Daniel, you are about to
graduate. You've got through college,
and have got college larnin', and now
what are you going to do with itf
&c ] told him l had not decided on a
profession. 20
"Well, said he, you are good boy /;
your father was kind man to me, and
was always kind to the poor. I should
like to do kind turn for him and his.
You've got through college, and people
that go through college either become
ministers, or doctors, or lawyers. As
for bein' minister, I would never think
of doin' that; they never get paid any
thing. Doctorin' is miserable profes-
sion; they live upon other peoples
ailin's, are up nights, and have. no
peace. And as for bein' a lawyer,
would never propose that to anybody.
Now said he, Daniel, I'll tell you
whatl You are boy of parts; you un-
derstand this book larnin', and you are
bright. / knew a man who had college
larnin' down in Rye, where lived when
/ was boy. That man was copjurer
he could tell, by consultin' his books
and study, if a man had lost his COW,
where she was. That was great thing
and if people lost anything, they would
think nothin' Of payin' three or foul
dollars to a man like that, so as to find
their property. There is not a conjurel
within a hundred miles of this place, and
you are bright boy, and have got this
college larnin'. The best thing you car
do, Daniel, is to study that, and be Q
conjurer p"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
CALLING THE ANGELS IN.

We mean TO do It. Some day, some day,
We mean to slacken this fevered rush
That 10 wearing our very souls away.
And grant TO our goaded hesrts a rush
That Is holy enough to let them hear
The footsteps Of angels drawing near.
We mean to doit. Oh never doubt.
When the burden Of daytime drDll is Ger,
We'n sit and muse, wEfle the stars come out,
As the patriarch sat at the open door
OF his tent, with heavenward gazing eye,
To watch for the angels passing by.
We see them afar at high noontide,
When fiercely the worlds hot fashtngs beat;
Yet ney er have bidden them turn aside,
And tarry a while in converse sweet,
Nor prayed them to hallow the cheer we spread
To drink of our wine acd break our bread.
We promised our heaytz that when the stress
OF the life work reaches the longed-for close,
When tire weight that we groan with hinders less
Wen loosen our thoughts to such repose
As banishes cares distributing din,
And then-we'll call the angels in.
The day that we dreamed OF comes at length, :
Whea tired Of every mocking quest,
And broken in spirit and shorn of strength,
We drop, indeed, at the door of Test.
And wait and watch as the day wanes on
But the angels We meant to call are gone!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
In q late German story the hero p,

In late German story the hero gives
a rhapsodical description of the first
kiss" in these ebullient words 90 Am I
really dear to you, SophiaY 2 l whispered,
and pressed my burning lips to her rosy
mouth. She did not say yes: she did
not say no; but she returned my kiss,
and my soul was no longer in my body
1 touched the stars; the earth went
from under my feet" All of which is
very pretty and very peetic, but very
indefinite. What the practical Ameri-
can reader wants to know is, if that is
the transcendental German way of say
ing that he was at that particular
moment lifted by a paternal boot-toe p
Louisville Courier-Journdl.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
A coIoREp child had a fall from

A ooLoRED child had fall from 8
second story window, che other day, and
the mother, in relating the incident at a
grocery store, said: Dar dat child
was coming down feet first, wild every
chance of being killed, when de Lawd,
He turned him over, de child struck on
his head. and dere wasn't SO much as q
button flew off."-Ms Y. ,Stqr -,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
A Rapid Artist.

Signor Carlo, a native of Milan, and
now called the lightning artist, is one
of the sensations of London. Every
evening, at popular place of amuse-
ment, he mounts the stage, and to the
s1und of slow music charms the
audience by rapid display of his skill
as painter. His performance is after
ward given away by lot. His subject
being suggested to him, he Immediately
seizes his brush without moments ap-
parent reflection, and with intense in
terest the spectators watch the swift
and gradual process which transforms
blank extent of canvas into a
gorgeous wreck-strewn sea or a golden
sunset. His work is generally finished
within the hour. Not long ago, being
the guest of the Grand Duke of Neck
lenburg- -Schwerin at Ludwigslust. Signor
Carlo was desired TO paint in oil a Hum
garian landscape (Pussta, with gypsy
camp), and this he did in the space Of
fifty minutes, with such truth to nature
and such artistic skill as to excite the
hearty admiration of all the court.
Before society of artists lately, within
the short period of forty-three minutes,
he called into glowing life an italian
evening landscape with perspective Of
classic ruins, glancing rivulets and
breathing groves. To cartoon the same
subject occupied him slightly over a
quarter of an hour. Precise critics need
not approach the work Of Signor Carle
in the hope of finding perfection o.
form, faultless distribution, and blend
ing of colors with mathematical proper
tion in perspective; they are scarcely
such as, ON their own merits, might en-
title them to the approval of MIR. Ruskii
or admission into the Academy; but, ir
view of the conditions under which the.
are produced, they are certainly won
derful examples of artistic skill, ant
must rank the author with those pecu
liar prodigies of mental and physica
achievement wherein the nineteenth
century is SO rife.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08
THr fact uill probably be remembered

The fact will probably be remembered
that at the time of M. Thiers's death
much was said about scientific work
the eminent writer had prepared. The
widow, before publishing the book, con-
suited we'll known professor as to its
merits. After m attentive perusal, he
found the matter utterly worthless,
filled with speculations and long ex-
ploded scientific heresies. OF course,
under these circumstances, Nine. Theirs
abandoned the idea Of giving It to the
public.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08

You can kill two.or three men in
Texas and 10 thingis thought of it, but
if you swear in the presence of lady,
they will fine you 2or ity dollars. They
are determined to discourage impiety.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-08

The amount of pin money required
by the married woman depends on
whether she uses diamond pins or rolling
pins.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-19
OBITUARY..

Ii becomes our mOurntul duty 10 re-
cord the death of Mrs. MARTHA y.
SPANGLER, the beloved consort OF
Mr. John Spangler, formerly OF Jeiter'
son county. Mrs. Spangler was born
oil the 10Th OF April, 1921, aud passed
from earth OH the evening OF July ilh,
1879, a-d SO years, months and Is
days The departed connected herself
with the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Boliver, jefferson county, Virginia,
in the year lS43, aud from that time TO
the moment OF her translation, vas q
consistent follower OF her Divine Lord
aud Saviour.
In her lite she adorned the doctrine
of Christ in all things. Her last months
on earth were spent in great bodily
weakness and suffering, but amid all
her affections she ever realized the sus-
tanning power Of divine grace, and was
enabled to rejoice in the hope of anoth.
err and better home. Her end was
peaceful. The funeral service was con.
Quoted at the NJ. +. Church at Martins
burg, where an appropriate address was
delivered by her pastor, Rev. }. Edwin
Amos. From thence, company OF
sorrowing friends and relatives accom-
panied her remains TO the Shepherds
town cemetery, where they were laid
away in the hope of blessed resurrec-
ton. Rev. ID. q. Miller read the burial
service at the grave.
A devoted companion, faithful and
afftctionate mother, loving sister, a
kind neighbor aud most estmabIe
Christian woman, she has left a name
which shall be as ointment poured forth
and a memory to be treasured in many
loving hearts, May we all meet her
again in the Sweet by and by" a.
Martinsburg, July 10, 1879.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-19
5bepbsrastown Register.
SATUrRDay.Iuu.yro 1870
BYERS' INTERVIEW SUSTAIN.
ED IN GLOVER,S REPORT.

Grant and the radical party are re-
sponsible for the Wholesale plundering
of the people by and through the acts
and connivances of government officials.
The party needs purging out of office.
Friend Byers was sensible in his inter-
view TO the last, and like patriot fear
lessly spoke the truth, Both parties
need purging, and the people need
plenty of gIeenbacks made equal to
gold:
GLovERs SENSATIONAL STARTLING
REpoRr AGAINST THE Treasury De
pARTMENr AND WELL-KNowN PEOPLE.
NEW YORK, July ca seven-column
abstract of Glover's report appears in
to.lay's Star. The editor speaks OF its
having been suppressed, and says it will
make a grand sensation. Mir. Glover
claims that there has been a continual
theft and embezzlement in the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving, and figures
I'D a total loss from this source in the
last eight years of many million dollars
lie charges that there has been con-
tinuous abstraction of the fibre paper,
aud SAYS by the use OF that and the i'm
pressions OF genuine plates obtained by
employees, who were secured appoint
men,s for that purpose, millions of dol
lars of money have been made and put
out which cauuot be told from the origi-
nal He estimates that the amount is
not less than S30,000,000. The Treas
ury department is generally oyerhauled,
aud s,igmatized rs corrupt IN nearly
every bureau. He charges that there Is
a deficit of over three millions III the
bureau having charge Of the abandoned
property fund, and gives specific figures
10 prove it. He says, too, that very
many importaut> books and documents
were kept away from him, but that a
thorough nvest;gation, which it would
take a long time TO make, would dis
close fearful dishonesty and fraud. He
claims, too, that almost in every in
stance where honest officers have at
tempted TO expose corrupt practices,
they have either been silenced or dis
charged, and that the men who have
been proven guilty have been kept or
advanced in many instances. Middle
ton, the banker, Mr. Kaufman, of the
Evening Star, and many other we'll
known Washington persons are assall-
ed. DIR. Linoerman is directly charged
with having used his office for specula-
tive purposes, and one case is given
where he paid very much higher price
for bullion than market rates. The Star
does not pretend to give more than
mere abstract, but the result of the pub
LEGATION will be demand, doubtless, for
the full report and thorough inyesti-
CATION of the charges made in it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-19
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE, Tor
| Jefferson County will meet in the
"Stone School House." at Charlestown,
on Monday, the 2lst inst, at IL CLOCK,
p. NJ, and will be continued for 1--WE days.
1t will be conducted by Professor Nc
Murran, a native of our own county, ana
of acknowledged ability as an Instructor.
All teachers, and all who wish 10 quality
themselves 10 become teachers i'll ourp pub
lie schools, arc most earnestly urged 10
be in attendance. The public are also
most cordially invited to attend. .
The County Board of Examiners Will
meet at the same place, on Thursday, the
3Ist inst, at o'clock, a. NJ, for the pur-
pose of examining applicants for certifi-
Gates Of qualification 10 teach in this
County, during the next school year.
Teachers who procured No. certificates
for the years 1876, 1877 and 1878, will
present them to the Board of Examiners
aud have them properly endorsed.
JOHN HESS,
County Superintendent.
July 10, 1879. lw
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-19

H@ PERSONALS &c-Fred Douglas in
advising the colored folks to keep them
selves clean. said he believed in baptism
with good deal OF soap with it.
John S. Grove, Esq, formerly of this
place. but now of Frostburg, is proml-
nently mentioned for States Attorney
of Allegany county.
The poles for the canal telephone line
were erected to the basin wharf at Cum
berland Tuesday The wire connection
will rot be made for sometime.
Mr.. Daniel NJ. Hout, of Warrensburg,
Mo, will please accept our thanks for
Warrensburg papers received.
Mr.. VIM. H. Byers, of Louisville, Ky,
is now with his family here, who will
remain at their residence near town dur
ing the summer.
James McCulloh, of Cresson, Pa, and
superintendent of The Shenandoah Val
lev Railroad, now ir course of construc-
lion, died of consumption at Charles
town last Sunday.
Hay is selling at 6 dollars per ton IN
this market.
There is now no need of any one who
wants work, to be out Of employment,
as large number of hands are wanted
OH the S. V. r. r, a. one dollar per
day.
The Alumni Association Of Gettys-
burg College met at Westminster, Nd,
on Wednesday last. Hon. Geo. NJ.
Beltzhoover, Of this place, delivered the
address.
Mr.. John Criswell las received a new
and improved engine, from the manu-
factory OF Mr.. John Fitz, Martinsburg,
to his new vibrator" threshing ma-
chine. He can now thresh 800 bushels
of wheat per day, and "not hal try"
This new engine is the second one we
believe of the kind, that has been sent
out from Mr.. Fits works, and its &C
ton proves that our home manufactures
can compete in workmanship with any
in the country.
Messrs Lucas & McChan, with their
"Flying Horse" arrived here Oh We'd
ncsday evening
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-19
ANOTHER INTERVIEW

AS interviewing has become common
we thought it might be of some inter
est TO interview uncle Joe Brown, col
ored, of this town, whom We found at
leisure and disposed to talk -
We'll, uncle Joe, how are YOU TO-
day.
Lof' Massa scarcely knows.
How do You like the state of free
dom ?
To tell the truf, massa, ! is sometimes
ortul hungry aud long tor old massa )
kitchen.
What do you think Of yankee politics,
uncle Joe?
Well, Saints bout like The forty acres
Of lam and the mule they promised US
colored folks.
Are You Democrat or Repu oil
can.
Ii knows myself about dis time, is
a Democrat.
What kind of Democrat are you,
uncle Joe?
We'll, Is wild de white gcnrnen of the
South.
Why So?
Lor', Massa {. a great many of what is
called Nolden men, carry a box Of
blackin in one poke, and shoe brush
i'll tother.
But did they not set you free'
We'll, 'spose dey did help dc bal
ance of the wor' to do dat.
How do you live now, uncle Joe,
compared to when you were a slave!
Wall, massa, dat are tender point.
When | was sick my old massa and
misstress fed and cared for me; now
when is sick, bone is once and awhile
throwed to me as if / was dog.
What do you think Of West Virgin
ia politics?
Well, sab, it's mighty hard to tell.
One says dis way and anodder Dat way.
What do you think Of the Green
back party?
Lor' massa Is not seen greenback
for so long does not recoIlect how
dey look.
What do you think ofcarpet- aggers?
Well, sab, dat creature is made up
of the dross of creation and will steal u
cent from a dead nigger's eye, and den
turn round and look the devil out OF
countenance.
How DO they live?
Well, massa, dey get all de five cent
pieces dey can, as taxes, dey say, for
freeing the colored folks, while the Cd
ders acts as boot-licks for the gen men.
What do YOU think of the potato bug
uncle Joe?
We nebber had any before the war
'Spose they is yankee varmints.
What of the cabbage worm
Well, sab, dis am new insportation
too; like some young Anne rican aspi-
rants for Office.
What about Ohio politics!
Sab, dat questions beyond my spec
ulation. Deys mighty unsartin people
over dare; dangerous TO tie TO, aud will
flop over any way.