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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
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Anthony Zabriski, a millionaire living at
Central Morrisania, N. Y, a member of an
ancient, historical and very eccentric family,
was instantly killed at Morrisania by tho New
Haven express train. Mr.. Zahriski had just
left the grounds surrounding his house, which
is in the rear of the car repair shop at Central
Morrisania, accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
Martin E. Green. They intended to take the
train for New York City, which leaves the Gen.
tral Morrisania depot at $40. As he ap-
preached the track he saw a train approach
from the north, and supposed that it was tho
train he meant to take, and that it would stop
at the depot, which was about one hundred
yards distant from him. He, therefore, hast
ened across the track, but the train, which
proved to be the New Haven express, did not
stop, but rushed down upon him at forty miles
an hour and the COW catcher striking him a dis
lance of two hundred feet on the side of the
track, resulting in instant death. He struck
on his head, and was frightfully mangled.
Zabriski's property is estimated at 81, O0O, 900.
His sister was so shocked that her condition is
considered precarious.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
Calamity I'm canada.

At Point-aux-Trimbles, on the st. Lawrence
River, about twenty miles from Quebec, a party
of fifteen set out for a sail in a pleasure yacht.
While in tho center of the river, in sight of
hundreds of persons, a sudden squall arose, tho
yacht veered, and staggered for an instant and
amidst the cries of those on board and the ac-
co~mpanying shrieks of those on shore turned
completely over, prscipitating its living freight
into the water. In spite of the efforts of the
witnesses of the calamity, out of the fifteen
forming the yachts company, only fifteen were
saved.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
Hox women WouId Vote.

Were the question admitted to the ballot, and
women were allowed to vote, every woman in
the land who has used DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription would vote it to be an unfailing
remedy for the diseases peculiar to her sex. DR..
Pierce has received hundreds Of grateful testi-
monials of its curative power.
Iowa CRY, Iowa, March 4, 1878.
DR.. r. Y. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y:
DEAR SIR--For many months / was a great
sufferer. Physicians could afford me no relief.
In my despair I commenced the use Of your
Favorite Prescription. 1t speedily effected my
entire and permanent cure.
Yours thankfully,
MRS. PAUL R. BAXTER.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

A LITTLE girl, meeting a countryman
with aload of slaughtered swine, dropped
a courtesy. The rustic laughed without
returning the civility. "What!p said
he, do you courtesy to dead hogs!'
"No, sir" promptly responded the little
miss. 81 courtesied to the live one"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

Our trials vary with our years, and
though We deem, too often rightly, that
suffering and disappointmentare but bar
rem thorns, whereon grows neither fruit
nor flower, it is our sin that they are so,
for they are designed to bear an excel
lent harvest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

PUT your.madeira vines and dahlias
at the back door; when you throw out
water, they will grow SO much as to sur
prise you, and take up the moisture so
that the water will do no harm.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

IT is stated that the President has used
the veto so freely and effectually thathis
wife is actually nervous about introduce
ing a millinery bill.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

In making pumpkin pies, instead Of
using all ginger for seasoning, use two
thirds cinnamon and one-third ginger
quite an improvement to the tastel
Try it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
UPHAM'S
FreckIe, Tan and PimpIe Banisher.

A few applications of this preparation will remoS,
Face. and render the Complexion Clear and Fair. Fo
soffening and Identifying the Skin il has no equal
Price. so cents. Sent BY mail, postpaid, for 70 cents
address JOHN F. HENRY, cURRAN& CO., "a Coheg
Place, New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

IT is stated that Michigan has in
creased in population more rapidly than
any Southern State, except Texas, within
the last twelve years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

CANNIBALIsM. A Charleston, S. c.,
paper advertises: "Wanted-A stout
colored boy, to cook"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

Financial Operations of the Government.
A memorandum of the financial operations Of
the government has been issued from the Treas
ury. showing that the reduction in the interest
bearing debt from the highest point, August 81,
1865, to July l, 1879, amounts to 1888 $50, 594,
and the reduction in the annual interest
charged, when the present funding operations
are completed on August l, 1879, will be s67,-
2O3 ,9l9. The total debt has been reduced $780,
2 ,315, and the reduction since March /,
1877, is SOL ,553, 1855. The bonds refunded
under the acts of July IA, 1870, and January
20, 1871, amount to 81 ,396, O22, 900, on which
amount the interest charge was sS1 ,673, 4S7.
In place of these bonds there will be issued,
when the present refunding operations are
completed, which will not be later than August
], 1879, bonds on which the annual interest
charge will be SOL, 765, $50, making an annual
saving hereafter in interest charge on the
amount of the refunding operation, of $780,
076, 707, of which amount $l4, 297 ,177 arises
from the transactions since March /, 1877.
Bonds have been sold for resumption purposes
since March l, 1877, the interest on which
represents the annual cost of coin of reserve al
follows:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

IT is lucky to pick up a horseshoe,
unless, of course, it happens to be
attached to a mules hind leg.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

CINCINNATI bellies ROW wear necklaces
of alternate dimes and gold dollars, with
half dollar pendants.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
TOPICS FOR FARMERS.

BaIky H0rses.-The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, puts
forth the following rules for the treat
ment of a balky horse:
1. Pat the horse upon the neck;
examine the harness carefully, first on
one side and then on the other, speaking
encouragingly while doing so, then jump
into the wagon and give the word go;
generally he will obey.
2. A teamster in Maine says he can
start the worst balky horse by taking him
out of the shafts and making him go
round in a circle till he is giddy. If the
first dance of this sort doesn't cure him,
the second will.
8. To cur a balky horse, simply place
your hand over the horses nose and shut
off his wind till he wants to go, and then
let him go.
4. The brain of the horse seems to en-
terrain but one idea at time; therefore,
continued whipping only confirms his
stubborn resolve. If you can by any
means give him a new subject to think
of, o will generally have no trouble in
starting him. A simple remedy is to
take a couple of turns of stout Irvine
around the foreleg, just below the knee,
tight enough for the horse to feel; and
tie a bowknot. At the first check he will
go dancing off, and after going a short
| distance you can get out and remOve the
string to prevent injury to the tendon in
your further drive.
5. Take the tail of the horse between
the hind legs and tie it by a cord to a
s~adde-girth.
6. Tie a string around the horses ear
close to his head.
z. Give him about four ounces of good
gravel to chew. That will divert his
mind, and start him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

THI attention of our patrons is directed to the
offer of a Free Gift, by DR.. N. B. WOLFE, of
Cincinnati, who advertises in another column.
It is valuable to the sick and should be care
fully read.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

NEXT to a sealskin sacque, nothing
will please a of thirty so much as
to be mistaken for her niece of sixteen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

HOLLAND was the first nation to salute
the stars and stripes. 1t was done
November 16, 1776.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

"IF / am stuck up, / am not proud"
as the butterfly said when pinned to the
side of the show case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
A Negro Taken Ont OF IAN " Mob and
Hanged.

Miss Mamie Berry, a respectable white lady
Of Nicholas County, Ky, was brutally outraged
by a mulatto, about three miles from Carlisle.
The scoundrel was arrested and lodged in Jail.
He gave his name as John Breckenridge. Next
morning the Jail was surrounded by a party Of
indignant citizens, who took the brute from his
cell and hung him from 'bo limb of a neighbor-
ing tree.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
How to Clear Cowsieds and Stables

" w NACeA hAs1 -
of Fies.-The Brestamer Landuirth no
tees a variety of methods by which this
desirable object may be accomplished.
One good plan is to place small dishes of
chloride of lime Immediately under the
roof, and frequent lime washing of the
walls is Also said to be of great assistance.
Another method consists in the employ
ment of a preparation composed of II
hundred and twenty partsof lycopodium.
The mixture should be kept in a pigs
bladder furnished with a quill nozzle,
and a little of it sprinkled from time to
time where the flies set thick together
in the early hours of the morning. Its
poisonous effects upon them will be made
| evident in a very few minutes. A cheaper
plan consists in suspending a small bundle
of mugwort, or motherwort, or a small
willow bush, from the ceiling of the
room, kitchen or stable, when the flies
apparently attracted by the smell, will
settle upon it, in great numbers, as even
ing sets in. A wide-mouthed bag is
then held Immediately under the bundle,
and the string which s%uspends the latter
suddenly cut through with sharp shears.
The bundle with its load of flies falls
into the bag, and can then be destroyed
with fire or water or other convenient
means. A still further plan is to fumi.
gate the rooms with dry rotten cow-dung,
which should be allowed to burn slowly
in a pan of charcoal. Flies appear to be
utterly unable to support its pungent
odor, and if the doors and windows are
now opened, will hasten to make theil
escape through them. The same hold:
good also of moths, gadfies, wasps, and
many other undesirable visitors belong
ing to the insect world.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

AUN1vKRsAL REMEDY" Browns Bronchial
Troches " for Coughs, Colds and Bronchial At
fections, stand first in public favor and con-
fdence; this has been acquired by q test of
many years. Is cents a box.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

........-"v1U,VO0,VU SSiSzoiVuU
MRxing . net annual saving interest through
the refunding and resumption operations since
March !, 1877, of $40, 372,177.
In addition to the above bonds, there were
issued in 1873, to replace the coin used in the
payment Of the Halifax award, four per cent.
bonds VI 1907 Amounting to tS,koo,Ooo.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

THE Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. 81, East
18th Street, N.Y., sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for q catalogue.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

A Wonderful Pet.-You have heard
of wonderful dogs and horses by the
score, but l fancy you have not often
heard of a pet elephant. In India, where
elephants, are numerous, they are en-
ployed in different kinds of service, and
/ will now tell you a true story of one
who wal a pet.
Old Soup flor that was his curious
nancy was born more than a hundred
years ago, and he lived about two years
since on the banks of the river Gauges,
near the city of Cawnpore. The story
of his life would be a very interesting
one, if he could only tell it; but, you see,
he has outlived all his early friends, and
So there is no one to tell it for him.
When Old Soup Cor S%oupramany, as
the natives called him) was young, he
was trained for war; and used to go out
fighting and hu"ting with his black mas
tiers, and many a savage battle did he
have with the hard-skinned, one-tusked
rhinoceros.
Well, Old Soup was one day working
with a number of other elephants and
some soldiers in loading a ship with bags
of rice. Major Daily was the officer in
charge of the soldiers, and Old Soup and
tthe other elephants belonged to him.
This was Just about the time of Old
Soups hundredth birthday, and as the
elephants, one by one, marched up to the
ships side and delivered their bags OF
rice, Major Daly's little boy and girl
stood watching the old fellows at theil
work.
What was the reason l cannot say
whether it wal the heat of the sun, OIL
the hardness of the work, it is impossible
for me to tell--but all at once one of the
elephants began to throw his bags of rice
into the river, and the major soon saw
that the animal had gone mad.
The mad elephant, having killed hi
keeper, turned and ran toward the
majors children, who were h~urryinf
with their nurses to get indoors. How
they would have Jared if they had beer
left to themselves 1 cannot say; but ole
Soup was there, and when he saw tn,
mad elephant chasing the majors chill
drep, he dashed in between them an,
fought the mad creature until he lait
him dying on the ground.
1t was a terrible fight. 1t lasted TO
an hour and a half; and though old Sou,
was conqueror in the end, he had man,
wounds to remind him of the struggle
His ears were badly torn, and his hea'
bruised, and one of his tusks was broke
off short but he saved the lives of hi
masters children, and l am not surprise
that they made him a pet after that.
But he became something more than
pet: he became a nurse as well, and ofIe
would he take the children put by. tn
hour together; and the major said, owe
and over again, that he would far rattle
trust his children with old Soup tia
| with any number Of Hindoo nurses. a
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

WE congratulate Messrs. Wheelock, Finlay
& Co., of New Orleans, La, upon their happy
idea of giving to the public information of the
contents Of DIR. f. Wilhoft's Anti Periodic or
Fever and Aguc Tonic, which of late has gained
such well-deserved popularity among the peo-
pie. As far as we know, this is the only
proprietary remedy for the cure of Chills and
Fever, the composition of which is not kept a
secret. For sale by all Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
Grayeling Sandy Roads.-A great mis-.

Crawling Sandy Roads.-A great mis-
take is made by many overseers Of high
ways in the employment of gravel upon
sandy roads. Good packing gravel in
considerable quantity is often wasted by
improper application. The almost uni
versal t~urnpiking of roads is not the
proper preparation for grading highways
extending through a loose sandy country.
On the contrary it is expedient and
economical to first take out the sand in
the middle of the road to the depth of at
least nine inches and the width for two
teams to easily pass, then fill in the
gravel a number of inches above the sur
rounding level of the road. In this way
every inch Of gravel is available and
none is lost by the working in of sand
and preventing the packing of material.
The ommon method of piling up a
line of gravel in the middle of the road
to be worked down to the edges by travel,
is all wrong. In the first place it will
not be travelled upon except under com
pulsion of circumstance, and secondly
the working down process gets the same
worked up as well and renders the appli-
cation of the gravel almost migratory.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.

The Cost Of CoYeting.-Many years
ago there was a nobleman in Italy who
was about to be married. Great prepar-
ations were made for the wedding-feast.
Everything necessary for the occasion
had been procured except some fish, of
which the Italians are very fond. But
the sea had been so rough for many days
that the fishermen in the neighborhood
had been quite unsuccessful.
The day before the wedding was to
take place, however, a fisherman came to
the castle, having a fine large turbot for
sale. He knocked at the gate Of the
nobleman's residence, and inquired if
they wanted any fish. The porter who
kept the gate was a very ~covetous man.
He was ready to take advantage of every
opportunity to get a little money,
whether 2e way Of getting it was right or
wrong. He told the fisherman that they
wanted such a fish very much in his
masters house, aud as it was for wedding
feast, they would be willing to give a
good price for it; but he said he would
not let the man in, unless he would
promise to give him one-half of what he
might get for it.
The fisherman thought this was SO un
Just that at first he refused to do it.
But finding he could not get in on any
terms, he consented. As he went in,
however, he made up his mind to teach
the porter a lesson that he would not
soon forget.
He was ushered into the presence OF
the nobleman, who was so delighted to
see so fine a fish that he offered to give
the man any price he might ask for it.
"You will think, perhaps, l am nam
ing a strange price," said the fisherman,
when l tell you that a hundred lashes
laid upon my bare back is the price OF
my fish, and | will not take anything
else for it"
The nobleman was naturally not a
little surprised. He thought the mar
was joking and tried to reason him out
of his strange notion. But finding the
fisherman resolute in his demands, he
said:
"Well, well, the poor fellow il
certainly crazy. We must have the fish,
however. Give him his price and lei
him be paid in nay presence; but lay il
on lightly"
AS soon as fifty lashes had been given
him, he cried: "Hold! holdl l have q
partner in this business, and he must
have his share of the price of the fish,
WHAT" exclaimed the nobleman:
"is it possible, hat there are two such
mad fellows in the world? Who is YOU
partner, and he shall be sent for al
oncew
"You need not go very far for him.
said the fisherman; "you will find hin
at your gate, in the shape of your OWL
porter, who would not let me in until
promised he should receive half of whai
l got for my turbot."
"Oh! oh!' said the nobleman, "brine
him in instantly. Let him have hil
share, by all means; and lay it OF
soundly.n
The porter received his share of tn,
price asked for the fish. Then he wa,
Immediately discharged, while the fisher
man was amply rewarded. The covet
Gus man was caught in his own net.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

FoR Pies, etc., use G. Gilbert's Corn Starch
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

DEALERS will. of course, often recommend an
organ as best because they have it to sell, or
can make more on it. But it has been demon
strated at al worlds exhibitions for twelve
years that those made by the Mason & Hamlin
Organ Co. excel all others.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

MALIGNANT AND SUBTLE INDEED is the poison
of Scrofula, and terrible are its ravages in the
system. They may, however, be permanently
stayed and the destructive virus expelled from
the circulation with ScovILL's BLOOD n Liver
SYRUP, a potent vegetable detergent which
eradicates all skin diseases, leaving no vestige
Of them behind. White swelling, salt rheum,
letter, assesses, liver complaint, and eruptions
of every description are invariably conquered
by it. Druggists sell it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
Think n Moment. RoysI-Boys do

Inlnk u MOuenG, DOyS!-bOyS 90 q
great many thoughtless and foolish
things "for fun" that mortify them
very much in the remembrance. To
have been caught in somebody's melon
patch, or stealing a neighbours choice
fruit, or taking a gate off its hinges, or
crawling under a showman's tent, or
playing any kind of trick to the injury
Of another, and that has to be accom-
plished in a sneaking way, won't seem
very smart if you ever grow to be a man
of sense. You will hate it, and wonder
that you ever thought it sharp.
Don't fatter yourself that the worst
thing about a mean act is in being
caught at it orfound out. You can't be
low, or vicious, or tricky without some.
body knowing it, and it does not take
long for a good many to find it out. II
takes extraordinary talent and deception
to have a good reputation concealing 8
bad character, and it is never worth try
ing for. The way to seem to be trust
worthy is to be trustworthy. There wa
never yet a boy who was manly, homes
and worthy of confidence that people die
not find him out and give him his due
You can't afford to triie with you
reputation. If you descend to indecen'
and immoral conduct you will soil you,
character and hurt your prospects, n
matter what your friends may do TO
you, or how you may try to conceal from
good people that you do these things
Just so long as you allow yourself II
practice the habits that are condemned
by pure, upright, straightforward peopl'
of integrity, whether you do it openl.
or on the sly, you will make no progress
in the formation of a fine character, o
in building up a good reputation. S
when you are tempted to any low
tricky, dishonest, mean or unworthy act
stop long enough to think what the effec
is going to be upon your own soul, you
own reputation, if that is your stronges
motive, and don't do it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
Asus IF Mf Wsth.
Lrnchinr in Loui.lana.

Lucius Weaver. eolored, who in May last
committed a rape on Mrs. Howell, a white lady,
near Strawberry Plains, Tenn, was arrested
the other day and taken to Mrs. How
ellis house and fully identified by her. On the
same night he was taken from the guards by a
mob of about one hundred men, carried about
half a mile from the town and shot through the
head, the wound proving mortal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24
CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATCHLESs"
Wood Tag Plug
TnDANnn

THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY
New York, Boston, and Chicago.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-24

%
A Little Ofl.-Lubrication of the axles
of vehicles, including even wheelbarrows,
and of the journals of machines, is not
only a saving of power in their use, but it
prevents waste and destruction of the
materials of the working parts. Never
theless, if we should examine a hundred
wagons, reapers, or fodder cutters at any
time, ninety or more of the hundred,
would be found wanting oil or other
lubricants. The choice Of a lubricant is
frequently i'll made. Common kerosene
oil is too often injudiciously used inplace
of a thicker or more bland oil, because
the heat produced by the friction rapidly
yaporizes the oil, and leaves the journal
dry. Crude petroleum for the same
reason is fitted only for very slowly re-
yolving journals, such as water wheels.
| For very heavy machinery or for gearing,
| tallow and blacklead rubbed up together,
is the best lubricant, and is also the best
for wagon and carriage axles, during the
hot weather. Fol- light running ma
chinery, sperm oil is the best; good olive
oil that has not become rancid, and acid,
is perhaps the second best, and for winter
use, lard oil is excellent, but is rather
too drying to be a first class lubricant.
Castor oil is better for axles in the winter
time, and black-lead mixed with it, is a
help at any time.