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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
Editor Barr's Opinion ON the Situation.

Hon. james P. Barr, of Pittsburg.
Penn, who has been in New York in
consultation with the leaders of the
Democracy who are the friends of Mr..
Tilden, and with s. J. T. himself, un.
equiyocally announces that Mr.. Tilden
will be a candidate. He said:
do not say when Mr.. .Tilden will
speak for himself; but the impression is
very strong that he will make the an
nouncement to the New York State
Convention. 1t is time that he should
declare just where he stands. Those
who are nearest to him say that he is
one who never speaks too early. 1t is
due to his honest and enthusiastic sup
porters that they should be taken out of
the dark At present they are keeping
in the procession, chiefly because the
mass IF the people of the party is that
as = chief sufferer, and no vindication
W. "a be complete that he did not
partake of"
docs Mr.. Tilden feel that the party
owes him vindication2
" Not in the sense, think, that he is
determined to force himself into the
nomination at all hazards. 1 think that
when the time of election comes, if he
should find himself without clear two
thirds of the Convention, and the situa-
ton was such that it seemed expedient
to choose some one else, that he would
cheerfully unite in that movement for
the general good"
In that event, upon whom do you
think the choice of Mr.. Tilden's friends
would restw
The contingency has really never
been seriously contemplated, for tho
reason that it is not apprehended that
the necessity of second choice will
arise. OF those now canvassed none
would be available. Thurman does not
suit great mary; Bayard is out of the
light, and Seymour can not be induced
10 enter it, and that wipes the slate off,,
Then there are English and Randall and
others who might have chance"
But it is said that Tilden can not
carry New Yof1t7''
{" If he can not, would like to have
some one show me who can without his
influence. In relation to that difficulty
had some conversation with Senator
Herman. He did not impress me as
warm Tilden man. I think that he be-
tieves that Seymour can be induced to
run. He could carry New York, and he
has large influence in other States; but
from my knowledge of his character,
and taking into consideration all the let
ters that he has written, do not believe
that he can be brought into canvass"
" Is it thought that John Kelly can
be conciliatedW
"No, Kelly can not be conciliated.
Senator Herman thinks that we do not
understand New York politics out here,
and he Gays he does. He says that the
element to be conciliated is that COM
posed of 40, 900 votes outside of the city.
With that made right, the Senator said
the city would be right. Just how they
propose to make it right don't know;
but they certainly believe that they will
be able to do 80. Il is understood in
New York, as it should be everywhere,
that Mr.. Tilden will make no surrender,
but will not, as said before, force him
Ielf upon the party against its best in.
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
Fully Explained.

Senator Bayard was asked by cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
if ne intended TO make any reply or ex-
planatiou TO his speech of 1851. which
has recently been republished. He said:
The speech itself is my reply, and that
has been published. l stool in 1861
where stood in 1871, and where /
stand in 1880. I am in favor of the
country keeping peace with itself. I
am opposed to intermecine strife. was
opposed to it in 1851, am opposed TO
it now; and it," he added, they (the
Republicans) desire to make the next
fight upon the issue of opposing fra
ternal feeling, burying sectional strife
and establishing lasting peace, and are
determined to revive the bloody shirt,
say that, for myself, and without any
regard to my position in 1861. / am IN
favor of accepting such issue, and max
ing the fight upon it. would present it 10
the people as often and as emphatically
as possible, and believe that we should
be sustained by an overwhelming ma
jority of the American people,"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
A Boy with a MONKEYS Head.

The Industrial Home on South Third
street, Brooklyn, for orphans, from boy
hood up to IA years of age, is most in
teresting place to visit. 1t contains
children of every imaginable character,
yet, their behavior is SO good that one
can scarcely realize that many of them
were taken from the lowest slums of the
city. A few weeks ago most remark
able creature in the shape of boy,
about 6 years of age, was admitted to
the institution. His head and the gen.
eral contour of his features resembles a
monkeys, and his antics were the sur
prise and delight of the other children
of the Home, and q source of great an
noyance to the lady who had him in
charge. He would stand on his head,
twist his body into all sorts Of contor-
tions and gesticulate with his arms in a
most comical manner. He was particu-
larly fond of peanuts. and would crack
them with his teeth like monkey and
pick out the meats rapidly. Then he
would throw his head back, open his
mouth, and toss them in and crunch
them loudly.
Whenever a new inmate arrives he is
subjected to a thorough bath. There
fore the first process is the dofing of his
clothes. But to this operation the boy
would not submit, declaring that he had
never been undressed before. After a
great deal of coaxing, he yielded, and
when he found himself cleaned he
seemed to be uncomfortable. He wrig-
gled in his nightgown nervous1y, and
said he wanted to go to bed in his
clothes.
"Now, then," said the matron, you
must say your prayers"
"What's that ?" he asked.
Why, you must pray to God"
"Who is GodP
"He is the Father of all and the
Great Creator" said the lady.
"What is He7 Can see Him :"
"No; but He can see you"
"And must pray to Him?'
"Yes, of course"
But if I can't see Him what is the
use of praying to HimT
SIT will make you better"
Glow do you know there is a God
Did you ever see Himp
"I am surprised Didn't you ever
hear about God beforep
"Oh, yes, heard man say G.
d once. Is that the same God you
meanT
The lady gave up the instruction and
put him in his cot.
1t was afterward learned that the boy
had been used in saloon as a sort OF
attraction he would perform all sort
of tricks, and the customers rewarded
him with peanuts and whisky.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
Hayes and Civil Service.

We do not pretend to understand how
the President can justify to his own con-
science the fatal inconsistency between
his avowed convictions and promises
and his acts, or how he can reconcile,
with the dignity of his Office. or his own
self-respect, the violations of the prin-
ciples which he has 30 frequently and 80
plainly laid down. He may be the vic
tim of some moral hallucination. He
may imagine that SO long as he person
ally wishes to be a reformer, and to
have all his Cabinet officers obey his
orders, and not peddle appointments for
private gain, nor in any other way
make his professions ridiculous in the
eyes of the country, the scandalous
abuses which are constantly being COM
mitted by his aid "don't count" But
they do count, and heavily. They make
all actual reform suspected, and all
future reform difficult. If the seed
that has been sown shall come to MOTH
ing, if the reform sentiment shall be
stifsd under encouragement, if another
Presidential contest shall be allowed to
pass with no adequate representation of
that sentiment, the principal cause will
be the weak manner in which Mr.. Hayes
has needlessly discredited the principles
of which he was the voluntary cham
pion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
A Man from the /" Narth."


There has never been much said in this
State about the pistol trade of this town,
and no explanation has ever been made
of this neglect. Yesterday, man who
views this subject through the spectacles
of Importance, entered hardware store
and became 80 much interested in q
conversation about the different kinds of
pistols that to give few of the points
to the public may not be out of place.
Just here it may be appropriate to re-
mark that the man had just come from
the "Narth," where discussions of our
revolver trade are entered into with
great spirit by people who believe that
the sucking bottle" in this State
shoots six times.
You have quite lot of reyolvers,
/ see. 1 am from the Narth, and don't
know much about pistols"
"Yea," said the dealer, "we have a
magnificent selection"
Have you a revolver chamber of
commerce in this city ?''
"Oh, yes, regularly organized. We
meet in a church, and our president, the
parson, is said to be the best shot in
Little Rock. One of the deacons threw
q hymn-book at him one day, and the
parson, calling the attention of the con-
gregation to the feat he was about to
perform, drew pistol and shot the
deacon's ears off. He had split bullet
in the pistol, and arranged the shot SO
that the ball divided just as it reached
the deacon's nose, and performed this
wonderful piece of work. Since then
his salary has been increased. 1t is
wonderful how ignorant you Northern
people are"
Very remarkable, indeed. am a
correspondent of a religious paper and l
will make note of it. What kind of
pistol do you.call this!" pointing to a
large Remington.
It's called companionship. It is
principally used by old friends who kill
each other earnestly and mannerly. 1t
is not recognized, though in polite so
ballroom. Here's the the fashionable nab - bis. =
tol in summer" taking up small Smith
winter use. except on low-neck and
short sleeve occasions. I have been
thinking of making my wife a present
of this one. And this one" he continued
taking up pearl-handled self-cocker, 81
shall present to my son upon his debut
into society. 1t is very fine article,
and is only used to shoot people gentle
manly and politely. Here is a Sunday
pistol" taking up a carved and fowered
weapon. 1t wouldn't be polite to kill
man with it only on Sunday. Here's
an old horse-pistol. Amt she motherly
old gal, thought
The man from the "Narth" made
notes of the information, and the Gospel
Messenger, the Truth Vindicator or the
Holy Wrestler will no doubt give us few
columns of very interesting reading
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
In Training for a Giant.
New York.sun.l


Jack Shields is Texas boy, eighteen
years old and seven feet tall, who is in
training to be the giant of the future.
Some time ago he ran away with a
circus that exhibited near his fathers
home at While Rock, Hunt County,
Texas, but as he was employed only with
the canvass men to drive pegs and pull
stakes, he soon recovered from the show
fever, and returned to work on his
fathers farm. A few weeks ago G. B.
Bunnell, in securing for curiosities for
his several museums sent for Jack
Shields, offering him salary which
seemed large to a Texas farm boy.
Several weeks ago Shields, wearing a
long ulster and carrying a valise, entered
BunnelPs museum in Brooklyn, ready
to begin life as curiosity. He looked
about with all the curiosity of rural
visitor at the other curiosities, and awk-
wardly took his place upon pedestal,
where he is to stand and show his
height.
Father said 1 wouldn't stay away
from home more'n three weeks" said the
boy; but he. has been on exhibition
longer than that, and has fairly started
life as curiosity.
We are training him to be giant" "
said Agent Starr of the museum, and
we think that he will grow to be the
tallest man in the business. He needs
watching. Having been accustomed
all his life to lower himself to talk to
his companions, and to allow his arms to
hang loosely by his side, and to spread
out his legs, he is yet rather raw and
awkward for the giant business; but
now he has got to hold his head up and
keep his feet together and throw his
shoulders back, to keep himself in shape,
to take flesh and get more height"
Shields is lean but not angular, with
such long legs that he seems like boy
on stilrs. His father is nearly seven
feet tall, and his brothers and sisters
are all nearly as tall; but they are Older
than he, and seem to have stopped grow
ing. He doesn't think he has got his
growth. Shields place in the museum
is next to the "What is itT' and the
Leopard Boy, whom he regards with
great curiosity. He is 80 unused to his
/ own position that, when Lightning
Calculator Hutchings begins to lecture
about him, his face is covered with
II+blushes, and he acts like big awkward
boy in drawing-room.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
A Few New Puns.

Punning would not be so bad were it
not so infectious. Puns leave germs
which lie in idle minds till they fructify
and bear baleful crop of more puns.
The other day some of us got to talking
about that witty old cypic Dean Swift,
when one of the company took advan-
tage of the opening and gave us this jeu
de mot of his: "Why," asked the Dean,
" is it right, by the lextalionis, to pick
an artists pooket?" 1t was given up, of
course, and the answer was; because
he has pictures" A silence fell about
the table round until, one by one, we
saw it. Then one thoughtful man OBJ
served: "It was impossible to give the
answer-because the Dean had contrived
to reserve the answer to himself. l
could not, for instance, say that it is
right for me to pick an artists pocket
because he has picked yours" Here is
another conundrum, founded upon
pun, which only the propounder can
solve: An old man and young one
were standing by meadow. Why"
asked the young man, "is this clover
older than youP' "It is not" replied
the other. cit is, though" returned
the young man; because it is pastur-
age" Thereupon an distracted looking
person, who had not followed the line
OF remark, and who had not understood
the illustration, started us all with this
irrelevant inquiry, "Why can not a
pantomimist tickle nine Esquimaux 7
Give it up3 "Why, it's because be can
gesticulate."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
fUNGENT POLITICAL POINTS.

NEW YORK swallows Grant with
grunt.
CONGRESS did not adjourn in honor
of Conkling's birthday, and isn't he
bigger man than George Washington
THERE are seven different ways to be
too smart. One is to be the Car of
Russia. Another is to be as unscrupulous
rs John Sherman.
A MAJORITY Of the gentlemen consti-
tuting the editorial staff of the Tribune
are said to be in favor of Bayard for the
Presidency.-New YorE Star.
SEYMOUR and Hendricks is the ticket
said to be favored by the Democratic
State Executive Committee of Illinois.
That ticket ought to satisfy the most
fastidious.-W Wheeling Register.
GRANTwas desert bed by one enthusiast
at the New York Convention as " The
god of battles" He will be the Lord
of hosts" before those fellows are
through with him.-Detroit Free Press.
A WITTY editor, who alway ,oks at
at the bright side of things, says that
Tilden is the cheapest President this
Government ever had. He was elected
in 1876, and up to this time he has not
drawn one dollar out of the United
States Treasury. i
IT is noticeable fact that Conkling
birely carried his own home for Grant,
while George William Curtis was beaten
by his own neighbors. This shows what
is thought of New York Republican
leaders where they are best known.
Boston Post.
Mr.. J. G. NEW is the only wealthy
Republican lesder in Indiana who gets
free rides to Washington and his hotel
bills paid by procuring himself to be
subpenaed as witness on subject of
which-after he has been in town long
enough to get homesick-he confesses
his entire ignorancel-Wa Washington Post.
A REPUBLICAN, member of Congress
in broad daylight has arisen and said
that he is not going to be scared from
lenouncing rascality in the administra-
lion by being accused of having back
ing from the solid South. This Repub-
leans name is Cannon, and he is giving
good report of himself.
IF each of the other States of the
United States sends as many legislators
on expeditions to Washington as Ohio
does, a legislator must be about as COM
mon in that city as female lobbyist or
peanut peddler. Still, the Ohio
legislators always want to be invited in
side the bar, to wander over the floor
and slap the members on the backs ano
pile their brogans on the Speakers
table.-Enquirer.
No, child, the name of Bristow hasn't I
been mentioned this year in connection
with the Republican nomination fol
President. Mr.. Bristow was a very ex-
cellent gentleman who came near ex.
| posing some of the rottenness of his OWL
party, and for that reason was thought
by many to have earned Presidential
nomination in the interest of purifica-
tion and reform within the party limits.
That was four years ago, however. The
party does business on another princi-
pie nowadays. Mr.. Bristow is likewise
forgotten.-Enquirer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18

Senose.@Mr. Carran introduced a bin prohibiting
the catching Of brook trout and salmon except by
ing that witnesses may demand their fees from day
to day during trial
Rou,e.-The following bills were Introduced:
Providing for the protection of poll sheets and bal
lots by making it an offense 10 falsify or tamper
with them in any way; fixing the time of payment
for the 10 per cent subscriptions of stock in corpora
tions in process of organization at the time OF elect
ing Directors instead of at the time OF subseribing
Also changing the amount to be paid from 10 per
cent. of the total amount to 10 PEE cent of the
amount subscribed-Dr Scott introd uced the gen.
eral appropriation BILL which ordered printed in
advance of other matter-Mr Ponds Senate bill
amending the law in regard to guardians and wards,
was passed. Mr.. Coles bill more specifically de-
scribiDg the time and places for holding township
and subschool district elections, was passed. Mr..
Entrekin's BILL to authorize the Commissioners of
Ross County TO build certain free turnpikes, was
passed.
Senate The following bills were passed: Hous,
bill dividing Bro own Township, Miami County, into
two election precincts House bill to enable Qnfncy,
Logan County, to appropriate money for village inn
provements; to regulate the Cincinnati Ho 7e of
Refuge: Senate bill authorizing the village OF Ripley
to pay per cent instead of on raiirosd bonds
and change the gauge of a road from narrow to
standard-The Senate bill by Mr.. Carlisle re-
quiring teachers in all the public institutions OF the
State to pass examinations the same teachers in
the schools YVES discussed at some length and laid
on the table-The following ills were introduced;
Authorizing the Commissioners Of Hooking County
to levy a,tax for the purchase OF fair grounds;
authorizing the Commissioners of Brown County to
construct free turnpikes; 10 prevent the spread of
infectious and contagious diseases among domestic
animals.
House.-The House bill to permit defendants in
libel suits to show the character of plaintiff wa,
ported from, the Committee on Judiciary and in
definitely postponed-The House bill OF Mr.. Scott,
Of Jefersonville authorizing County Commissioners
to change the direction Of roads to avoid bridging
was passed-Dr. Scott, of Warren, offered q joint
resolution directing the Attorney-GeneIal to take
the proper steps to quiet the title TO certain land be-
LONGING to to the Soldiers 0rpbar s. Home. the
deed for which has been lost. Adopted-Bills
were introduced as follows: Establishing an Agri5
versity; dividing Union Township, Lawrence
County into two election precincts; TO compel rail-
road companies to heating and lighting apparatus
for cars which will not set fire to the same in the
case of accident; authorizing Village Councils to
clothe Marshals with the power of Street Commits
sioper.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
A School for Making Actresses.


"Drop your lower lip. Lower the
jaw; let the sound come. Well"
1t is the last scene.
Glue me my robe, put on"
"Now stop. Not that way if you
please. thought we agreed upon the
rendering last time. "Give me lmy
robe, put on my croa0nP' Now, your
head higher. Concentrate yourself, as
I told you. Look at the angle of the
room-looking at a blank wall gives
a blankness to the gaze.N Please take 1T
again."
.Give me my robe; put on my
crown-'
"Very ll-admirable-not to be
excelled; that is, if you are going to
dress for the evening. That will do
very well for your dressingr room,
but you will please to remember that
this is queen, going to dress for her
last occasion-the daughter of kings,
with her mind full of dying as a Queen
should"
AS you may gather, who are well up
in your Shakespeare, as you ought to be,
this is a dramatic lesson from the last
scene in Cleopatra. One speaker is a
well-kDown teacher of elocution, who
trains pupils for. the stage, the other is a
handsome young lady, who is visited
with immortal longings to go on the
stage. She has just finished the pre-
Hminary vowel exercise, which actors
require as daily training, which, as a
Frima donna runs over her scales IN her
dressing-room before she goes on the
stage, to clear and warm up the voice.
1 am installed for the hour as curious
friend, in low chair by the fire.
Teacher and pupil quite forget the pres
ence of anyone id the earnestness of the
lesson. The room, large parlor, is
hung with photographs and engravings
which strike one at once as gingularly
impressive. They are not quite the
pictures which hang in ordinary draw
ing-rooms- placid woods of Duver-
nay and the sweet figure of millais' love
scenes, and the lovely, wan Marguerite
at her window. The vigorous German
photegrSphs from Schiller and g Lohen-
grin !" historical scenes, full of action,
which make good studies for attitude
and costume; and, of course, Sara
Bernhardfs serious, attentive head, and
exquisitely draped figure, cur Lady Of
the Drama, not to be profane, before
whom girlish aspirants pour out the
homage and alteration of their souls.
The comfortable drawn out of the way,
and the young lady takes its place, with
one arm advanced in a gesture of COM
mand, about to go through her lesson in
Cleopatra.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-18
Sherman Might as Well Step Down.

1t is said that General James A.
Garfield, on recent visit to Ohio. was
greatly astonished to find most of the
men he had counted upon as friends of
John Sherman expressing decided pref
erence for Blaine.
That the heart of Republican party il
with Blaine appears plainly enough by
the concurring testimony from all parts
of the country. He is the FIRST choice
of the masses. The rich men, the lob
-byists, the plrnderers. the imeperialists.
are for Grant. The great multitude OF
Republicans who desire the success oi
Republican principles, but are not after
any thing for themselves, are for Blaine.
As to John Sherman, he is nowhere.
He belongs to weak and despied Ad.
ministration. his connection with which
has shorn him of all power and prestige.
Mr.. Sherman might Just as we'll stsp
down to-day, and cease to be a candidate.
His nomination is not even among
the possibilities.