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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
When the Fee Comes In.

A newly elected Justice of the Peace
who had been used to drawing deeds and
wills, and little else, was called upon as
his first official act to marry a couple
who came into his Office very hurriedly
and told him their purpose. He lost no
time in removing his hat, and remarked,
"Hats off in the presence of the Court.
ALI being uncovered, he said: "Hold up
your right hands. You, John Marvin,
do solemnly swear that to the best of
your knowledge an belief you take this
yer woman ter have an ter hold for yer
self, yer heirs, exekyerters, administra-
tors and assigns, for yer an their use an
behoof forever ?"
81 do" answered the groom.
"You, Alice Ever, take this yer man
for yer husband, ter have an ter hold
for ever; and you do further swear that
you are lawfully seized in fee simple, are
free from all incumbrance, and hev good
right to sell, bargain and convey to
the said grantee yerself, yer heirs, adj
ministrators and assigns 2"
ST do" said the bride, rather doubt.
fully.
"sWell, John, thatn be about a dollar
n fifty cents"
care we married ?" asked the bride.
eyes, when the fee comes In"
After some fumbling it was produced
and handed to the Court" who peck
eted it and continued: eKnow all me1
by these presents, that I. being in goot
health and of sound and disposin' mind
in consideration of dollar n fifty cent
to me in hand paid, the receipt whereo
is hereby acknowledged, do and by thes'
presents have declared you man ant
wife during good behavior and until 9th
eryise ordered by the Court"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
The Old Songs.

In the old songs there was invariably a
display of workmanship of a respectable
kind, and occasionally the skill of the
writer rose above the respectable level,
while in a literary sense the new songs
are for the most part contemplate. II
the texture of those now silent ditties
was occasionally coarse, it was entirely
free from all unwholesome SAVIOR. The
fun in them was the rough fun of back
slapping, rib-punching farces of the
period. Robust, and not seldom clumsy,
humor, but-unquestionably humble,
"John Jones, '"The Burial Club" ''The
Cork Leg" ''Never buy Triple on a Fri
day." and many other unctuous tol-de-
roi ditties whose titles do not readily
recur-they are in the memory locked,
but the key is for the moment mislaid-
served as a lyrical sa~fety-valve for the
boisterous animal spirits of the time, the
like of which we are unhappily not pro-
vided with in the year 1s80.-7Ensley's
Magazine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Not un on Goats.

The goat is an everyday sight, and
the man who does not study him and
learn his ways and habits has only him
self to blame. Saturday forenoon a
civilian was quietly feeding on Co
lumbia street when a load of household
goods went past. The owner kept pace
with the wagon, carrying under his arm
a fine mirror about five feet long. As
he came opposite the goat he met a
friend, and Of course he had to stop and
tell why he was changing locations and
how much he expected to be benefited.
The glass vas heavy, and he naturally
dropped one end to the walk to rest his
arm.
Had this man been a close observer he
would have seen the goat and wished he
had q brickbat. Had he made goat ma
ture a study he would have known bet
ter than to lower the glass. But he was
a man who despised the trihes of life, and
he was telling how many tons of coal
the new house would ave him this win
ter, when the goat, who had been getting
mad for two long minutes at sight of a
rival in the mirror, went through the
glass like a ~thunderbolt, and jumped
into the street with the frame clinging
to his shaggy sides. All that ripping,
and raving, and cussing-all the open
ing of front doors-an the inquiries by
an excited crowd, could have been saved
hadth citizen but beckonedto the small.
est boy on the steeet and asked him tc
give away a few points on goats. Ed
chance,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
How Teas Are Adulterated.

It is pretty generally known that the
orthodox teas prepared In the East for
American and European consumption
are adulterated, but comparatively few
people are aware of the extent to which
this adulteration is carried on, OF what
substances are used. M. Hussen, q
French chemist of note, has made a
thorough investigation of the subject,
and the result of his researches has been
laid before the Academy of Sciences.
He finds that Prussian blue, indigo and
gypsum, in small quantities, are the
principal ingredients employed to i'm
part the ~"face," or "bloom," to teas,
and that in the proportions used they
are very ~innocuous. This adulteration
takes place where the plants are raised
but more extensive adulteration is SUBJ
s~equently indulged in by the Europeans,
who, with their superior knowledge,
have surpassed the Asiatics in their
fraud by the use of still more dangerous
drugs, such as chromate OF lead and ar
senicate of copper, besides making use
of comparatively innocuous substances,
such as sulphate of iron, stearite, car
Donates of lime and magnesia. The
Chinese have become most expert in
manipulating S1OOh eSoot "H4O my
color with a few simple substances, some
of them poisonous-for example, plum
bago, Prussian blue, rcu and kao-
lin. With or without the true leaf OF
the shrub, they can produce a tea of any
desired tint. In order to give the in
ferior or false leaf the aroma of the tea,
the Celestials mix q quantity of it with
certain flowers, especially a species Of
olive. In short, according to N. Hus.
sen, no injurious proceeding is omitted
in the Celestial empire to palm on the
outer barbarian inferior or false teas.
In the leading tee-grewing districts the
Government has a corps of inspectors
who are required to see that the goods
are dispatched in a pure state. The
precaution, however, avails little-for al
the shipping ports there is no attempt te
prevent the merchants, or brokers, from
commencing their fraudulent practices
which they carry on to their hearts
content. In spite of their knowledge o
the extent to which this adulteration i
carried on, we presume GU people vii
continue to drink Of the cup which Ii
said to cheer without stealing away
persons brains.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Mental Imagery.

Mr.. Francis Cation gave the British
association some interesting results in
his investigation of power of calling up
persons the faculty of perceiving images
was very feeble, and in this respect they
were much in the same position as those
who were blind from their birth. Other
persons perceived past scenes with a dis
~tinctiveness and appearance OF reality
that differed little from actual vision,
and between these wide limits he had
met with q multitude of cases which ex-
tended in an unbroken series.
There was a true kinship between
actual vision and mental pictures, by
which we recollected what we had seen.
When the light fell upon the eye an
irritation was set up, and this travelled
toward the brain, where it associated
with other waves Of irritation proceeding
from independent centres that fingered
here and there and finally died away.
In the form of a mental picture this was
reversed-the mental imageries of which
he spoke were those habitually suggested
bywell-known associations. Butalthough
the faculty of visualizing clearly was a
characteristic of certain races, and was a
natural and hereditary gift, it admitted
of being largely developed by education.
The memories one should aim at acquir-
ing were chiefly based upon a thorough
understanding of the objects obscured,
and he had noticed that the faculty OF
visualizing was very well developed
amongst mechanicians and architects
most highly developed amongst them,
perhaps, for they had thoroughly to IN.
derstand the process of mechanical draw.
ing, where the intended structure was to
be set forth in a plan, and elevation,
and section.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Earning Her Own Living.

Two large cities full of people are as
tonished at the statement that a wealthy
and intelligent Brooklyn girl has left
her home and old associations with the
intention of earning her own living by
hard work. This establishment is SO I'M
complimentary to the spirit of young la
dies In general that the particular lady
in question may be regarded as a prac-
hcal defender Of her sex. Why q rich
lady, more than a rich man, should de-
vote life to doing nothing is more than
any n can explain. Thousands of ladies
already are devoting their time and
a to worthy enterprises merely for
the sake of having something definite to
do, and if one Of the sex chooses to
adopt downright hard work and to live on
the proceeds ofher industry, itisnobody's
business but her own. If more women
who need fear no wolf at the door were
to do likewise they would be the wiser
for it and the world be better. A great
deal of the unnecessary injustice and
suffering in the world comes of the
ignorance of the well-to-do classes
about the lives of those who are socially
beneath them. The merchant, even he
of w~ell-trained muscles, who spends an
hour or two in rolling barrels, or moving
heavy packages, learns exactly how it is
that his men do not sometimes move as
lively as he would like to have them do;
he may even learn why the same men
sometimes slip around the corner and
invest a part of their small earnings in
whisky. If the Brooklyn girl referred
to goes into shop, factory or domestic
service, and with her earnings makes
ends meet, she will never afterward
make unnecessary trouble when shop
ping /; she will not wonder why girls look
pale and dress badly and she will be
unlikely to have trouble with servants
when she has a household of her own to
manage. After she has tired of her ex-
pertinent, and returns to the enjoyment
of her own or her fathers handbook,
her money will go twice IS far as before,
and whatever it buys will be thorough
ly enjoyed. If, later, she marries. she
will not be likely to complain if her hus-
band does not earn as much as she may
desire to spend, and she will not run the
slightest risk of running the said husband
by extravaganza. Not even for the sake
of learning SO much, to devote mouths
or years to common, steady labor; 80
the world has no immediate prospect Of
being regenerated by woman's knowl-
edge of how her sisters hve.-NeV York
Herald
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
SCIENCE AND INVENTION.

ONE pound of corn is equal, in real
sustaining food, to about 81 pounds OF
potatoes, or 81 pounds of cabbage, or
III pounds of white turnips.
GEOLOGICAL operationsh have shownthe
probability that Russia contains beds OF
phosphate Of lime of sufficient extent to
supply Europe for an indefinite period.
A NEW process for using up old steel
has lately been patented in England.
By it a new metal of extraordinary
strength and ductility is alleged to be
introduced, which is expected to prove
of great value. Steel remade on this
plan has sold readily at 1925 a ton.
A BERLIN manufacturer is making a
horseshoe of iron and hemp that is re-
ceiving considerable favor among the
Germans. The shoe is of malleable iron
carrying a deep, wide groove, into which
tarred hemp rope Is firmly wedged.
The rope is so thick that it protrudes
beyond the rim of iron. The shoe Is
very light and is said to be serviceable.
A CONCENTRATED tincture of insect
powder is highly recommended as an
insecticide by Finzelberg, who prepares
it by digesting n part of Persian insect
powder in ten parts absolute alcohol,
and claims that in order to prove efica-
cious it should be scattered by means
of an ordinary perfumery atomizer.
When thus used in closed rooms all flies
drop dead while scattering it over
linen, etc., acts as a protection against
aeas, etc.
A MANUFACTURER whose business re-
quires the use of large amounts of emery
has been trying an experiment with the
ashes of anthracite coal, and he afirms
that he has got good results from the
ashes as a substitute for the finer grades
of emery: He took ashes and saturated
them with water, the liquid being poured
off after standing an hour or two, then
being poured off again, and SO on until
he obtained several grades, down to a
substitute for emery -four. When dried,
the deposit cuts readily and leaves q
satisfactory surface.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
what enc land LesEue rropo.e..

In a long conference of the Land League at
Dublin, at which Mr. Parnell presided, it was
decided to adopt immediate measures to secure
a complete organization of tenant farmers all
over Ireland, SO that the general strike against
payment of rent might be put in force next
year. 1t was decided to appoint a general Or
ganizer for all Ireland, assisted by six district
organizers, whose duty it would be to establish
a branch of the League in every parish, so that
the organization would act automatically in
cases of the prolonged imprisonment of the
Leaguers. This plan will be put in operation
Immediately. Mr.. Parnell has telegraphed and
written to McDavitt, urging him in the strongest
manner to remain in America to organize aid.
When the prosecutions have actually begun the
action of the Government will probably lead to
the disappearance of all remaining hostility be
tween the Fenians and the Land Leaguers. 1t
is thought that they will combine throughout
the country in the face of what is considered a
common danger. Considerable alarm exists
among the landlord class. Orders have been
received by Dublin tailors for armor-plated
listers. Several are actually in process Of
manufacture.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Rlood.hed and Anarchy.

Respecting the troubles in Ireland, Thomas
P. o'Connor, one of the most prominent lead
ers Of the Land League, is reported as saying
that he is still of the opinion that the arrest of
the Land League will be followed by bloodshed
and anarchy in Ireland. He insists that the
Government will be responsible for it, and not
the Irish people. It is said that Lord Clan
curry, who OWNS extensive estates in the coun-
ties Of Dublin, Kildare, and Limerick, has re-
ceiyed threatening letters. A notice has been
posted on the Ralla Court House threatening
the life Of any one who shall visit the rent
ONCE Of the estate Of the late Lord Mount
morris within the next three months for the
purpose Of making any payment. There is
great excitement in Dublin. 1t is stated on
good authority that warrants have been issued
for the further arrest Of members Of the Land
League.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Begged the Pardon Of Both.

Rowland Hill was always annoyed
when there happened to be any noise in
the chapel, or when anything occurred to
divert the attention of his hearers from
what he was saying. On one occasion, a
few days before his death, he was preach
ing to one of the most crowded congre-
cations that ever assembled to hear him.
In the middle of his discourse he OBJ
served a commotion in the gallery. For
some time he took no notice of it, but
finding it increasing he paused in his
sermon, and looking in the direction in
which the confusion prevailed, he ex-
claimed:
whats the matter there? The devil
seems to have got among you"
A plain, country-looking man i'm
mediately started to his feet, and address,
ing Mr.. Hill in reply, said:
"No, sir, it Amt the devil as is doing
it; it's a fat lady wot's tainted; and she's
a VERY fat 'un, sir, as don't seem likely
to come to again in a hurry"
"Oh, that's it, is it ?" observed Mr..
Hill, drawing his hand across his chin;
then I beg the lady's pardon-and the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Pertls of Deem.

The world-renowned swimmer, Capt.
Paul Boyton, in an interview with a
newspaper correspondent at the seashore,
related the following incidents in his ex-
perience:
Reporter.-"Captain Boyton, you
must haye seen a large part of the world?"
Capt. Boyton.-'Yes, sir, by the aid
of my Rubber Life Saving Dress, I have
travelled over 10, 600 miles on the rivers
of America and Europe; have also been
presented to the crowned heads of Eng
land, France, Germany, Austria, Bel
GUM, Italy, Holland, Spain and Portu-
gal, and have in my possession forty-two
medals and decorations; I have three
times received the order of k%nighthood,
and been elected honorary member of
committees, clubs, orders and societies"
Reporter.-"Were your various trips
accompanied by much danger?"
Capt. Boyton.-''That depends upon
what you may call dangerous. During
my trip down the River Tagus, in Spain,
I had to :'shoot" one hundred and two
waterfalls, the highest being about
e~ighty-five feet, and innumerable rapids.
Crossing the Straits of Messina, I had
three ribs broken in a fight with sharks;
and coming down the Somane, a river in
France, I received a charge of shot from
an excited and startled huntsman. Al
though all this is not very pleasant, and
might be termed dangerous, I fear moth.
ing more on my trip than intense cold;
for, as long as my limbs are free and
easy, and not cramped or benumbed, ]
am all right. OF late I carry stock OF
st. Jacobs Oil in my little boat,-the
Captain calls it "Baby Nine" and has
stored therein signal rockets, thermom.
eter, compass, provisions, etc. )-and
have had but little trouble. Before start.
ing out I rub myself thoroughly with
the article, and its action On the mus.
cles is wonderful. From constant expos.
ure I am somewhat subject to rheumatic
pains, and nothing would ever benefit
me until I got hold of this Great German
Remedy. When, on my travels 1 have
met people who have been suffering with
rheumatism for years, by my advice
they tried the Oil, and it cured them. ]
would sooner do without food for days
than be without this remedy for one hour
In fact, L would not attempt a trip with.
out it, i.
The Captain became very enthusiastic
on the subject of st. Jacobs Oil, and We
left him citing instances of the curative
qualities of the Great German Remedy tt
a party around him.-ChicGgo Inter
Ocean.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
LIGHT Pun,.hmeut.

The drowning of Robert Bryson, ut Agnew
Station, near Pittsburg, at the hands Of some
railroad men, some time ago, the reader will
doubtless remember. Bryson belonged to a
good family, was wealthy and well educated.
He had entered a vineyard along the road with
q view to eating a few punches of grapes, when,
several railroad trackmen happening along with
q large dog, pursued him and ran him into the
river. into which he plunged to escape their
fury. Burdened with his clothing he could not
swim the stream (the Ohio and attempted to
turn back, whereupon they attacked him with
stones and kept him in the water until he
drowned. Herbert Gould, Joseph Beltz, and
o Martin, his pursuers and murderers,
tried upon the charge of manslaughter, were
sentenced last week to pay a fine Of six cents
and costs of prosecution and to undergo three
months imprisonment in the county jail. The
Judge, in pronouncing sentence, stated that he
considered them technically guilty under the
law, rather than actually guilty of q crime, and
that q delegation of some of the best citizens in
the neighborhood Of Agnew Station had called
upon him and testified to the prisoners uniform
good reputation for peace.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Easily Climbed.

The top of Ben Nevis, the highest
mountain in Scotland, can be reached
without the least fatigue or expense, and
that is something that cannot be said OF
every mountain. Sir Robert Chrlstison,
an Edinburgh physician, broke off the
top of the mountain and had the rock
put in a glass case labeled, "This is the
Top of Ben Nevis" This recalls, in a
mild degree, the ancient yarn of the
sailor who was hauling in from the
water an apparently interminable rope:
Haven't you got the end yet?" roared
the mate. "Tm afraid" said the sailor,
"~somebody's cut the end off"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
Pros...or Dou.ld.on,. Last voyage.

"a AN
A special from Chicago says: Among a lot Of
old bottles which were being cleaned in a Chi
cago liquor store here, one was found which
contained a card water-soaked and yellow, o n
which was penciled the following passage:
"The hurricane is upon us. Our sand is all
exhausted. A few moments, and the balloon
will be in the water. Tell Barnum to give the
balance of my salary to Molly. Good-by.
Grimswood behaved nobly. DONALDSON"
The writing was dim, but still legible. The
signature was compared with one which DON
aldson had written carefully, and they were
found to agree in every important particular,
almost the only difference being that the sig
nature on the card had been hastily scrawled.
Several persons familiar with Donaldson's
writing pronounced the card genuine, among
others, D.. s. Thomas, who was Donaldson's
press agent when he made his last ascension.
He believed the note to be genuine, and ex-
planned that the "MoIly" spoken of was Bar
NUNS highest-salaried hurdle rider, and to
whom Donaldson was engaged. Her name was
Maggie Taylor, but Donaldson gave her the pet
name "Molly." The lot of old bottles among
which this note was found had been purchased
of q junk dealer, who says they were gathered
about the city in the year 1875. August 18th
of that year Donaldson and Grimswood made
their fatal voyage.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
.toru on th. Rr,t,.b Coa,t.

terrible storm has been raging on the British
coast. A schooner entering the arbor of South
Shields ~foundered, and all hands except the
mate, were lost. The steamer Trawlers cap
Eized on entering the same harbor, and twelve
persons were drowned. AtDublin considerable
property was destroyed, and fully fifty families
were rendered homeless. Floods at Leeds
stopped several mills, and hundreds Of persons
are thrown out of employment. At Bradford
there was heavy rain and snow, and railway
traffic was impeded. Wenlock experienced q
thirty-six hours heavy rain, many houses being
flooded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
somauhat unfaithfnI.

The diabolical crimeof Rev. Charles T. Goats,
9 Baptist preacher Of Campbell County, Va,
has just leaked out. He was arrested and had
a preliminary examination at Campbell Court
house on q warrant sworn out by Edward ur-
pin, charging that in the month of January
Coats committed a a p or his daughter, Ida
Turpin, q little girl twelve years and two
months old. AT the time of arrest Goats was
holding q protracted meeting in Appomattox
County. He is a pastor of about six churches
He confesses the crime, and gives as his only
excuse {" q thorn in the flesh"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
sho, rhroush the heard.

The English papers contain a story of the en-
gagement of Miss Clara Louise Kellogg to q
French marquis. The name of the happy man
ia not given. Private advices say that the gen.
tleman is one whom Miss Kellogg met on a
European trip several years ago, and that a cor
r~sspondence has been going on for a long time,
and has finally ripened into q betrothal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04

News from Lahore, via London, says: = is
reported in Peshawur that anarchy reigns in
Csbul, and that the Amer has been murdered.
There has been no news by post from Cabul for
several days. News relative to the murder Of
the Amer and the prevalence Of anarchy in
Cabul is from the Ciuil and Military Gazette,
OF Lahore, an authority undoubted. The
viceroy Of India has autographed that he is IN
able to either confirm or deny the report of an
outbreak in Cabul. A dispatch from simla
says the situation in Cabul is perilous.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
A Leap-Year Episode.

A bashful young mana New York
drummer, by the way-has been visiting
a young lady at the West End with a
view to matrimony, but his extreme diff
dence would never permit an avowal. A
day or two ago the young lady, who has
all along seen how matters stood, helped
the youth out of his predicament nicely.
Her younger sister came shyly up to the
young man and asked: care you any
relation to my sister," He blushed and
stammered until the young lady, taking
pity on him, solved the matter by say
ing: "No, but he'd like to be; wouldn't
you Alfred? Cards will soon be out
Louisville Commercial.