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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
How the Earth Was First Mapped Out.

a-H tfopuihr- 6clence MOntnlyJ ~@
What these early maps were We do
not know, but can. forms reasonable
conjecture. The earth at that time was
supposed to be a fat circular plain, or
disk, the broadcast part being from east
to west which was entirely surrounded
by an ocean, or great river, that washed
it upon all sides. In about the center
of this plain Greece was supposed to be
situated. The great central sea of the
Inhabited region was the Mediterranean
The farthest point known at the west
was the Straits of Gibraltar, then called
the Pillars cof Hercules. The southern
part comprised the north ofJAfrica as
far as the deserts; while the region north
embraced the countries bordering upon
the Mediterranean, and ansiuAknown
hyperborean land farther to the north,
with the Euxine and Caspian seas at
the northeast. The farthest eastern
point known was about the western
limit of India. This was what would
then be contained in a map as a repre-
s%entation of the earth. The sun was
supposed to pass under and around this
fiat plain, which was then the mode of
accounting for the changes of day and
night. The space beneath was supposed
to be a great vault, called Tartarus, the
abode of the spirits of the wicked among
men, Al the region corresponding to it,
Above the plain, wa the heaven, or
abode of the gods, The unknown region
beyond the Pillars of Hercules was filled
up with creations of the fertile imagina-
ton of the Greeks. To the northwest
and north were the Cimmerians, a PEG.
pie living in perpetual darkness; and
the hyperboreans, a race supposed to be
exempt from toll, disease, or wars, who
enjoyed life for a thousand years in q
state of undisturbed serenity. 10 the
west of Sicily were the enchanted islands
of Gree and Calypso, and the floating
island of Eolus. A little to the north OF
the Pillars of Hercules was the entrance
to the Internal regions; and far out in
the Western Ocean, beyond the limits o!
the known earth, was the happy region
called Elysium, a land of perpetual
summer, where a gentle zephyr constant.
ly blew, where tempests were unknown,
and where the spirits of those whose
lives had been approved by the gods
dwelt in perpetual felicity. Here, also,
we're the gardens of the Hesperides
with their golden apples guarded by
the singing nymphs, who dwelt on the
river Oceanus, which was in the ex
treme west, and the position of which
was constantly shifted as geographical
knowledge increased. sa
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
EAl u If3-lF lN
Does It Mean Wars ,

In a recent special the Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quirer says: Some days ago i tele-
graphed the Enquirer that a letter had
been received by one quite prominent in
New York, that England, France and
Germany had formed an alliance, and
Elntendedto construct, under. European
auspices, a ship canal over the Isthmus
by hezPanamar routes Since then facts
have cropped out, which leave the de-
cided impression that Secretary Eyarts
is aware of such an intention on the part
of the combined Powers. and is prepar-
ing the way to place this Government
in a positionto check-mate the European
scheme. The intention of the European
combination is alleged to be to proceed
to construct q canal across the Isthmus.
and to do it in such an audacious way
that the United States will either be
compelled to take the offensive or, to
submit to a very humiliating National
indignity. It is said, upon very good
authority, that within a few days, Cap
tain Eads, of Jetty fame, is to have an
audience with Secretaries Evarts and
Thompson, at the request of the Secre-
tary Of State. Mr.. Evarts' plan is to
adopt the Eads' scheme of the. n.y.
draulic dock system. and convey ships
across the Isthmus, by carrying
them over the dry land by a system
of docks from ocean to ocean. 1t is
claimed hat the plan is practicable, and
that it a be developed and carried
into effect much sooner than a canal can
be constructed. The great point Mr..
Evarts desires is to begin the work, and
get in ahead of any foreign Power, and
| then if such latter Powers, either singly
or allied, endeavor to construct a canal
it will be forced to, take the offensive,
and leave this Government on the defen-
sive. In short. Secretary Evarts pre-
fers that if an inter-oceanic canal pro-
ject is to involve the United States in a
foreign war, the foreign Power that shall
be the aggressor and this Government
assume the defensive. In this connec-
tion the following extract from Senator
Bayard's speech on his anti-legaltender
resolution is rather significant: aifA
~" There is no cloud of war now upon
the horizon, but who a tell sWhenit
may arise? The scheme of uniting the
two great oceans by a canal across the
| Isthmus on the Southern border Of this
continent is one of worldwide import
ence, and the heart of every American
proelaims that tits to be under the
control of the Government of the United
States. Our power may be questioned,
but it will be maintained. Every coun-
sci Of wisdom, therefore, exhorts US to
seize the day, n intime of peace pre-
pare for war, for it is the surest mode
to avert it."
I may add, too, that the gentleman
iniNew York who is advised of the re.
ported foreign alliance has a letter from
a European source which says there is q
great probability of a foreign wal with
the United States within the next six
months. as FfFe5 AIDS
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05

News from Sherman, Texas, says that a
party of drunken roughs, while creating a dist
turbance in a bagnio, were ordered to leave by
the City Marshal, Sam. Ball. One ALI. john
son drew his pistol and shot Ball in the breast,
inficting probably a fatal wound. Ball seized
Johnson's pistol, and drawing his own weapon
shot johnson dead. 9 Johnson's brother and
several other roughs shot at Ball, one shot cut
ting the skin ofhis face, the powder burning the
eyebrows and binding him. Ball is in a criti-
cal condition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
Perils. Of the Bell Telephone.

The following sketch from the New
York Truth is said to be q true story:
On the second floor. of Wood, Snifin
& Co.'s building, No. PAT Broadway, is
a Bell telephone, put up at the special
request of Mr.. Henry L. Snifhn, the
second partner. Mr.. Snifinsis a. very
hands0me man and, his wife is q very
| pretty woman. She is devoted to
Snifin,s and coaxed him into hs fing .
Bell telephone erected in their house,
| No. SO West Forty-seventh street: She
has been in the habit of occasionally
"callingp her husband during the day
| and billing soft nothings into his at
tentive ear.
On Tuesday last, Mr.. Snifin, being
| uptown, dropped into the store of
Barker Brothers, Paris kid glovers, No.
472 Broadway, and asked the junior
| Mr.. Barker, who is a member of the
Exchange, if he would object to q
young lady cousin from Poughkeepsie
there Mr.. SniHin winked slightly using
the Bankers telephone to communicate
with him.
OF course Mr.. Barker hadn't the least
objection in the world.
That afternoon at three O'clock,
Barker Brothers telephone signaled the
central Office. The young lady in
charge at the central Office answered
WE'LL" after ten minutes had elapsed,
according to the Bell telephone rules
and regulations.
"Iwant to communicate with Henry
L. Sniffin,"' said a delicate voice from
Barker Brothers.
Immediately the Bell telephone at
Mr.. Snifin's residence rang violently,
and Mrs. Snifhn answered it, ael3Ht
aWellp' she cried into the second
hand money-box. e
els that you idarling9 P inquired the
| unfamiliar voice. ~ n q 81 ti9ogh3h
ais it who p' demanded Mrs! Shiffn
with virtuous ~asperitys
els it MY niown darling, Hanky-
pankyf I" answered the strange voice. =.
Mrs Snifin is deep woman for one
so young. She depressed her, emotions
and softly but ungrammatically re-
piled: ,ift3 .f,,a s,led s'rsrqsu naoE
Yes-it's me-who is iteallihg me ~
Nellie, of course" .07es .qitsira
"Ohi you're Nellie, are you What
do you want, my pet2" 81 ea1oR los
"fYou dear, darling, silly goose, 3 ]
want to say L can meet you at Union
Square next Saturday, all right aII,aih
Mrs. Snifin held on. to a chair back,
"You can, can your Pm awfuIly
glad. What time? p VIC -
eWhy You; said half past one.
What's the matter with your % - =
Nothing %ailg II I'll try and get off fs il
asureiyy,, you're net afraid Of the old d
n are y0psla 4ld3141e 3o.Etat
Mr. Snifin was, within twenty1foul
hours, served with a bill for S85damage.
to his Bell telephone, and a. summons
and-eemplaint in the nit for an abso.
lutte divorce of Snifin Us. Snif1n. zfaet
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
Save the Rags.

? The price of paper has been advanced
from 81 to 10 cents all over the country.
If this price is maintained, the public
will be compelled to pay more for their
newspapers. Many daily papers have
already increased their Price from 20
cents to 80 cents per week, and weekly
papers from 81 so to $500. i
The advance in paper can be stopped
if the people will save and sell their old
paper and rags. Three months saving Of
rags and old paper by the entire popula-
ton, and selling them in the markets,
would check the advance in paper. Rags
are worth 2 to 81 cents per pound.
Every newspaper in the land should
appeal to the people in this matter. And
they should also economic, in the con.
sumption as much as possible.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
An Engine.

AT l O'clock Saturday morning the engine of
a train on the New York Elevated Railroad
was thrown from the tract by 4. misplaced
switch, and fell into the street, a distance of
twenty-five feet. The four passenger coaches
of the train remained on the track. The fol-
lowing employees were on the engine and fell
with it: Edward Williams, right leg fractured
and head seriously injured; John Constantine,
head and face badly scaldedi Richard Curk-
wood, Francis 9. F~aIkenberg, John c. schoon
and VIM. Kimban, were slightly injured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
Russian Winters.
1Jpail bfaii]a.zette.f

49, NE4 - Ho1SttesJ
The Russians have a great knack of
making their winters pleasant You.
feel nothing of the cold in those tightly
built houses, where. all the doors and
windows are double, and where the
rooms are kept warm by big stoves hid
den in the walls. There is no damp in
a Russian house, and the inmates may
dress indoors in the lightest of garbs,
which contrast oddly with the mass dof
furs and robes which they don when GO
ing out. A Russian can afford to run
no risk of exposure when he leaves his
house for a walk or drive. He covers
his head and with fur bonnet,
his feet and legs with felt9boots lined
with wool or fur, which, are drawn on
over the ordinary boots he next cloaks
himself in an ample top-coat with fur
collar, lining and cuffs; and he buries
his hands in a pair of fngerless gloves
of seal or bear skin. Thus equipped,
and with the collar of his coat raised
all around, so that it muf1es him up to
the eyes, the Russian exposes only his
nose to the cold air and he takes care
frequently to give that organ a little
rub to keep the circulation going. A
stranger, who is apt to forget that pre-
caution, would often get his Eose
frozen if it were not for the courtesy of
the Russian, who will al ways warn him
that they see his nose " q whitening" and
will unbidden help him to chsfeI it Wig
orously with snow. ma q Is v3jinp -
In Russian cities walking is Just pos
sible for men during winter, but hard
ly so for ladies. The women of 1.-THE
ownr nr1ar uaor Hnoo- hnotu /. ~ oza &c
the s~hop-keeping classes seldom venture
out at all: those of the la%ristocracy 60
out in sleighs. These sleighs are by no
means pleasantgvehiciesa3 er nervous
people, for the Kalmuck coachmen
drive them at such a terrific pace that
they frequently ,capsize /; but persons
not destitute Of pluck find their mo-
lions most enjoyable 1t must be added
that to <be spilled outof aRussian sleigh
is tantamount only to getting a rough
tumble on q soft mattress, for the very
thick furs in which the victim is sure
to be wrapped will be enough to break
the fall. f-r-f~-, ,~.~-sH-U n T
The houses and novels of the Russian
working classes are as well warmed az
those of the a~ristoeracy. A stoye is
always the principal item of furniture
in them and these contrivances are
used to sleep on as well as. to cook in.
The mujick, having no bed, curls him.
self up on his stove at his time fol
going to rest; e sometimes he may be
found creeping right into the stove
and enjoying the delights of a good
vapor bath. The amount of heat
which a Russian will stand is amazing,
and his carelessness in facing the cold
afterwards not less 30. aT,ar
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
The Pocasseft Horror.

N = x n
Chas. ssFrcenan, the second Adventist,
who, nsarly one year age, murdered his child
at Pocassett, Mass, was brought before the
Supreme Court a few days ago, and upon exT
summation by competent physicians, waS de-
elared insane and remanded till the May term
of Court, when, if his condition has not been
improved, he will be placed in tho insane hos
pital. Mrs. Freeman is regarded by experts
as being nearly if not quite as insane as her
husband. She shares in his exultation, and
holds the same belief as he does. In regard
to the tragedylshe now says: "lWhy, if I did,
not believe it was ordered of God what should
7 do I should become nsane.h In obe-
dience to a q command from God !, she has cut
her hair. off quite short, has ceased to wear cuffs
and collars, and has discarded all forms of
jewelry and articles of personal ~adornment.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05

Miss Jennie Farrell, the belle of Lancaster,
ILL.,, and In all, a highly accomplished young
lady, is under arrest for arson. The property
destroyed was that of a farmer residing in the
~neighborhood named Joseph Baillie, consisting
zof a house, barn and outhouses. There were
intervals of a week or two between the burn
ing of each of these. The testimony in the
case alleges that Mr.. Baltic was paying his
addresses to a sister of Miss FarrelPs of whom
she was exceedingly jealous, and to ayenge
herself she proceeded to reduce the object Of
her affectionsto-a %penniless condition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
M Dampen the Air.

We can hardly too often suggest the.
Impoverished of providing ample moisture
in all rooms heated by stoves, furnaces,
steam pipes, or hot. water pipes. There.
are sound scientific reasons, for this, as
well as in the result of practical expert
ence. Every degree of heat added to
the atmosphere, in q room gives it a
power of absorbing and secreting moist
ure. The air in a DOL 20x20 feet and
10 feet high, at 80 deg. holds, ~secretes
about II pints of water. The same air
heated to 20 deg. secretes upwards of
two quarts of water, and unless this is
supplied, it is hungry for more water,
absorbs it from every accessible source,
from the furniture, from our bodies, and
especially from the breathing organs
the mouth, throat, and lungs, leaving
them dry and husky. Therefore every
time the air in a room is changed by the
admission of fresh, cold air, and heated
to 70 deg, two quarts of water should
be e~yaporated into the Vol The strong
objections some have to warm air heat
ers have arisen mainly from this cause.
In using furnace heaters we always put
into the hot-air chamber extra water
pans besides any that are supplied by
the manufacturers, and take good care
to always have them filled with water.
In stcve-heated rooms there should
usually be IN evaporating surface of
water equal to one square foot for every
twelve feet square of flooring, and more
if the water is not on a hot place enough
to keep it rapidly evaporatiDg. Plants
in a are mainly destroyed, Or have
a sickly growth, because the warm air
becomes too dry and sucks out the very
juices of the plants. The 'house plants'
-"olive" or otherwise-suffer similarly.
In a warm room, a large towel frequently
wrung 50 as mo- to drip, and hung over
a chair back near the stove will make a
marked difference inS the comfortable
feeling and healthfulness of the atmos-
Iphere. I'm ~ t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
STOCK mAHKEfs
Girl Deyoured by q Wolf.

The Glasgow Star says A little, girl
in her fathers barn at Baud, Morbihan,
was killed bya wolf, which, by climb
ing a rubbish heap, was able to enter by
the roof. The family had been at work
in the fields at some distance, and on
the father opening the door to release the
child the wolf sprang out and made of,
leaving on the floor the marlborough
remains of its victim. Is Ia .raf4.aF ~,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05

OLD BILLY SMITH used to run a store
in an Ohio town. One day being absent,
and his clerk in charge, a pious pilgrim
came along, and after getting a few
things, told the young man that he was
in need, and could not pay him, but
that the Lord would pay him. The
young man being kindly disposed, ac-
cepted the security, and when old Billy
came home, he told him of the sale.
Well, WE'LL" said the old man, ",did he
give you an order ? NJ sir" replied
the clerk. e &c What, no order? Then
how the great Andy jackson do you
ever expect to collect the bill~ The
item was charged up to proitand loss.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
aTha Markats.i

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES family, % so9
s25i hney, f62396l patent$7965 sp1ng y 0oY
&c co. extra $01o95 s03 supcrdne "A 6oSz so.kye
HouI, 9! 5000 10. Buekwheat four " quoted g
sod saS -, ~ n 20 ! . l5 Ps & e. an nCr 40 4 E = sS. as IA 4
- y neid ~ eisxstor y soc. XauLfnr q
Pn%s mi1sa rs seii,ns " + - salisy no.zE auoosS
ef ose; extIa NOE a. o39c1c; Shoice spring soiq
r zoe. Hay 100. 70 Irins m1ea Sl1 9Og
to.o0 per ton7 MES porKI SiSi 1aru, prims
neemn f8oe. COTTON dteScs t2S.tsH
NEW Ssese and nesS
State, IS sSS5 IS; good to choice Western and State
$5SA@7l Is fcotnraen to choics white Wheat Wester1
Extra s. 1905 80, eomnon e good ONO e7trs
family, 5000 so. Wheat-No. 3 Pr1ng
q 80; No, 2 spring, q g: angrsdsd sinterrs 2 Mssy
Rye No.12 Western and ststet Use. bar
ley, common Western SIC Corn ungraded Wsstern,
Lard. prime steam, 5.s5@sc. Cetton-The market
tsquiet; middling uplandA, 12eSc.; middlng Or
lsans 1azze 9I..g .,a
BALTIMORE Flour. Western sup.erhne, = q,
as o.; Western extra. % 6086 90; Western fam-
uy, IS 25@6 50. Wheat-No. Western winter red,
ia mixed. e5N9oSo Oats
white Western, 4sQ4sc mixed Wesaern. k794sc;
Pennsylyanta, 4sgzsc- BEL qaiet At ss@soc.
PHILADELPHlAs-Fiour Minnescta extra tam.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
This Disgustfng brutality.

A colored man named VIM. Harris, living
near Mitchell, Ind, killed his wife with an ak.
She had been confined in childbirth, about a
week ago, which was followed by paerperal
fever and she became delirious. She attempted
to get out of bed. Harris demonstrated with
her Under threats, and on her next attempt,
he got an ak and plunged it into her head and
body three times, causing instant death.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
A Rather unpleasant Predicament.

Revenue ofHcers in Tennessee have a terrible
time Of it. ARGENT case, Andrew Breeding,
of Nashville, got lost from the revenue raiders
in Sumner County and was captured by ten
armed moonshiners, who drove him before
them into a dense weeds, and hearing the guns
click he turned to see; the@muzzles were
pointed at him, when he exclaimed fsDon't
shoot !" He Ieaped fromahis mule as tie guns
went off and made a hairbreadtlA escape.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
succesu or manned YiIIiana.

Four masked robbers entered the house of
Mr.. Webber in Danforth, ILL.,, who is over
sixty years old, and, after knocking him down
and gagging him, blew open the safe in his
room, secured $ 1900 in cash and escaped,
leaving him securely fastened. He was only
released after a night of terrible suffering next
morning.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
sAunIe Dow.ey,. murder.

Charles Chortesu, aged ~twsnty-seven, ha,
been arrested In New York, charged with the
brutal murder of Annie Downey. s.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
Drawing AIone. slowly.

General Adams and interpreter have left on a
mission having for its object the surrender of
Utes engaged in the Meeker massacre. Chief
ouray and the remainder of the Ute delegation
will remain in Washington untilth 9 return of
General Adams and the three chiefs who accom-
pany him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
Can,tG GET Enouen Of Ism.

The Immigrants Relief Board, rSf Terre
Haute, Ind, have forwarded to Senator VIM
dom the following dispatch: "About twenty
sye families of colcred people, in all about 100
persons, from North Carolina, have arrived in
this city since last Friday and an have OBJ
tanned homes and employment, and there is .
demand for eighty or a hundred more falni-
GID z Q&&R
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05

A special from Trinidad, COL, says: seye-
raj hundred cowboys from the panhandle Of
Texas are said to be between here and Las
Vegas. Fifteen of them entered Las Vega
Thursday night, killed the City Marshal and
two citizens, and wounded two, others.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
AND NOW she ia Gone.

Mrs. Harry Baldwin, whose husband was SO
mysteriously murdered at Cincinnati nearly
a year ago, has died of pneumonia. During
her delirium as in her moments of conscious
ness, her talk was only of her murdered hus-
band. She leaves a little son but a few
mnntha old.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
eGontesffnr the WIN.

The sons Of Frank Leslie, deceased, Harry
and Alfred viii contest the win Of their
father. They aver that he died interstate !;
that Miriam Florence Leslie, who represents
herself as his wife, is not his lawful wife, and
SO matters go.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05

A mar named George koenig, in Chicago
had a dispute about something with his land
lady. She made demands to which he did mo-
propose to yield. Finally seeing there was nc
alternative and in order that he might avengt
himself On her, he committed suicide on he,
premises. There is nothing ike carrying &
point, yon know, especially if /. ianaiady stand.
a chance Of getting left thereby.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05

A little boy named John Ksle, of Philadel-
phia, bitten on Halloween by a dog, has every
symptom of h~ydrophobia. He is said to be
offering untold agony, swapping, snarling and
biting in q manner similar to a dog. His phy-
sician says it win be impossible for him to re-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05

Dispatches from Havana for the past week
announce the constant jarring and trembling
of the earth at that place. Evidently some-
thing Is going to happen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
ReaconaneId,. OhIect.

A sensational report comes from England
that if Earl Beaconsfeld is sustained in his
policy, England, France and Germany contem-
plate an alliance against the United States,
and the protest of the Isthmus Canal win bring
about the cNsus 5eHis1
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
Arkan.a. aiIrer

Steps are being taken by leading citizens Of
st. Louis to develop the silver resources of
Montgomery County, in Arkansas. These
mines are pronounced quite valuable by mining
experts. tr5a
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
SOLID Compliments to a Journaii.t.

Solid Compliment to n Journalist
Superintendent of Census, Walker, of Chi
nago, has rendered to Robert ] Porter, of the
Inter Ocean the management of all matters
pertaining to the collection of statistics and
information in regard to the wealth, debt, mi
taxation, of the United States. 73st
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
Davift and brennan.

Reports from Dublin say that the people of
County Mayo, have decided to place in the
field, Michael Dayitt sand Thos. Brennan, as
candidates of the County for Parliament; this,
upon condition they do not take their seats if