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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
Saving TRANSFORMATION.

'Talk about your mean men," said
old Pioneer Skinderson, at Phil. Nc
Governs saloon. "The very tightest.
closest, far-seeing, calculating old skin
flint 1 ever seed was old Klamscatter, the
Mine Superintendent who died up at
Gold Hill the other day"
WAS, eh?" encouragingly remarked a
customer, who was feeding PhiTs bull
dog with petrified sandwiches from the
lunch table.
"Yes, Stree; he was just pizen, he
was; closer than the bark to a tree.
When he was running the Hornet Mine
up at Virginia he used to skulk around
the levels, disguised as mule-tender,
just to pipe off the men who didn't keep
hard at it, so as to dock 'em the next
Saturday."
"Why, the dern cuss !''
"But wait. He actually encouraged a
drll-runner to tell long story one day
while they were waiting for some ma
chinery to be repaired, and afterward
docked the man half day, and all the
fellows that heard it, four bits apiece fol
stopping to laugh. He charged one man
ten cents for a single grin"
'Great Goshl"
"Thats nuthin'; Jim Briggs, who was
up on the Lode when the old miser died
said that about an hour before Klam
scatter handed in his checks he sent
for the doctor, and says he:
"'Doc, give us the straight business
Is there any show for me?'
"'Nary show says the doctor; you'll
strike bed rock afore night
Then says old Klamscatter, q
want some of you fellows to carry me ur
to the top of Mount Davidson right off
IF can light out from there, it viii save
my soul O clear mile of transportation. ;
"And did they do it?" asked q mar
who had walked up over by the stove.
"Wells no, replied the narrator, sim
ply. ''The boys took him over, put him
on the cage, and let him down to the
lowest level of the Hornet, instead. They
said that they guessed he had made &
little mistake about the direction, some
how. 10 the best of their Judgment, his
soul was going the other way."-.Sar
| Francisco Post,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
Quiet Force.

Men who are 'born leaders" do not
make any unnecessary noise in the world.
They have no occasion to exact obedience
from subordinates, for no one ever thinks
of disobeying them; while those who do
not possess the faculty only display
their weakness in their efforts to appear
important and impressive. The story is
told of man who had large number
of pigs in pen near his house, and
made it his practice to go out every ev-
ening and "stir them up" with club, to
the great annoyance of the pigs and the
disturbance of the neighbors. When
asked his reason for this absurd and use
less conduct, he answered that he wanted
them to know he was boss. There are
too many men in every community whose
idea of executive ability is exactly on
par with this. They bluster and splurge
and ''stir things up" generally, convinced
that such foolish parade of authority
will convince those unfortunate enough
to be under them, "that they are boss, !"
whereas the fact is that it serves to con-
vince all that they are fools. And the
time comes at length when those who
are over them find it out, and they are
dropped. The quiet way is the best,
after all.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
0GO0d 70 puII.J

A number of ladies visited New York
public school, and one of them thought
that she would question the tots, and see
how much they knew about the senses.
What were the eyes for?
For seeing.
Yes-and what would be the result if
We had no eyes And she asked the
little ones to shut their eyes tight. Ay,
yes. They understood.
And then the ears. What were they
for?
Hearing.
Yes j.; and now stop your ears up as
tightly as you can. All what a sad
thing it would be to have no ears. We
should never hear the birds sing any
more, and never more hear mamma s
voice.
And then came the nose. What was
that for?
Somehow the little ones seemed puz-
zled at this point About the eyes and
ears there had been no question-but
the nose? They looked up into the
lady's face curiously, evidently with an
answer ready, but not quite sure of be-
ing right. Finally the questioner saw
an intelligent smile upon one chubby
little face-one of the four-year-olds-
and she said to the child:
"Ah, Miss Dot, you can tell me what
the nose is for, can't you? Come, now
speak up. Don't be afraid. What is it ?''
A few twists and Fuckers, and then,
with wondrous sparkle of the great
brown eyes:
"'Eb, Il dess its for mamma to tate
hold of to pull"
That close the examination for the day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
The Inventor OF the Bell ROpe On
Trains,

The late Captain Ayres, of Patterson,
N. j., was the inventor of the present
bell rope system on railroads. When he
commenced running on the New York
and Erie Railroad the locomotive had no
cab for the engineer-nothing but q
framework. There was no way to ga
over the cars nor for the engineer to
communicate with the conductor when
the train was in motion. In those days
instead of the conductor running the
train, as at present, the engineer had en-
tire charge, and the conductor was a
mere collector of fares and tickets. In
1872 Ayres inaugurated a system of sig
nails by cord running over the cars to
the engine, where it was attached to q
stick of wood. Ayres' engineer, a Dutch
man named Hamill, resented the innova-
tion, cut the stick loose, and the conduc-
tor and engineer had a fight at Turner's
over the matter, Ayers whipping his en-
gineer badly, and thereafter conductors,
and not engineers. had charge of trains.
Soon after the bell rope and gong went
into general use.--Paterson (M. ~
Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
A Negro Ditty.

"The nearest approach to a complete
negro ditty which have been able tc
strike" writes Mr.. Thomas Hughes from
East Tennessee, sis one which young
Texan cattle driver gives, with wonder.
full roll of the word "chariot'' which can.
not be written. 1t runs:
DE debhle he chase me round a ump,
Gwine for 10 carry me home
He caIch me most at ebery jump,
Gwine for to carry home.
Swing low, sweet chay-C-t.
Gwine for to carry me home.
"'The debble he makes one grab at me,
Gwne, etc,
He missed me, and my soul COED free,
Gwine, etc.;
Swing low, etc.
''ohl won't we have gay old time,
Gwine, etc,
A eatin' upo' honey.an drinkin' up o. wine,
Gwine, etc.,
Swing low, etc.
"This, sir, think you will agree with
me, though precious, is obviously frag-
ment only 1t took our Texan many
months to pick it up even in this multi
ated condition"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
Ont Of Pure POliteness.

A recently-arrived Englishman, stand
ing in front of the NeaOs Office observing
the crowd surge into saloon with vio-
lent outcries, became very excited, ex-
pressing his opinion that there was going
to be "wiot, a WOW, wumpus, you
know" but was calmed down when. a
native told him:
"Why, you darned fool, some popular
candidate has asked the boys to take a
drink, and they are following him in out
of pure politeness. "-Gatveston Ne,0s.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
Bobby and the Plaster.

Bobby Blinkers was Nevada boy,
and didn't want to go to school. He did
not put in his appearance at breakfast,
and about 8 o'clock his mother went up
to see what was the matter. Bob was
writhing about the bed from an impro-
yised stomach-ache "All right" said
the ol dlady. "Pl apply mustard plas-
ter" and in few minutes hot mustard
plaster containing two square feet of
motive power was spread upon the boys
abdomen. 'tMother, how long must
this thing stay on?" II guess I'll be
able to take it off about 4 this afternoon,
and then if 1 can get an emetic to work,
bring pc you o @ through. Then B Bob DUs rose mn
Immediately and started for school, and
the plaster was the cause of his being
an hour late.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

A MURRAY Hill, New York, girl has
had one of her shapely feet modelled
in marble, and has presented it as O
birthday present to her af1ianced husband
for paper weight. A st. Louis girl did
the same thing, but the unesthetic
creature to whom she is to be united
heartlessly utilized the gift as founda.
ton for his new residence.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

Two men fired simultaneously at each
other in Salt Lake bar-room, and the
bullets came into collision. There could
be no doubt of this, for one bullet drop
ped to the floor midway between the an.
tagonists, who were ten feet apart, and
the other was turned upwarC to the cell
ing. while botb were fattened.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

THE writer of the anonymous COM
munication sent us last week will please
send us his name. Not for publication,
but simply to let us know who the man
is that takes us for big enough fool to
publish such lot of bosh. - Whitehall
Times,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

Business cards of five lines or less s. per annum.
Locil notices 10 ceuts per line each insertion.
Simple announcements Of marriages aud deaths,
ad church and benevolent society no ices inserted
re-. Any ad litions to Obituary notices viii bs
charge five cents per line.
Favors must be banded in early as Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week.
Communications upon subjects of general or locai
mt. solicited
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
A Difference in Value.

Rosseau, alluding to the kindness of
neighbors, says that, when his wife died,
every father in the neighborhood offered
to console him with one of his daughters;
but few weeks afterward, his COW hav-
ing shared the same fate, no one ever
thought of replacing his loss by the offer
OF enthusiastically proving the different
value set upon their COWS and children.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
"UN1oN rs STRENGTH"
BT THOMAS DARCY N'eEE.

I,
A man whose corn was carried away
Before his eyes, and whose oats and hay
We're piled up into the landlords cart,
Looked toward his castle with sorrowfu' heart
"You SEEM" said he, so strong and grand,
Like giant you overlook the land;
And giant In stomach you sure must be,
That Of all my crUp can leave none to me-
Quoth smother" OF such weak words what end Z
Have you any hope that the devil will mend,
Or the wolf let kid escape his NAV,
Or landlord yield his rights at lawi
aLet us 60 over to Rackrent Hall
By two and threes-it may befall,
As wisdom Is found In the multitude,
Eaough Of us might do the cause some good"
At first they went by twos and threes,
But Rackrents lord they could not please;
And next they went in number a score,
But the case was even the same as before.
By ffties and hundreds they gathered then,
Resolute-patient, dogged men
And the landlord owned that he thought there was
Some slight defect in the present laws.
Then a barony spoke-a country woke
nation struck at their feudal yoke
Twas found the Right could not be withstood,
And-wisdom was found in the multitude
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

A LITTLE wrong done to another is o
great wrong done to ourselves.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

In refraining from being mean to
others you are good to yourself,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

A MAN cannot smoke cigar too short
unless he smokes it too long.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

At first they went by twos and threes,
But Rackrents lord they could not please;
And next they went in number a score,
But the case was even the same as before
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23

A man whose corn was carried away
Before his eyes, and whose oats and hay
Were piled up into the landlords cart,
Looked toward his castle with sorrowfu! heart
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-05
Antiquity of the Spanish MeriHO.

The Romans wore nothing but wool
en- goods They had no cotton they
had a little linen, which was worn as
material of luxury they had no
silk. They cultivated the sheep with
great care, and some of their richest
possessions were in sheep. But there
was one breed Of sheep which they
cultivated with great care, and by
that system of selection which Oar
win speaks of as the source OF perfect
ed forms of our domestic animals. 1t
was called Tarentine sheen, from
Tarentum, city of Greek origin, sit
uated at the head of the Tarentine
Gulf. The fleece of this sheep was of
exceeding fineness it was of a great
delicacy, and the prices paid for it
were enormous. The sheep were
clothed in cold weather to keep them
warm; and the result was that they
were very tender and their wool was
very fine. They were product OF
Greek civilization transmitted down
to the Romans. Columella, the great
Roman agriculturist, says that his
uncle residing in Spain, crossed some
OF the fine Tarentine sheep with some
rams that had been imported from
Africa, and the consequences were
that these sheep had the whiteness of
fleece of the father, with the fineness
of fleece of the mother, and that race
was perpetuated. Here we see an i'm
provement of the stock, an increase Of
strength and productiveness given to
the fne-wool sheep of Spain. At that
time the sheep Of Spain was of i'm
mense value; for Strabo says that
sheep from Spain, in the time OF AL
gustus were a-ried to Rome and sold
at the price of a talent Zone thousand
dOllarsl a head. In the time of our Say
ior, a thousand dollars was given in
Rome for Spanish sheep. When the
barbarians inundated Italy, these fine
wool sheep were all swept away; but
they remained in Spain. They were
cultivated by the MoOrs i'll the noun
tains of Spain, which were almost in
accessible, and not reached by the
hordes of Huns and other northern
barbarians, which had laid waste the
greater portion of the Roman posses
sions. They continued to be nOurish-
ed there by the MOOrs, who were
much advanced in arts, and further
on were found there as the Spanish
Merino. So that the Spanish Merino
which wenow have, if not the only, is
at all events by far the most impor-
tant relic that we have to-day which
has come down to us from Greek and
Roman material civilization. We
have here a direct inheritance from
the material wealth Of the Old World
civilization.-Southern Live Stock
Journal.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-05
A Gem Worth $I6,OOO,OO.
The Clio G.

The Clio @.
The Berlin Borsen-Zeitung says the
Prussian capital has long contained a
jewel of quite fabulous value, the news
of whose existence was first made
known to the general public by the
reports of the last session of the Poly
technic Society. This notable stone
is sapphire, and is the property of
one of the members of that learned
body. 1t weighs "twelve and an
eighth 10th "a little more than six
ounces. The jury of the Polytechnic
Society, on grounds stated its value
at the frightful sum of $4,000, 900
marks, or $1,000, 0OOof English money.
1t need hardly be said that such a
treasure is not very likely to find a
purchaser at such price.
adopts that the stone is not perfectly
pure, SO that its price may, perhaps,
be reduced but it can never be so far
lowered as to tempt the richest and
most eccentric collector i'll the world
to give anything like the sum which
must be asked for it. In the year 1872
Berlin mineralogist offered to go as
far as 81, 500 marks, but in vain, as
the unique jewel had already been
refused in 1860 to German Prince
who had offered far larger price.
Its present possessor has placed his
treasure in State custody for the sake
of his heir, as the Borsen-Zeitung says;
though we imagine that its future
owner will not find it easy to realize
anything more solid than distinction
out of his very exceptional piece of
property. All the experts who have
scrutinized the sapphire agree that It
is genuine conundum. The Hsappir"
of the books of Exodus and Ezekiel,
like the "sapphires of Pliny," were
probably our lapsis-lazuli.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-05
supply and Demand.

There is no law in political economy
can be taken as a more correct guide
to ascertain the fluctuations of thu
different products, than supply ant
demand.
When supply supercedes the de-
mand, there is consequently a reduc'
ton of prices. We have watched this
carefully in the fruit and vegetable
business this year, and find that when
the supply goes beyond the real con-
sumption, prices decline accordingly,
and Uice UerSd.
A few weeks ago when there was
shipped from here, from 100 to 200
boxes of beans per day, they were
selling from So to 3 so per box; when
they reached 1000 to 1900, boxes per
day, besides those which which were
forwarded from New Orleans and
Mobile, the price went down to 81
per box, which did not pay expenses,
and Immediately dispatches came
from Cincinnati and Chicago, saying
that the markets were overstocked.
The same rule applied to shipments
of fruits.
We quote the following from late
Chicago price current, which shows
that strawberries are selling in
Chicago as low as four cents per quart,
and the market is completely flooded.
Strawberries were in to the great
quantity of 25 car loads from this
State, and the immediate result was a
heavy break in prices and necessity
for forcing sales to get the stock OH
to-day, or before decay. The berries
from Golden and vicinity, were wet
and largely poor, as the result Of last
Fridays heavy rains, and were leak
ing so badly and were so crushed
together that only peddlers would
buy at all, and then would not bid
any great price, and these poorer
berries by selling so low had a de-
pressing influence on the good, and
compelled heavy reduction all
round. The demand was quite lively
for Monday and buyers for shipment
and the home trade were on hand in
good numbers but with the proper
ton of soft OF poor so large that quite
a quantity was on hand in the after
noon, as being more than could be
fairly handled, and the closing up was
particularly poor. Shippers must be
careful in handling and shipping, and
while we are getting so many berries,
should hold back the soft and poor
entirely, and send in only the best, as
the best alone will bring more money
than all together. Nothing is coming
from beyond this State as it would not
pay for the handling. At p. M,
number of thousand cases were still on
hand; the best shipping berries were
all sold out well, but with a large
quantity of poor on hand, and it will
be next to an impossibility to close
out at any price before night, with
peddlers trying to buy fair stock at
SOC per case.
1t is all nonsense about not being
able to overstock the largest markets.
If the people would raise less quanti-
ties and better quality of both fruits
and vegetables, it would prove more
remunerative to shippers, and the
consumption would not overlap the
demand.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-05

Poor MANS PUDDING.-Three
cups of flour, one cup Of suet, one cup
of raisins, one teaspOOnful of soda,
spices to suit the taste; boil two
hours; use with sauce.
ORANGE CUSTARD.-BOil the juice
and pulp Of twelve oranges, with the
rind of half one, sugar to taste,
strain, when cold add pint of cream
or new milk, and the yOlks of twelve
eggs. Stir all together until 1t thick
ems.
CLEANING WOODEN STUFFs.-
Take one pint of hot water and slice
into it two ounces of shaving soap
add to it two ounces of spirits of am
monia, and one teaspOOnful of pow
dered saltpetre; put into bottle and
shake until thoroughly dissolved. To
use it, pour a little into "a saucer, dip
i'm a sponge, and rub the material Wig
OrOusly.
ToMAKE SOAP To Do AWAY WITH
RUBBING. dissolve five bars of soap
i'm four gal ons of soft water, one and
three-fOurths pounds of sal soda, and
three-fOurths of a pound of bOrax; stir
while cooling. Use one cupful to
make suds to soak clothes in; wiring
out and put into the boiler; use same
quantity Of soap for boiling the same.
ANGELS FOoD.-One box gelatine
in two quarts milk; put ON the fire
until dissolved (; then add twelve tSble-
spoOnsful of sugar and yOlks of six
eggs well beaten; let it boil a few
minutes; flavor with wine OF vanilla.
stir in the whites of the eggs, beaten
/ to a stiff froth +; put it in molds TO
cool; serve with cream,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-05
Poultry Notes.

What is the chicken cholera, and how
to cure it, that's the question, and it
will be for years to come. l do not
know of any sure cure but one for a
clear case of cholera, and that is to
cut the head from the sick chicken,
and plant it and the body in your ma
nure pile. You at least gain some
thing by so doing, while if left with
the other chickens, the disease
soon spreads all through the flock.
Cholera and the bulk of diseases that
chickens are subject to are caused from
neglect. Keep your houses warm and
clean, feed your chickens regularly
with good nOurishing food, and they
will be free from disease, lay more
eggs, and be more profitable in every
way.
The fifteen largest hotels in New
York City consume weekly $500
pounds of meat, of which $4,000 is
beef; of fish, 100000 per year; also
during twelve months 10000, 900
oysters, 5,5G0,0O0 eggs, 100000
chickens and poultry 1000 barrels
of flour, 10000 barrels of potatoes,
81, 900 cans of milk, 10000 quarts Of
cream, and 100000 pounds of butter.
The careless breeder will soon have
his hands full of chickens that have
the roup or canker, if he has not now.
Fowls that have nice warm houses
and proper care will not be troubled
with this. 1t is brought on by ex-
posture to the cold and wet, and lack
of proper food.
A small boy on his way home from
the grocery dropped a package of eggs.
eggs are down." laughed waggish
bystander. "That's all you know
about markets." screamed the boy,
"they have gone up"
A man hates to own up that he is
not as smart as a hen, but he has TO
own that he can't set on an egg and
not get mad.
Kisses by telephone are like boiled
china nest eggs on toast.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-05
The strawberry Boom South water
Street. Chicago.

From the Chicago Tribune.
To-day, on the streets OF Chicago,
we bought "nice Strawberries" for ~
cents quart, and
THE BOOM
is coming in. This fruit has been on
the market for nearly two months, but
the prices have been way up sin the
sky,h and poor folks had not the
ability to buy them. But there is no
excuse now; and for the next three
months the markets of this town on
the Lake have the promise Of full
supply of this, one Of the very best of
berries. But, then, the capacity of
Chicago to eat strawberries is marvel
Gus. Then come along with your
boom, ice and cream will cool the ber-
ries and make them go, and, however
many there be, growers who send a
good article, in full boxes" will be
quite sure to get their reward.
The stranger who comes to town and
happens to walk on
SOUTH WATER STREET,
will wonder where all the fruit goes
to. But it goes. 1t is wonderful.
And the early morning hours each day
are stirred with the renewed hustle
attending the fresh receipt of scores of
carloads of fruit, the bulk of which
goes to South Water street, and is
thence distributed not only all through
this city of more thar half IA million
of people, but all over the North and
Northwest for hundreds of miles
around. And then the consumption
of fruit is on the increase, and, with
prices low, the consumption becomes
simply enormous.
There is some croaking, and fears are
expressed that this fruit year is to be
DIsTREssINGLY PROSPEROUS,
that the great abundance OF fruit will
depress prices below the cost of pro-
duet II. Doubtless full crops Of fruit
will necessitate more care in shipping.
1t will not pay, in Il season of plenty,
to send poor fruit to distant market !;
but it will always pay in the long run
to send a good article honestly put up.
With the revival Of business there
sCCms 10 be Il disposition to buy more
freely, and we predict that, in the face
Of the full abundance promised, the
fruit men will have a harvest in
this year 1850, that will make their
"eyes stick outn and their hearts
glad. o. l.. b.