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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
AToMn Rnrned

State Line, little town located ten. miles
north Of Bradford, Penn, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire on the 4th inst Forty build
ings were burned. The fire originated by tho
discharged of irecracker.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


At Greenfield, Dade- County, No., three
horse thieves, VIM. Underwood, Frank Craft
and James Butler, were taken from the Jail
and lynched.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Enxland,. sxmpnthx.

England is greatly exercised over the sad
calamity that has befallen us, and manifests
the grestest interest in our political welfare.
After all we find our Mother Country loves US
becorninplv
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

ONE way to make money is to take a
half-pound trout, fill it up with shot
and then 90 and bet it weighs pound
and half.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Seven Lives Lost.

One mile south of Culbertson Station, on the
Kentucky Central Railroad, there was another
of those horrible collisions occurred on the af
ternoon of the 4th inst, which, as is often the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

In RUSSIA a student Is iooked upon as
king killer. In America ''a student"
is regarded as one who merely kills time
with baseball bat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

SOME one has formed 1,051 English
words of not less than four letters from,
the letters of the word regulations"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
w..h.nrtou,. Iuuatic..

The daily telegraph confirms the belief,
long time prevalent, that there are great
many lunatics in and about Washington. They
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

SHE was decorating her room with pic
lures, and she perched his photo up on
the topmost nail, then she sat down to
admire her work and remarked quietly:
s'Now everything is lovely, and the
goose hangs highi"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

And it is believed that the loss on other
/ buildings and property injured and destroyed
will bring the amount up to $1,500, 900. The
Resor foundry was full of made-up stock-no
less than 5000 stoves, all Of which were de-
stroyed
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

he WHO has nothing to do has no
business to live,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

THERE are 100000 people living
within a radius of twenty miles Of the
City Hall of New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

2usiress card III five lines or 81, % pgr aunuin.
Joc j nuri,-.. 10 ce IS D r ne each ias-rtion
Simple ammo ant ments of Insr -iagss nd deaf a
ID churc'i aud benevo ent soristy ir~s fns rted
Any nd ii'i iUns to o5:...lry notices b
gel i've nts per line.
Fs-ors must be han ei in ~ early - Tuesdsy
mo- ming to insure inss stion tte me veek.
CammunicAi RS upon subjects Of general or toca3
e..lso \
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
sc Tn the Pre-

"On behalf of the President and Mrs. Gar
field, 1 desire to make public acknowledgment
of the very numerous messages of coincidence
and affection which have been received since
Saturday morning from almost every State in
the Union. From the South as bountifully as
from the North, and from countries beyond
the seas have come messages of anxious inquiry
and tender words of sympathy, in such num-
answer them in detail. 1 therefore ask the
newspapers to express, for the President and
Mrs. Garfield, the deep gratitude which they
feel for the devotion of their fellow country
men and friends abroad in this hour of heavy
affection. [Signed1 "JAMEs G. BLAINE,
"Secretary of State''
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Acknoulearment Of sympa,hy.

kilograms of sympathy and coincidence from
all parts of the country were SO burdensome
that Secretary Blaine, on the 4th inst, caused
}he following acknowledgment to be issued:
"ExEeuTIvE MANSION,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

: The latest report from Washington concern
ing the condition of the President is that he
is still improving. The pulse was ninety-four
on the 7th, the lowest since the shooting. A
correspondent says: "a general buoyancy
and confidence resulted, which almost lost
sight of the grave fact that even at best the
case is still hopeless, and that a number OF
serious points of danger are almost of neces-
sity to be encountered His craving for more
solid food has become an evidence of increas-
ing strength. 1t has been possible to gratlfy
this wish to greater extent to-day
than yesterday, and the results have been such
as to Justify the belief of the attending sur
geons that very little, if any, trouble is longer
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
Women in Harness,

A few years ago a great sensation was
created In our Eastern cities by scores of
men serving as substitutes for horses in
drawing horse cars. The horses were
disabled by the distemper, and many
men were outof employment, and rather
enjoyed the novelty OF the affair.
In Japan it is customary for men to
draw light carriages for travel, and they
make excellent time. But in Holland It
is not q pleasant sight for travellers from
the United States to see women serving
in the place Of horses and mules. The
women there do vast amount of the
hardest drudgery.
They draw the pillow in the fields, and
the boats on the canals. A recent trav-
eler speaks Of the Indignation with
which he looked on company Of women
harnessed to q canalboat, and trudging
YEARLY along q muddy tow-path.
Their bare arms were as large and
brawny as those Of the coa.sest working
men IN America, and their voices harsh
and heavy. All were stout and coarse,
seeming to be little above brutes. They
had no sense of shame, but were only
eager to reach the end OF their beat and
rest. Women in America ought to be
grateful for the difference in social Gus
toms
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
The Thief Divides the Pork.

The Louisville 'COawSer-J Journal, IN
giving some "reminiscences of an old blind
negro man in that city, makes him relate
the following Of one of his former mas
ters I" He war speakn' man, though"
continued Eli, as his enthusiasm began
to carry him away. "He war de most
best speakinest man IN the whole
country. I remember when dey war q
tryin' Of dat man Fayette Shelby for
KILN of Marse HORNE, ct Lexington.
When it come time for the old marse to
speak he jist had all de benches and de
cheers moved out in the college yard,
and, Gee! how he did let himself loose.
He got to talkin' about the scriptur' and
de women folks dey began to cry. DEN,
you see. de old marse was maxim his
pint, an bimby when de proper time
came he jest let loose all bolts an fell
back Like he was faintin'. 1see de old
marse, dough his eyes was a blinkin'
was chucklin' IN his sleeve. He warnt
no mo- .faintin' dan you is at de present
moment. He war maxim his pint by
workin' On de sympathy Of de crowd, an
he made it, too. Oh, I tell you, de ole
marse was as slick as de very debbil. Ri.
yi,"", chuckled old Eli, "you orter seed
de trick he played on dem lawyer folks
onct. Oar was man stole a hog, an he
cum to marse an tole him he wanted
him ter defend him in de courts. De
old marse, you see, he goes to work an
makes de man kill de hog an cut m
squar In two. Den he taxes .one part
hisself, gives de udder to de thief, an
when trial comes along, naarse he gifts
up an tells de LAWYER folks dat de prison
er didn't get mo- Of dat hog dan he did
hissef. He tole de truf, too, an de thia
he got off on marse's say so without do
least bit of suspicion" ,os SKI,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17

set out with the boy in search of the
lost animal, and finally found her
where she had fallen over between
two large logs dead. The young
woman was at last discouraged, and
for time would not go back with the
bad news to her husband, but finally
overcame her own feelings, went mer-
rily to the house and, upon entering,
said: g Well, Rollin, our luck has
changed. . SHOW is that 2" he
anxiously Inquired. Why" said
she, "the old cow is dead you can
skin her, sell the hide, and we will
have some money" And it proved
to be true, for their luck did change
from that day. They sold out their
interest in the farm and bought an
other one, began over, and to-day are
well-to-do people. Does not this
teach a lesson to repining wives, and
show what power there is in a hopeful
spirits
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
Timber Resources.

The Forestry Division of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, National Govern
ment, has been engaged in attempting
to ascertain the timber resources of the
country, In connection with the tenth
United States census. The work in the
States of Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota has been under the supervision of
Fl. G. Putnam, of Eau Claire, Wis. whose
researches have 50 far progressed that
an approximate estimate of the amount
of standing pine in the three States has
been reached. From what we learn of
the method pursued in obtaining the
figures it is judged that the result will
be nearer approach to knowledge of
try than has ever before been obtained.
To be sure, there has been a reliance
upon estimates, but they have been more
closely scanned and compared and have
gone more into particulars. The results
secured in the three States. named are
these ~
Minnesota is credited in the census
reports with containing 6,150, 900, 900
feet of standing pine. distributed as fol-
lows: Rainy lake and tributaries, $780,
100000; Red river ard tributaries, 600,-
900, 600; ST. Louis and .Cloquet rivers,
800, 100000; Mississippi and tributa-
ries, 1900, 600, 600; north shore of Lake
Superior, 00,000,000.
The State of Wisconsin is credited
with 10000, 100000 feet, distributed in
districts as follows st. Croix river and
south shore of Lake Superior, 6,000,-
100000; Chippewa and tributaries,
-, 500, 900, 600; Wisconsin river and
tributaries, 1900, 100000 Lake Su-
perior district, east Of range IL, 2,000,-
100000; east of the Wisconsin river,
5000, 100000.
Michigan is credited with having 35,-
0O,O00,000 feet of standing pine
5000, 100000 in the Upper Peninsula
and 29, 900, 600, 900 in the Lower PENN
sula.
The aggregate in the three States is
81 $50, 000, 900 feet.
This is much less than the amount Of
pine supposed to be standing in these
States, but there is no means Of ascer-
tanning whether the figures given include
only the bodies of pine which, in the
present condition of numbering opera
lions, are regarded as profitable to lum-
Der, emitting lands which have been
culled but which still contain consid-
cradle amount Of pine which win event
ually be cut, when the decadence Of tim
Der shall sufficiently advance the price
of lumber.
There is quite a probability that there
will be goodly quantity of pine cut in
Che three States after the reports show
Che 81, $50, 600, 900 feet of the Census Bu-
rean's finding have been manufactured,
which will be about II years at the
present rate of cutting.
At the present rate of cutting the pine
m Michigan will last 10 years, if the
figures above given are proper repre-
Gentatives of the amount now standing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
" Tending Baby.o

st. Clairsvi1le people tell an amusing
story in the Wheeling Latel6igencer Of
the late Mrs. Shannon, widow of ex-
Gov. Wilson Shannon, who died
at Leavenworth, Kan. In 1910 Gov.
Shannon was candidate for re-
election as Governor Of Ohio on the
Democratic ticket, his opponent on the
Wing side being the famous Thomas
Corwin, who was successful in the can
vass, and became Governor, though
Shannon was again chosen at the bien-
MEL election in 1912. During the can
vass of 1910, Mr.. Corwin was announced
to speak at st. Clairsville, where Gov.
Shannon resided. Possibly there WAS
to be joint discussion between the two
candidates any rate the meeting was
looked forward to with absorbing inter
est, and Mrs. Shannon, who was visiting
friends in this city, took the morning
stage to go out home on the day of the
occurrence. There were in the stage
quite number of st. Clairsville ladies,
and man, apparently a very dark mu-
latto, who seemed to be of retiring
disposition, and occupied corner as
remote from his fellow-passengers as
possible. rts
Arrived at watering station, near the
foot Of the Big Hill, Mrs. Shannon,
who was accompanied by babe in
arms, desired to procure some milk for
the child, and requested the dark man
in the corner to hold the infant for her.
Upon returning with the milk, having
fed the baby, nd the stage being again
in motion, the babe was once more con-
signed to the care of the Emulate"
and the ladies proceeded to discuss the
great event of the day.
When the.stage arrived at the hotel at
st. Clairsville, the nurse deferentiaNy
informed Mrs. s. that he was at the end
Of his journey, and transferred his
charge to her care, not, however, until
she had rendered him quarter in pay
ment of his services, which was, much
to her surprise, declined with much Dig
nifty, though very politely, withal.
The sequel TRANSFERRED in the after
noon. What was Mrs. Shannon's sur
prise, upon reaching the grove in which
the meeting was to be held, to see her
mulatto nurse of the morning occupying
a seat of honor upon the platform sur
prise scarcely increased when the dark
gentleman arose and was introduced by
prominent local politician as "Thomas
Corwin, the next Governor Of Ohio. :"
The great orator was introduced to the
wife of his opponent later in the day,
and enjoyed her embarrassment over the
affair hugely, but Mrs. Shannon never
quite recovered from the notification
she felt when she discovered what mis-
take she had made.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
Chinese Beds.

There are two kinds of Chinese
beds, and both are arranged for a
complete shutting in by means Of
hanging curtains and tapestry. The
expensive kind is like sort of cage,
having a fat wooden roof, just the
size of the bed proper, supported at a
height of about eight feet from the
floor on four corner posts and two
intermediate ones. Then there is a
sort Of frieze or entablaUure work
running around horizontally, above
and below, so that when you are in
bed you are safely penned in sort
of cage, and cannot possibly tumble
out. The carving on these beds is
sometimes very rich, and large sums
are paid for them but the ordinary
and cheaper kind is naade of two
frames of wood shaped something
like the skeleton of an old fashioned
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
The Distress of a Son.

A dog rushed cut of yard on Gal
weston avenue and bit an elderly lady.
She was taken home in hack, and in
about ten minutes her son, big, stout
six-footer, put in an appearance and
wanted to see the owner Of the dog, who
expected that killing would be the least
that would happen to him.
"Your brute Of a dog has bit my poor,
aged mother, who is weak and feeble.
She is 80 years old, and the sons eyes
filed with tears.
81 am very sorry" said the owner of
the dog, feeling very uncomfortable.
eff you are sorry, how do you sup
pose I feel?" and he buried his face in
his hands. eff she dies, who have I
got left in this cold, cold world to saw
and split that cord of oak frewood I
bought yesterday and oak is so hard to
split with dull Ak" and the strong
man shook all over with suppressed emo
ton. - Galveston Neus. 8
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
How the Coon Presided-A Fable.

Onco upon time there was genera
assemblage of fowls and animals, called
together to discuss the question of re.
form. The Tiger shed tears over the
wickedness of the Rabbits, the Hyena
wept at the rapacity of the Vultures, and
the Wild Cat pressed his paws to his
aching heart and sighed over the william
les perpetrated by the Rats and Mice.
A venerable old Coon was made Chair
man Of the meeting, and, after clearing
his voice, he began:
envy friends, there is great need oil
reform. We are drifting down to per-
dition at race.horse speed. Speak,
brothers, speak, and let us have q full
and frank expression"
"I am for reform, said the Tiger, as
he rose up. 81 see the Coons out every
night, stealing corn and raising old Ned
generally, and I hope they may be
brought to see the error of their ways. u
"Reform is my watchword," began
the Buffalo, as he secured the floor,
"and hope the Tigers Will commence
the good work in their midst. The
Tiger whe just addressed you has the
blood of my slain calf still on his lips. -
cit is my opinion" began a veteran
old Hyena, I" that reform is most needed
among the Vultures. They have become
so bold that I hardly stand show now
adays to find carcass for myself. :"
"And since men have taken to carry
ing guns and swords hesitate to at
tack them" said Wolf. Imove you,
MIR. Chairman, that it is the sense of
this meeting that men no longer go
armed"
"Hear what I have to say" pleaded
the Wild Cat. CT move that the
Panther be censured for eating flesh"
Sand my friend the Cow should be
forced to let grass alone" observed an
Elephant.
"In order to get the sense of the
meeting I move that we no longer eat
fesh," observed Deer.
ST move to amend by substituting
the word grass promptly responded
Wolf.
Amendments and resolutions were
coming in like the Pacific express,
when the old Coon in the chair called
for order and said: !.
envy friends, let US begin our reform
by routing out the Serpents."
"No no !"protested Fox. ;" I lease
my cave to family of Serpents at ex-
cellent cash figures. Lets drive the
Worms out of the country"
"But we feed on Worms" chirped q
hundred Birds. "Drive them out and
we'd starve |"
Thus they continued, each one anx-
ions to preserve what was good for him
self and sacrifice whatever was good for
his neighbor, until the Coon cut the dis
cussion short by saying:
"Order Order Now, then, any bird
or fowl who is willing to begin this re-
form campaign by sacrificing personal
gains, please stand up"
Everything continued to sit.
"Well, then, any one willing to be-
gin the reform at home and under his
own hat, please stand up"
No one stood up.
81 think we have bitten off more than
we can chew" said the Coon, as he laid
down his gavel. =" This is very wicked
world, and there is great need of re-
form, but when Tigers set out to reform
Hyenas and Wild Oats find fault with the
doings of Wolves it's time to dismiss the
meeting"
Moral: Charity may begin next door,
but reform should commence at home
Detroit Free Press.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
A Japanese Sermon.

In Isabella Birds "Unbeaten Tracks
in Japan" this sketch of a sermon on
domestic life is given -
WOuldyou like to know how very. d.
verting sermon in Japan can be made
The following is q fragment Of transla-'
ton Of one of considerable length. The
sermon, as is proper, takes a text which
is to be found in the Chinese classics {:
"That which is evil, be it but small, do
not. That which is good, be it but
small, fail not to do. !" The echoes of a
thousand pulpits are in the opening SEN
fences. /" These words, my good friends,
are found in the section called Hagen Of
the Shogaku, which is SO well known to
all of you. They are indeed blessed
words, well suited to our text this even
ing. These words are short, but they
contain an Invaluable lesson. Two or
three pages of thorough INVALUABLE and
condensed moral teaching follow.
Sounder ethics on this subject could
not found, and the terse maxims are IL
Illustrated by anecdotes and comparisons
leveled to the capacity of boor or child.
The sermon concludes with an imagina-
~ dialogue which I can well believe will
arrest the attention OF the largest con-
gregation ever gathered under one roof
IN Japan. ~, ,lSlsIavEa1 al. s3a.
A misfortune may have its origin in a
word. Take as an example the way
husband calls to his wife. Should he
summon her with pleasant "Here,
good wife," he will reply with a soft
HAi, Al" Now take the reverse Of that:
Husband" What are you pottering
at there? just stir about, Will you
these short days. too i" asas Aee
Wife-ssI know the days are short,
and that's just it. IF any one comes to
the door I've got to answer, and the
washing to look after beside. I haven't
got five or six hands to do all that,
have II" s. 31F2e y >ssla a32
:, Husband =" Are you going to give
your husband any Of your i'll chat p O
Wife "Well, what are you doing
hugging that fire-box all day instead Of
lending me hand now and then ?"' ,.Sa
Husband ~" What's that, now? Look
here, I'm not an OK, I'd have you know !;
you are not going to put ropeathrough
my snout and lug me all over the place"
= And SO they go on, he q fine, strap
ping young fellow, and she sweet
looking young girl, rival to Benton
Sauna in very beauty, by turns now red,
now green with passion.
Husband eft would be but small
matter if one killed useless hussy like
you outright. /" nil1 st3la 'a
Wife" Oh, just please kill me now
do kill me I've got a good stout father
and elder brother to take care, of me.
See there just you kill me now - Il
Husband "Oh, III soon do that!"
Such a hubbub t3. i',.
They are not the great things OF life
which call for our watchful care they
are the small affairs, the so-called tri-
fling matters, the yeas and nays, the
questions and answers in our daily home
life. Peace in household is like joy
GUS music in the dancing ears of the
gods in the region OF heaven.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
Napoleonic ideas Of Discipline.

g You should know that when was at
Brienne I was, like the other boys, bic
OF s1ss-cukotte, and at Valence i
always took sides with the patriots, but
after became a Captain Of artillery Il
dawned upon me gradually that sans
cukottisnne was out Of place in the army.
I had not, however, at that time arrived
at the conclusion that sane casl0tfSsma
had no permanent roots in the French
character. That fact, for the first time.
came home to me when I was sent 20
take the command of the army in Italy
in 1796. I found, on arriving at Nice.
everything in disorder, the army defici-
emit, in numbers, without stor.s, without
clothing, and even without food. I in
troduced some order into chaos. and I
found that the more that I established
military discipline the better the soldiers
were pleased; and I said to myself:
These men are not set of disorderly
ragamuffins; and I made note of that
fact In my own mind, and firm i'm
preston Of that fact was the result Of
my first campaign. By and by, after
Josephine joined me in the following
year Q79D at Montebello, I established
about her, and in attendance upon her,
q body of ladies, after the fashion of my
own aides-de-camp, 50 that no one could
have access to herexcept through o lady
in-waiting, and I found that this arrange
ment procured her more respect from
the soldiers than they had for the wives
of the other Generals; and | said to my
self, if state pomp is welcome here, why
should it not be welcome iu France and
took note of the fact, and felt satisfied
that it would be acceptable in France,
but I was also aware that the opportune
moment for its Introduction had not
then arrived. -MetteYnich