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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Corn too Thick.

One summer we had side hill. on
which we planted corn-the Chester
County Mammoth-aud it was in its
growth very rank. The hired man, who
was told to pull out all unhealthy stalks
and leave not more than at the least
three to the hill, did not pull any at all,
but got drunk. The field. was very
beautiful, but practical men caIiie to us
and said that it was very nice and
picturesque, but that it was like hem
lock forest--too shady. The truth is,
the hills had been pretty heavily and
hotly fertilized through the drunkenness
of the aforesaid man, and the shades
made by the stalks kept the ground cool
in the drought. The result was hand
some crop of corn at time when corn
had been burned up by the sun. We
would not like to recommend this plan
tn anybody, because we think it is a
very bad one, but we relate it as a mat
ter of illustration for some of the
agricultural smarties.-NesU York Herald
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
death orDt.raeli.

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsield, died
at half-past o'clock on the morning of April
10, after an illness of some weeks His re-
markably vigorous and elastic constitution sue
cumbed to an attack of its old enemy, the
gout, complicated with other diseases, and in
tensifed by the very unfayofable condition of
the weather. Though seventy six years of age
on the 21st of December last, his energy and
activity up to the time of the acute attack
which proved fatal impressed the public that
he had still reserve Of strength. Disraell
was great author as well as politician. At the
age of twenty-one he published novel called
Vivian Grey, since which time he has given a
number of works to the public, his last being
Endymion. go
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Waste and Abuse of Flowers.

Masses Of flowers on dinner table
are an anomaly; there is something al
most offensive in the mingled odor of
their perfume and the reek of the dishes
and lights. At "a ball they are not out
of place and keeping for certain pur-
poses. Roses, lilies, carnations, yiolets
are natural adornments for young
woman: and bunch of them IN her
hand or on her breast is an appropriate
ornament, and the complement of her
evening dress; but where is the fitness,
the beauty, the sentiment, the common
sense, when she has six, q dozen, or
twenty? Are there twenty persons, or
send her flowers which mean more than
if they were of wax or tissue paper, or
which have any more intrinsic value to
her who carries them? Are they wit
nesses of love, or even of admiration?
How many are sent merely TO crafty the
demands Of vanity? At every ball rival
beauties carry bouquets sent to each by
the same men. Many are sent by mem
bers of the lady's family, which takes
half the significance from flowers sent
by the same kinsfolk on birthdays, or In
sickness, or at time of special Joy OF
Sorr0w.AA what Is TO be SAID OF the
bouqustss sent as bribes to women Of
fashion by men who wish to obtain their
good Offices? And what of those sent by
o mari 10 woman whom he admires
not to give her pleasure, but prestige
to CRAFTY her vanity and rehexly hii
ovni There is an instance, well known
in one of our great cities, of one mar
sending several bouquets for the sam,
ball, to console her for a social slight
she appeared to be INITIATED, as a grea
belle and he as the bellies favored cava
lier. AndlRhat of the bouquets stacket
on the front cushion of prosceniun
box, in the blast of the footlights ant
flung, half-faded, to a ,prinad donna, {.
whom. they are. already a. drug, VIII
perhaps is hurrying through her part t
leave town by the next train?-AHz1ti
Moaathly. y
1
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Terrific ExpIosionn.

Two terrible and almost simultaneous ex-
plosions occurred from nitro-glycerine, in the
inter vaults of the D1ttmar Powder Works, in
Binghampton, New York, on the 21st inst.
About five minutes afterward. 10, 900 pounds of
sporting powder, in store-house about 100
feet from the inter vaults, ignited and caused
another terrific explosion. Buildings were de-
molished and scattered in every direction and
property destroyed for miles around. Fences
were blown to splinters, trees uprooted, many
buildings in the nighborhood badly shattered,
and windows two and three miles away blown
out by the concussion. The shock was dis
tinctly felt forty miles away. No one was
seriously hurt. The man in charge of the inter
vault Uncovered the fire, caused by an improper
mixture Of acids, warned the others, and fled
before the explosion occurred. On the same
day, powder magazine three miles from
Bridgeport, Conn, containing 1000 kegs of
powder, exploded, shaking the earth in the
vicinity as by an earthquake. No lives were
lost.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
: FriEbtraI R.tIro.d Accsdent.

: A passenger coach containing fourteen pas
sengers, on the Denver-and Rio Grande train,
running from Pueblo, Colorado, to Chama,
jumped the track two miles east of Rock Tun-
mel and rolled one hundred and fifty feet down
an embankment. No other cars left the track.
Five men and one woman were killed outright
and three slightly and three seriously injured.
No employees of the road were injured, kept
the fireman, who was riding in the coach.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
An Arkan.as Desperate.

In Crittenden County, Ark, Henry 8. White,
o negro deperado who was resisting arrest, shot
and killed Sheriff W. F. Beatte, fatally
wounded Deputy Sheriff Turner Hendrix
(colored), and seriously wounded two other
deputies (white) named Swepstone and Mattox.
The shooting was done on two successive days,
the negro resisting arrest on each occasion.
Not shot fred by him went astray.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Reign OF Terror.

A Berlin correspondent says the Czar still
resides at the diminutive chateau of Gatschina,
guarded by six cordons of soldiery. His
Majesty is never seen outside Of the inner
circle. Aniteschoff Palace, his town mansion,
has been intrusted to the'guardianship of three
hundred men of. the Pavlowsky Guards. A
Nihilist manifesto, announcing the approaching
death of Alexander Ill, has been received by
all the Russian ministers and court officials.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
A BOSTON girl, in a moment of dreamy

A BOSTON girl, in a moment of dreamy
inspiration, the other day, murmured:
''Why is it that two souls, mated in the
impenetrable mystery of their nativity,
float by each other on the ocean currents
of existence without being instinctively
drawn together, blended, and beautified
in the .,assimilative alembic of eternal
love?" And then she mechanically pushed
her plate over for another filling oi
beans and slug Of pork,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Mrs. Howe, President of the defunct Ladies'
Deposit Bank, Of Boston, whose trial is in pro-
gress, reasserts that if liberated she will pay
every cent to depositors. The amount required
will be about 5000, 1000. The assets are but
$25,000. When asked to disclose the means by
which she proposes to do this, she declines,
asserting that she is not at liberty to tell from
what source the means win come.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

zThe yvorar,of the PLAGUE.

Adyices from Bagdad state that the ravages
Of the plague are terrible, though not extend
ing beyond the sanitary. Gordon. -Four thou
sand inhabitants quilted Nedjed and encamped
In sAlubrious localities. Nedjed and Dijukwa
were burnt on the sth inst. The disease be-
comes very Violent the afflicted dying IN ten
hours after being attacked.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Ehitsiaw reia,. Retlrenen..

On the LIST Of May, WhitelAw Reid 'retires
permanently from the New York Tribune, and
will be replaced by John Hay, ex-Assistant
Secretary, and author of 'Iittle Brooches. -
Reid goes to Europe, but win probably not ac-
cept the Berlin mission. He VIII go into poll
tics when he returns, hay having been guaran-
teed control Of the 4Sj6nhe for fiye!years.l Z
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Colored wom,n Wa,z..-

At Luenberg Court House, Va, last week, a
colorod woman named Lucinda Fowlkes was
hanged for the murder of her husband in JAN
nary last. She estated that negro named Dean,
who was suspected as an accomplice, was 'tjust
as innocent as an angel" and that she herself
had murdered her husband because of his cruel
treatment and continually whipping her. With
her consent her body was given to the doctors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

E. R. Blakeslee, who hass been arrested at
Toledo, is the mail agent on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railroad, whose bold
operations caused great dismay in the post
Office at Chicago. Since his first robbery he is
known to have committed robberies on the
same road upon pouches destined for Buffalo,
Rochester, Utica, and Boston. Postmaster
Pomeroy, postmaster Of Lebanon, Ind, was
arrested in that place on a charge of rifing
.registered letters. Rail fxed at %, ,000.---
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Reports from all parts Of the Western winter
wheat region show an immense amount OF
damage done the crop by the severity OF the
winter; but there is not the slightest danger OF
Q general failure Of the harvest on that ac-
count. In Q considerable majority of districts
the crop is backward, or in an unfavorable con-
dition, but the reports do not intimate total
failure anywhere.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Fred. Grnnt's 1IoVements.

Colonel Fred. Grant has resigned from the
army, where his position is First Lieutenant Of
the Fourth Cavalry, and his rank lieutenant
Colonel on the staff of the Lieutenant General,
for the purpose Of entering the employ Of the
Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central Railroad
IS Civil Engineer Of the road. Bis father-in-
law, Il. b. Honore, of Chicago, is also promin-
emily identified with the road.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
The New Telerraph lIne.

The Mutual Union Telegraph Company with
capital of 0,OOo, 900, have just completed
their line between New York and Boston, and
will at once proceed to put up Lines to all Wes-
tern cities of any consequence. The territory
covered by their lines will reach nine-tenths Of
the telegraphic business of the country.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
4sunarinr tn Colorado.

Governor Ordway, of New York, stated at a
meeting of the members of the Produce Ex-
change that it viii be necessary to raise from
$50, 900 to s100, 900 to maintain the Colorado
sufferers four weeks until they can get seed to
plant. Some 500, 900 acres are devastated and
crops almost destroyed by reason of the late
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
FIoods I'm Wi.cor.in.

The streams in WISCONSIN have, many Of
them, overiowed their banks and done great
damage to property. At Fon-du-lac many
people were compelled to abandon their homes
for safety.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Sara Bernhardt, in her American tour. has
received for her performances s450, 200, Of
which 5000, 900 was profit. this she has de-
posted $15O,OOO with her banker. Yes, Sara
is well pleased with America.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
me wiseonsin Ansi.rreatins Law.

In test case to determine the legality Of
the celebrated anti-treating law of Wisconsin
at Milwaukee. it was found that the law was
imperative, because of an error in the text of
its supposed enactment. The bill as drawn
specifies the repeal Of law that was dropped
when the State statutes underwent their recent
revision. Judge Mallory held the law to be
inoperstiEe sndavoid. =. gE4Is
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
'as tVOI5. XIV--NO:. %.
Reacon.fi.,al,. run.ra,.

The following is the clause in Beaconsfeld's
will relative to the disposition of the remains:
81 desire and direct that I may be buried in the
samelyault in the churchyard at Hughenden in
which the remains of my late dear wife, Mary
Anne Disraeli, created in her own right Wis.,
countess Of Beaconsield, were placed, and that
my funeral may be conducted with the same
simplicity as hers was"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Arerr,bis Tragedy.

Mrs. Mutt, living near Camden, Ark, in a
at of insanity, threw her five children into a
well, killing them. The eldest was twelve
years and the youngest eleven months old.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
AIlesed marderers Arre.tsd.

At Reading, Pennsylvania, Samuel Butter
lex, George Gottschalk and William. E. Her
were arrested, charged by Joseph Good with
being instrumental in causing the death Of
David Good, in the fall of 1866 The killing was
done at Buckhill. The victim is said to have
been beaten to death. Gottschak and Bntter-
ick are prominent church members, and were
arrested at meeting. 1t is understood that
Goods wife, who is seriously Ill, was induced
to make a statement duplicating the men ar
rested. @
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Negro Exodus.

The negro exodus from the South to Kansas
is reyiving. Kansas has already become the
homo of 100, 900 Of these people.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Fatal Lightning.

The house of Eugene Parnell, at Hastings,
Neb., last week was struck by lightning, and
was Immediately consumed by fire. Mrs. Par
nell persisted in the flames. Her husband
managed to drag himself ont, but cannot sur
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Eiarca HoodL

The ovefowing Of Rock River, caused by ice
gerges, has done immeasurable damage along
its route. The loss at Elgin, Illinois, is rough
ly estimated at S5OO,0OO. Dispatches from
all along the river state that the
river is higher than was ever before known.
The railroads were all submerged to depth of
one to five feet, and railroad travel was en-
tirely suspended. Between Sterling, and Erie
the country was covered for many miles the
watersweeping everything before it. At Fort
Atkinson, Wis, all the lowlands were flooded,
and number of valuable bridges were crushed
by the ice. The town of Rockford was partly
inundated. Above Elgin Fox River broke
its gorge and the ice and water tore down the
dams at Garpentersville and Dunke, and at
Elgin the river rose two feet above high-wster
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Surrender Or mostIle Indians. ma.

A dispatch received at military headquarters
says that on the 18th inst. thirty lodges Of
Maricopa and Sioux Indians surrendered at
Fort Keogh. The band comprised forty-seven
men, thirty-nine women, thirty-fve boys,
ffty-seven ponies, sixteen guns, and three re-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Commeucinr IN Good season.

New York has commenced blowing on an ex-
tensiye scale about great musical festival to
be held there the first week in May Of 1882.
Theodore Thomas will be the director.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

LET the middle-aged reader count
npon his finger all the companions of his
youth who have become distinguished
whose names are known. upon the two
continents, and mark how few they are
and far between.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

JUST let the world see which way you
are determined to go, and it will set its
mighty shoulder to the wheel and help
You along, caring little whether destina-
ton be heaven or hell.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Quarantine Requestea.

The Louisiana State Board Of Health Of
New Orleans, has requested the Governor to
issue proclamation establishing p quarantine
from May 1st against ports known to be In
Tested with yellow fever. - = X
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
BIg BIeze a. New OrIean....' :,

A disastrous fire atl New Orleans, having its
origin in Fontenot's Hotel, destroyed nearly all
the principal stores and nearly every building
on st. Dennis street.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
AFamiiv Feud ,,Ts.,.

> A dispatch from Uvalde, Texas, says long
standing feud between the families of General
John R. Bayler and Mr.. Gillhirst eliminated
in fight between General Bayler and one son
on one side, and Gillhirst- and two sons ON the
other, in which the elder Gillhirst was killed
outright, and oneof his sons mortally and the
other seriously wounded, and young Bayler
slightly hurt. Both families are prominent
and well known. General Bayler was Governor
of New Mexico some years ago.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

THE Philadelphia Chronicle speaks. of
the perfume that arises from roast
chicken as fowl odor. Must be pres
ent from somebody. A chicken scent by
George.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Oil of amber,
Oil of spike,
Spirits of trlrpentine.

Mix well and apply twice a-day, and
grease with a little fresh or unsalted
lard; or, what is better, the narT'o,o from
an uncooked beef-bone. 1t will make
the parts sore and it will "run" little,
but each one NUT lie his own judge in
the frequency of the application after 1T
becomes somewhat Germantown
Ie[eqraph.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
A Town Burned.

A AGerman named Frank Knize, at Pittsburg
Is afflicted with trichinosis, caused by eating
pork not well cooked.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
New Jersey village Burned.

The village of Bound Brook, New Jersey, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire, entailing an
estimated loss Of 100000
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The village of San Marcial, New Mexico, was
destroyed by fire the past week. The fire orig.
mated In saloon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
They Keep COMING

Twenty-Five thousand emigrants left Hams
burg for America the first three months of the
present year, against 5000 same time last year.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
fERAs Of sUBs2Yr:uH:
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Arctic search ExpedifSn.
The Jeannette relief expedition will leave
San francisco June /.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Di.courasI.E whss. ., rro.pee.. in the

prominent commission house of st. Louis
have received great number of reports from
all sections of Missouri, Illinois and Kansas
respecting the condition Of winter wheat,
almost all of which are extremely discoraging.
Serious damage is reported in nearly every
section Of the States named, and total ruin in
some places. Predictions are freely made that
the West will not raise half crop of winter
wheat, and that the quality of that harvested
will be poor. (
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

OLD potatoes may be freshened up by
plunging them into cold water before
cooking them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
rrIchino.i. at PItf.hurr

Five mad dogs were shot within few hours
three after biting children, at Jersey City, N. J.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

WHEN one man has prejudice against
another, suspicion is very busy in coin
ing resemblances.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

THAT is the best part of beauty which
. picture cannot express.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

mark, breaking the dam, sweeping away the
fine iron bridge and the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railroad bridge just south of the
city, taking barns and out-houses, flooding
stores, Easements and first floors in theNchief
streets. The damage is estimated at 300, ,O00
At Beloit, Wisconsin, five men were drowned.
At Milwaukee the river was the highest ever
known at that point. On the Milwaukee
River dams at West Bend, Thiensvilie, New
burg and lesser places are gone.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
DIshone.t American Exporter.. :

Dhhonest American Exporters.
In Canada black list has been printed BY
the Department of Customs and sent to every
Collector in the Dominion. It contains the
names Of all United States exporters who have
at any time given invoices under value. Col
lectors are,d directed to pay particular attention
to all entries Of goods, machinery, or merchan-
disc made by the suspected parties.
Convention efColorea soldiers saiIors.
At the State Convention Of Colored Soldiers
and Sailors Of Maryland last week resolutions
were adopted asking Congress to revise. the
homestead law 30 as to allow those holding
warrants to dispose Of lands instead of settling
upon, them; also asking more equal political
recognition Of the colored Republicans in ths
distribution Of Official patronage in Maryland.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
The Splint in the Horse.

1t is wellknown to all owners of
horses that therelis what may be called
a tumor, which at first is callous and
afterwards becomes bony, which some
times grows upon the horses leg, the
base resting upon the line of union of
the shank bone. and the splint-bone,
lame-indeed almost invariably when it
invades the knee-joint, and which is
frequently y beyond the reach of the far
rier to cure or remove. A short time
ago, however, a farmer, who appeared to
be familiar with the ailment of the
horse, informed us that he used remedy
for it which was completely successful
with him; and having obtained the in
gradients in the belief that the ointment
might he of service in. similar case, we
append them as follows:- '-f
Equal parts of
N 80 ,INoy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

3 Business cards of Eve lines or less So per annum
Local notices 10 ceuts per line each insertion.
Simple announcements of marriages nd deaths
and church and benevolent society no ices inaIted
,ree. Any additions TO ooa.r2ry notices zwfl! be
charged five cents per Hne.e.ss tfD~ "a ~
Fayors must be handed In as early as Tuesday
meruing to insure insertion-the slme week.
Communications upon subjects Of general OF loca,
interest solicited 81 t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
anaalIpox and Fsxer
Mad nox

In New York there are 121 cases Of smallpox
at the hospital, and 10s cases of typhus fever.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26


wharves with their consent shaii 10 eA-
empt from the payhenbolieNee VI "'af
dnesto the city OF baton hoiSe
A union depot IS 10 oe esttollshed Oh
the parcel OF ground firstly above dc
scribed, and III case OF the building %
any other line OF railway from Baton
Rouge, such railway shall nave ~ figh'
to make use OF such nnlen depot upon
paying such lessees q fair compensation,
or making other equitable arrangements
to cover IT'S pro rata OF rental ana eA'
pense OF Improvement
sectlon2, Be ltfurtler ordained, etc.,
That the SAID railroad company, is
successors and assigns, DC ahd af@ mere"
by authorized TO enclose any riparian
properly 1t or they may now own OF
may hereafter acquire III the ei1S VI b"-
ton Rouge, ana 10 erect anu maiutain
thereon all neediul wha1VeS, and other
structures such as those described III
section fist hereof. No vessel shall he
at or occupy such Wharves without the
consent Of said Company or It's assigns,
and I'll vessels OF SAD halfway or YES
sells using'said wharves with us consent,
shall be exempt from the payment OF al
whaltageor Ievee dues to SAID City,
Section & bo vt iortler orda'heo' ETC,
That in order to facilitate the purposes
Of tlis ordinance. the said Railway Com