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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
The New York Herald well voices

The New York Herald well voices
the public sentiment with reference
to Guiteauin the following:
The sensational story from Wash
ington i'll reference to the attemptto
shoot Guiteau will be read as one Of
the incidents of a sad tragedy. Iii
difficult to form a temperate judg-
ment upon the incidents attending
and following the assassination of
President Garfield. History fails to
show q parable to so grotesque, SO
unnatural and SO despicable a crime.
Beginning with the assassination of
the President, the homely domestic
circumstances attending his depar-
ture from the White House, the COW
ardice of his murderer, the long
meditated and coolly prepared at
tempt, the following days of suffer
ing and anxiety, the awful death, we
remember the affectionate sympa
thies that came from the civilized
world for the family that had lost its
head and the nation that had lost its
chief. Perhaps no human being since
Judas has had concentrated upon his
soul the just indignation of civilized
men to such an extent as this mlser
able wretch Guiteau. His character
is without a redceming trait; with
out honesty, mercy, charity, humili-
ty or forbearance without the slight
est regard for any law, human or di-
vine; absorbed in his malignant, de-
vouring egotism, and living alone for
vanity and crime. we may look
through the range of history aad
through the still wilder range of fic-
ton for one who resembles Guiteau.
Nothing hat the man has written or
said-his letters to the President
and Secretary OF STATE when seeking
office; the manifestations in the court
of justice-shows the slightest quail
ity that appeals to our sympathy
He stands pre- eminent among the
monsters of our modern civilization.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
The BEST REMEDY
Diseases Of The Throat and Lungs.

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and reliable remedy is
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01

Take the DEMOCRAT.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01

SOLD BY ALL EvERYwHERE
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
Notice to Contractors.

NJ. l.. Holt, Atty. [nov
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
tirahdfather'S Kitchen.

The following description of the room
in which our great-grandfathers lived
may recall to some old man the scenes of
his boyhood:
Grandfather's kitchen was q somber
room, ceiled and painted brown with
huge beams, high dressers and yawning
fireplace. 1t had only two small win
dows, and WIS entered by nine doors.
1t was, In reality, the great hall of the
house. What is lacked by day was
light and sunshine. At night, bright
ened by roaring backlog, it was full of
cheer. Then its beams and ceilings and
ample furnishings We're enriched by
shadows, and the pewter dishes upon It's
brown dressers shone in the dancing
freight like silver.
The two shelves full of leather-cov-
cred books the weather-wise almanac
hanging from q peg, the cross-legged
crane with its kissing teakettle; the
brush; the bellows; the settle in the
corner, and whatever else was there, all
became efre-changed, and were mellowed
into the bright scene.
This room was by night the best
part of the house. 1t was always the
true heart of it; the vital center from
which diverged its indwelling life. 1t
was the place where people lounged and
fingered.
Because its small windows let in few
sunbeams, those which did come in were
all the more precious. Because it was
full of homely things, and was, as the
women said, "most convenient" it had
inwrought into it, as picture, quaint
beauty of adaptation. Mellow, brown
old kitchen-how many costly rooms
simulate, in their furnishing, your mex
pensive eolpfs s-New England By
fJO1cS
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
Bruins Kindness to a Little Outcast.


In the winter of 1709 Pierre Traiyant,
little fellow of about 10 years, having
no longer parents or house in Savoy,
wandered to the province of Lorraine in
search of relative whom he heard
lived near the palace OF Leopold, Duke
Of Lorraine.
One bitter night he applied to poor
woman for shelter. She told him she
had no. room for him in her house, but
he might go into the barn. Adjoining
the barn was hut, where was kept a
tame bear owned by the Duke. Ready
to perish with cold in the empty barn,
Pierre resolved to trust himself to the
mercy of Bruin.
Timidly he entered the hut and slow
ly approached the animal. Bruin, how
ever, instead of doing him any harm,
drew the shivering child between his
paws and gently pressed him to his
breast, till warm and comfortable he fell
asleep.
The next morning when he awoke, he
found himself still held by the bear, his
head resting ON the animals warm fur.
When he arose to go away the bear al
lowed him to leave, only following him
with caresses as far as the chain would
permit. The young Savoyard wandered
all day about the city, but, finding no
trace of his relative, returned in the
evening to Marcos hut, that name
ho7ing been given to the bear. Marco
received him with the same kindness,
and for some time that was his nightly
retreat.
What was more remarkable, and
added not little to the poor boys Joy,
the bear regularly reserved part of his
food for him.
a number of days passed without his
being discovered, then one of the SER
wants came to bring Marcos supper
later than usual, and saw the sleeping
child clasped to his breast. The bear
refused to move in order to take the
food, and rolled his eyes in a furious
manner whenever the man made any
noise that might waken the sleeper.
The report of this extraordinary con-
dnct soon spread at court, and reached
the ears of the Prince. Some of the
courtiers, in order to prove the truth of
Marcos hospitality, passed night near
| the hut, and saw with astonishment
that the bear never stirred as long as
| little Pierre showed an inclination to
sleep.
When he awoke at dawn of day and
found himself discovered, he was very
much frightened and feared he would
be punished. But the bear, caressing
him with great fondness, tried TO coax
him to eat what he had saved from the
previous night.
Pierre was at first too alarmed to
comply, but finally did SO at the request
of the colrtiers, who afterward conducted
him to the Duke.
When Leopold heard the little Savoy
ards whole history, and how long the
bear had befriended him, he ordered
that the child should have home at
his court, and the best of care and
training given him.
No doubt he would have risen to a
high position, If sudden death had not
terminated his career short time after.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
KroWheating Witnesses.

The law is charitable. 1t presumes
that all men will do their duty, and it
holds every man innocent of an alleged
crime until he has been proved guilty.
Lawyers, on the contrary, are inclined
to be uncharitable, especially toward
witnesses who testify against their cll-
ents.
Though they have sworn to tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth" the opposing counsel usually
takes it for granted that they will go as
near committing perjury as their fears
will permit.
Doubtless, there is much to be said in
justification of the lawyers course.
They see much of the prevarication OF
witnesses, and many attempts to con-
ceal one fact, or to exaggerate another.
1t is not strange, therefore, that they
should doubt the truthfulness of any
witness, when interested in a cause
and majority of witnesses are partisans.
Their skepticism is often made otfen-
sively prominent In cross examination.
The lawyers manner says, "You have
sworn to lie and know it, and the
jury shall know it, too, before I'm done
with YOU"
Then he puts series of questions for
the purpose of disconcerting the wit
ness, so that he may contradict himself
and thus spoil his evidence. If the
questions fail to effect the purpose, then
they are reinforced by browbeating.
Daniel Webster once tried this method
upon clergyman's wife, Mrs. Green
ough, Of Newton, Mass, a self-possessed
and majestic looking woman.
The question before the court was that
of a Mrs. Badgers soundness of mind,
she having made will during her last
| sickness. Mr.. Webster, who had been
retained by those who we're trying to
break the will, saw that the testimony
! of Mrs. Greenough, she being witness
for the opposite side, would have great
| weight with the jury. He reasoned,
| therefore, to spoil her evidence if he
| could.
| He began his cross-examination by
| putting certain question, which Mrs.
| Greenough commenced to answer by
saying, "I believe''-
"We don't want to know what you be-
ieve, madam" roared Webster; "we
want to hear what you know"
"That was what I was about to say, .
replied Mes. Greenough, going right On
with clear answer to the question.
Again and again, Mr.. Webster seeing
the effect of her evidence upon court
and jury, tried to embarrass her.
At length, irritated by his failure to
ruffie the self f-possessed witness, he
sprang to his feet, drew out his snuff box,
took pinch, and, holding large ban
dana handkerchief to his nose, blew q
sonorous blast.
"Mrs. Greenough," he asked, while
the report was vibrating, looking sharply
at her, "was Mrs. Badger a neat
woman?"
'I can't say as to that, sir; she had
one very dirty trick"
"What was that?"
"She took snuff"
The Court House shook with peals o.
laughter from Judge, jury, bar and spec
| tatOrS.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS.

WAFF1Es.-One pint milk, one pound
-four, four eggs, one cupful yeast, quar-
ter pound butter. Let them rise three
or four hours before baking.
CUCUMBER CATsUP.-Three full-grown
green cucumbers, peeled and grated; one
onion, chopped fine; one teaspoonful of
ground black pepper, one tab spoonful
of salt and pint Of vinegar. Bottle
and seal cold without cooking.
PUFF PuDDINa--Four eggs, yolks and
whites beaten separately. To the yolks
add three cups of sweet milk, table,
spoonful of melted butter and three CUPS
of sifted -four. Stir in the whites the
last thing. Bake in buttered cups-I use
10 teacups Eat hot, with sauce.
BREAD R1DDLR-CAKEs. a small
bowl of bread and soak it over night in
milk. In the morning take one quart of
milk. three eggs and a bit of salt, beaten
up together with half cupful flour and
one and a-haf teaspoonfuls baking pow
der 1t wants to be q thick and very
light batter, and then it is delicious.
LEMON PUDDING. Crate the rind of
two lemons. mix with the yolks of fonr
eggs, one pint of fine bread crumbs, one
quart Of milk, half cup of sugar. pinch
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
The Bear and Her Cubs.

care there any people besides Esqui-
maux in the snow-country p asked
Harry, one day.
"Not many" said I. "There is a
small Danish settlement in Greenland
but, with that exception, the Esquimaux
and the bears have the country pretty
much to themselves"
"Tell me about the BEARS" said
Harry. az saw bear last summer at
the White Mountains. He was chained
to a tree"
"But the bear that roams around over
the snow and ice of the Arctic regions,
is much larger and more savage than the
common black bear you saw. 1t is a
dingy white color. When full grown
it sometimes measures nine feet in
length" ......
"Didn't I see one in Barnum's menag-
erie?"
"I think not, Harry; for the Polar
bear suffers SO much from heat, even in
our coolest winters, that it will not live
long in this climate"
"There is one thing very interesting
in the bear nature, and that is the affec-
tion of the female for its young. This
has often been noticed.
n DttT Will bWO ClDo Wuo
pursued across field of ice by party
of armed sailors. At first she tried to
urge the young ones along by running
before them, turning around and calling
them to her; but finding that the pur-
suers were gaining on them, she pushed
and threw the cubs before her, one after
another, until she effected their escape
Each cub would place itself across
her path to receive the impulse, and
when thrown forward would run onward
until overtaken by the mother, when it
would adjust itself for another throw" "
"Well, that shows that even bear
has good feeling" said Harry, "and
some common sense, too. I'm glad that
the sailors did not catch them. What
would those cubs have done without
their mother?"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
A Relic OF Pocahontas.

The editor of this paper, who has
made the study of the Indian character
q lfe-work, has in his possession letter
written by the well-known Pocahentas
to her father, and publishes 1t below for
the benefit of his readers. Although
we have, as We said, made the subject of
the Indian character life-study, it has,
OF course, been at distance When it
was necessary to take some risk in visit
ing them personally, at time when they
were feeling little wild and skittish,
we have taken the risk vieariutisly In or
der TO know the truth!
''WEHowoooMooo, Sunday, 1907.
DEAR Paw: You ask me to come
to you before another moon I will try
to do So When Powhatan speaks, his
daughter tumbles to the racket,
"You say that l am too soft on the
pale face Smith. / hope not. He is a
great man. 1 see that in the future my
people must yield to the white man.
"Our people now are pretty plenty,
and the pale-face seldom, bnt the day
will come when the red men will he
scattered like the leaves of the forest
and the Smith family will run the entire
ranch.
"Our medicine man tells me that after
time the tribe of Powhatan will disap-
pear from the face of the earth, while the
Smiths will extend their business all
over the country, till you can't throw a
club at yaller dog without hitting one
of the Smith family.
My policy, therefore, is to become
solid with the majority. A Smith may
some day be chief cook and bottle
washer Of this country. We may want
to get some measure through the coun-
Gil. See?
Then l will go in all my wild beauty
and tell the high muck-a-muck that
years ago, under the umbrageous shadow
of big elm, pleaded with my hard
hearted parent to prevent him from
mashing the cocoanut of the original
Smith, and everything will be o. X.
You probably catch my meaning.
] As to loving the gander-shanked pale
face, hope you will give yourself no
unnecessary loss of sleep over that. He
II as homely, anyhow, MS a cow-shed
struck with a club, and has two wives in
Europe and three pairs of twins
Fear not, noble dad. Your little Poca-
hontas has the necessary instinct to
paddle her own canoe, and don't YOU ever
forget it.
Remember me to Brindle' Dog and his
squaw, the Sore-Eyed Sage lien, and
send me two plugs of tobacco and a new
dolman, with beads down the back. Al
present nm ashamed to come home. as
my wardrobe consists of a pair of clam.
shell bracelets and an old parasol. tn,
tn. PocAHoNTAs.
Blu Nye's boomerang.
ALL the products of mere understand
ng partake OF death.
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of salt; bake twenty minutes; beat to
froth the whites of four eggs, juice of
two lemons, half cup of sugar; spread
over top OF pudding and bake five min
utes.
TURKISH PmAF.-To one gill of rice
add three gills of broth and some salt; let
it boil gently until the rice has absorbed
all the broth, then brown about quarter
of pint of butter in saucepan, pour
it over the rice, cover up and leave it
stand before the fire for a few minutes.
It takes about an hour to cook, must
never be stirred, and when dished up
must only be touched lightly with fork.
If properly done, each grain of rice
should be soft and perfectly whole. A
little tomato may be added, if liked.
BEEFsrEAK CAKE.-One and one-haH
cup of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup
of sweet milk, three eggs, two teaspoon
fuls of cream-of-tartar, one teaspoonful
of soda, three and one-fourth cups of
-four. Divide equally. To one-half add
one-half cup of chopped raisins, CHINA
mon and cloves to taste. This makes
four round tins. Put together in alter
nate layers of dark and light, with jelly
between each layer, or an icing made of
the whites of two eggs beaten to stiff
froth, and mixed with four tablespoon
fuls of powdered sugar. Put this be-
tween the layers while they are hot.
BUrTERM1LK BREAD.-Two quarts Of
buttermilk, come to boil, poured over
two quarts of flour, stirring it rapidly, or
it will be lumpy; then add cold water
until it is thin enough Git should be as
| thin as it could be stirred); if it is not
cool enough for the yeast by this time,
set the pail in which it is in the water
pail, stirring it all the while, which soon
cools it. Then stir in the yeast, which is
already soaked, and empty it all in the
warmed, with hole in the middle. Then
cover it tight, and set it where it will
keep warm all night.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28

Among our leading horse-fancies are
August Belmont, William Astor, Pierre
Lorillard and his brother George, also
Bonner, of the Ledger. Belmont is fond
of fine animals, but has never spent
much in their culture. He has raised
some good stock and contented himself
with the distinction of being the first
capitalist of this city that gave attention
to this speciality. He is, indeed, the
only man in this country of Hebrew
birth who has shown such taste in horse
flesh. William Astor was for time
much interested in racing matters, but
his failing health has weaned him from
the turf, and he has given preference to
yachting. He has, however, a number of
fast animals, which are under good keep
ing while he is ON the cruise. Bonners
connection with equine matters is due to
necessity for outdoor exercise. During
the early tne of the struggle which
preceded his brilliant success he suffered
from intense application, and his phys
ician advised him to buy horse and
try an hours drive daily He bought
the best animal within the reach of his
purse, and soon found rising ambition,
which grew with indulgence, until he
astonished the world BY paying 800
for the fastest team of that day. This
(Which took place in 1850 was, however.
only the beginning, and Bonner has nov
half million invested in horsefesh anu
has paid $50, 900 for one animal. He has
very extensive stable on Fifty ninth
street, the land alone being worth $40.
600; but this is only for home acco,ns-
dation. The farm, near Irvington. con
tains the most important part of his
stud, which has for some years I,u u
bered one hundred, and often mere. -
Neac York Letter.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
SAVE doctors bill by keeping the system in
order with Kidney-Wort. 1t will do it.

The wear and tear of life comes chiefly
from straining after the impossible.
Nervous excitement, alternating hopes
and disappointments, unavailing strug-
giles, feverish anxieties, bitter failures
these are the worst enemies of health
and happiness, the most fatal destroyers
of peace and prosperity. They come
for the most part from taking up need
less burdens.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
Prospect Of an American Pompeii.

Every happiness has its shadow. In
the perfect sunshine of San Rafael, Cali
fornia, over against the purple lines of
the perpetual summer sea, the inhabit-
ants have been awakened from their
dreams of earthly paradise by unmistak-
able signs of the neighboring mountain
of Tamaulipas that the internal fires are
making ready for such volcanic eccen-
tricities as make the lovely wales that
border Vesuvius ON unceasing menace of
destruction. Vesuvius has within three
Thousand years destroyed two cities and
tens of thousands Of lives. San Rafael
is now contemplating with anything but
composure the fate that Pliny describes
at Pompeii and Herculaneum $500 years
apO
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
A Monkey Story.

This is one of the true stories that
tell my little boys over and over again,
as we sit before the fire, and make ready
for their journey to Sleepy-Land."
"When your grandfather was a lad
about twelve years old, an uncle OF his
made a voyage to South America, and
brought home as present to his nephew
a fine large monkey. OF course Mas
ter Richard was very much pleased and
the frolicsome pet would have a warm
welcome from the whole household, had
not the uncle seen fit to report some of
Jocko's pranks ON shipboard.
"This put the young ladies on their
guard. But old Bella, the cook, never
seemed prepared for his capers ; and the
fuss she made over them pleased Jocko
SO much, that she became the object of
his attacks.
"One day Bella went to the city, and
brought home O fine new bonnet in a
largo bandbox. During the evening she
showed il with great pride to the young
ladies' and, unknown to her, Jocko en-
joyed the sight Of the ribbons and laces
and flowers from behind the parlor sofa.
"Like Bella herself, he was fond of
fnery; and the bonnet seemed to him a
very fit garment for q monkey to wear.
SO the next morning, while Bella was
busy in the kitchen, Jocko went to her
closet, took ont her bnndbox, dressed
himself in the bonnet, and stole down
the back-stairs.
"Bella, hearing a noise, looked
around, and there he was, his head lit
orally lost in sea of red and yellow
ribbons With shout OF rage she
seized the broomstick and hurried after
the thief. But before she could reach
him, Jocko had mounted two flights OF
stairs, leaped out on the porch, and
climbed up to the roof of the house.
"There he rested and there he was
when the whole household, frightened
by Bclla's shrieks, came running up tc
see what was the matter. In vain Bella
scolded. In vain Richard coaxed and
threatened. Jocko would not come
down until he had finished his work
for he was busily engaged in tearing
poor Bella's bonnet into fragments.
"As ribbon after ribbon was de
stroyed, her screams grew louder ant
louder and nothing could move he
from her determination to kill the mon
key, except the promise of gayer bon
net than the one that Jocko had stolen
"But Jocko never was forgiven; anC
the poor fellow would have gone supper
less great many times, had it not beel
for his devoted young MASTER"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
We LOVE everything that's old. Old

We LOVE everything that's old. Old
friends, old times. old manners, old
books, old wine. Aud the famous au=
thor might have added-old medicines,
because of their known worth. In a
late communication, Mr.. Eustace Sauer,
Medina, No., thus speaks of an Old
German Household Remedy "I prize
hamburg Drops very highly. I had SUI
i'. tered 4 ter r seven years with severe dis.
great deal of money upon physicians
and for medicines. L concluded to use
Hamburg Drops. The trial was crowned
with the highest success, as I am to-day
healthier than have been for years.
WausGu Wis Central Wisconsin.
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
1mE BIRD THAT WOULDN'T SING.

A little bird upon his nest,
In pretty plumsge gzyly drcst,
Made up bis mind, one summer day,
He would not sing his roundelay,
On, he was such lazy thipgi
He couldn't sing,
lie wouldn't sing.
while other birds around him sung,
He sat aloft, and held his tongue.
His little mate, 90 trim and neat,
Flew of and brought him food 20 eat,
Which made the other birds declare
He should not have his bill Of fare,
For since he was lazy thing
Who couldn't sing,
And wouldn't sing.
They wouldn't stay and see him shirk,
And let another do his work.
They twltted him: they nouted him
And then mt last they routed him,
Aud chased him all along the sky,
Uniii he'd hardly strength TO hy.
And then the naughty little thing
Who couldn't sing,
And wouldn't sing,
Trilled forth, like an obelient bird,
The sweetcst song you ever heard
SO loud and long the clarion note,
lie very nearly cracked his throat;
For, since he had been forced 10 sing,
He meant TO overdo the thing.
oh, wasn't he naughty birdi
Upon my word,
Twas quite aDsurdi
And still he sings that tree atop,
As he never meant 10 stop.