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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
INDICATIONS.
A Great Western Prophet ON tlae Ell
ments-Sure Signs.

"A UIedt eSLern On tA16 Eles
ments-Sure Signs.
[From the Burlington Hawk-Eye.I
1t is an easy matter to forecast the
weather, like Prof. Tice and Mr. Vennor,
if people will only give their minds to
it. By closely reading and studying the
predictions Of these good weather breed
ers we have deduced the following rules
by which they make all their forecasts
hindcasts of the weather are not made
until next day.
An intensely blue sky indicates q tenn
porary absence of clouds. Under other
circumstances an intensely blue sky in
dictates a tornado.
When a woman leaves a piece of soap
on the stairs where her husband will
tread upon it, it is a dead-sure sign of
a storm.
When the sun rises behind a bank Of
clouds and the clouds hang low an
around the horizon and all over the sky,
and the air feels damp, and there is a
fine drizzling mist blowing, the indica-
tions are that there will be rain some
where in the United States or Canada.
When it begins to thunder look out
for lightning.
When a man gets up in the night and
feels along the top pantry shelf in the
dark and knocks the big square bottle
without any label down to the floor and
breaks it. it is a sign there is going to
be a dry spell until z or 8 o'clock in
the morning.
When the spring millinery openings
are advertised look for bright, sunny
weather all around the house, with
treacherous calms and rising barometer,
Indicative of sudden tempest and mean
temperature.
When the cradle begins to vibrate
with irregular, spasmodic motions about
l o'clock in the morning, look out for
signals and try to remember where you
put the paregoric the last time you
used it.
When the youngest boy in the family
comes home three hours after school
hours, with his hair wet and his shirt
wrong side out, look out for a spanking
breeze.
To see the head of the family feeling
In his right-hand pocket, her in his left
hand pocket, then in all his vest pockets,
then in his hip pocket, then in his coat
pockets, and hen look at the ceiling,
Indicates "no change"
If he suddenly stops whistling to the
ceiling and expands his broad grimace
Of delight, in means unexpected
change"
If the spring bonnet comes home
trimmed on the right side of the wearer's
seat in church, and has two more sprigs
and three more dandelions than the
woman in the next pew, it is "set fair. +"
The weather during the whole /of
Thanksgiving week-***(*)*i
An unusually large number of spiders
presages a very mild or a very open
winter, as the case may be.
It the corn husks are very thick the
winter will be colder than the sum-
mer.
If the corn husks are very thin the
summer will be warmer than the win
ter.
1.-THE corn husks are neither too thin nor
too thick the summer will be warm,
and the winter will be cold.
If the weather prophet predicts a rainy
season and it happens to rain away on,
in Calaveras county, and it is as dry as
a bone all over the rest of America, this
rain must be set down to the credit Of
the weather breeder and all the dry time
counts for nothing.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

Shortly after the war a battalion of
the Second dragons was ordered to
Fort Laramie, and there Lieutenant
Brockhurst Livingston, of the we'll
known New York family, saw and loved
the favorite daughter of the old Sioux
chief, Spotted Tail, and found his pas
sion ~reciprocated. The young officer
took her to his house, ard she bore him
a son, but Livingston's health failed
and he was ordered to Europe, where he
died. The Sioux girl died of a broken
heart in 1868, after learning of his death,
and was carried to Fort Laramie by her
father and there buried. Her grave is
still annually decorated with flowers by
the soldiers. The mother of the young
officer has sought to find and educate his
son, but the Sioux, either because they
have lost sightsof him or because they
wish to keep him, give no trace of his
whereabouts-Ldramie Citv BOOMERANG.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
Who and Whom.

A too frequent error is the use OF the
objective "whom" instead of the nomi-
native "who" in such expressions as
the men whom he says were present. -
This sentence should read "The men
who he says were present" "Who " is
not governed by the verb "says," but is
the subject of "wers," and should be in
the nominative. Whom" is q stiff and
clumsy word at the best. It it very lit
tie used in conversation, even by highly
cultivated people. 1t has a flavor OF
pedantry and ~affectation. The usual
substitute of "whom" is "that," as
"the man hat I saw" or it may be
omitted altogether in many cases. No
body of any taste would think of using
such sentences in conversing as sol
whom are you speaking?" "Whom dc
you mean?" These phrases may be
dramatically correct, but they are de-
cidedly ~inelegant. The easiest way to
deal with them is the best. WHO is ii
you are speaking OF? ?" or "Who is it
you mean p are equally good English,
and far more gracefulforms expression
N. Y. Star.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
" Afidayfts Are Not L0bsters."

Gen. James Grant Wilson furnishes
the Cape Ann Advertiser with the fol-
lowing pleasant gossip about old Admiral
Cofin-one of the Collins, by the way
and the great variety about Cape Cod OF
Holsters Weighing exactly ninety pounds.
Sir Isaac Coffin, a British Admiral and
a member of the family which held a IA
nous reunion at Nantucket, August 16,
was born at Boston, and when a child
lived for some years on Cape Cod. Sir
Isaac came to this country soon after the
wal of 1872, and during the voyage he
stated to the officers of his flagship that
when they reached Cape Cod he would
show them Holsters that weighed ninety
pounds! The rules of a quarter deck do
not permit you to fatty contradict an
Admiral, but still some doubt and dis
trust was visible on the countenances of
the Captain and Lieutenants who stood
around. "Wen," said Sir Isaac, eff
you doubt it, I will make you a wager
that when we reach Cape Cod I will
produce a lobster that weighs ninety
pounds" The wager was made under
the gracious permission of the Admiral,
and when they arrived there Sir Isaac
secured the Cape, but he could not find
any lob, ter that weighed ninety pounds,
so he said: well, they don't happen
to be here just now, but I will obtain
the afidavits of the old fishermen to
prove that there are such Holsters"
And he produced a pile of afidavits,
showing that when there were fishermen
in early times HOLSTERS that weighed
ninety pounds were Is common as
huckleberries on the Cape. Then it was
left to an umpire to decide, which had
lost and which had won, aid by him so
concise a Judgment was given hat if
now living it would entitle him to the
vacant Judgeship in the Massachusetts
Supreme Court, if all his decisions were
equally good. His decisions was that
"affidavits are not HOLSTERS"
The distinguished member of the Cof-
fin family, writing to his friend Comma
dore Isaac Hull, in 1916, says: "Many
thanks for you kind ex~ertions ; send
the ninety pound lobster when you can.
Ny reputation will be saved, although
my money is gone," and in another let
ter now lying before me the Admiral re-
marks : "The lobster you committed
to Capt. Tracy arrived in good condition,
and is considered O marvellous one here.
Still my friend Sir Joseph Banks longs
for one of ninety pounds" Whether
Hull succeeded in saving Sir Isaac's
reputation by sending him a ninety
pound lobster I very much regret I am
unable to state, but a venerable Glouces-
ter fisherman whom the writer consulted
on the subject said {: "There amt been
no SIGH Holsters seen on Cape Ann durin'
the last sixty years, an I don't believe
any SIGH were ever caught on Cape Cod. VI
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
I'm infammntory or acute diseases Il

In infammatory or acute diseases the
pulse may rise to 100 or even $50 in the
adult, and become SO frequent in the
child that it can not be counted. Muscu-
lar exertion, mental excitement, diges-
ton, alcoholic drink and elevation above
the sea level accelerate the pulse, and
as a general rule it is more frequent in
the morning than in the evening. It is
slower in sleep and from the effect of
rest, diet, cold or b~lood-letting. The
pulse of a grown woman exceeds that of
a man of the same age as much as 10 to
IA beats a minute, and according to
some authorities is less frequent in the
tall than / the short person, the varia-
ton being about 4 beats for each six
inches of height.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
Cure for a Rattlesnake Bite.

"While out hunting a short time
since" said he, 81 was bitten by a rat
tlesnake on the back of my left hand,
and, having heard that if powder was
burned on the bitten palt it would be
an antidote to the poison, I Immediately
poured a small quantity of powder on
the bitten place, struck a match and
set fire to it the result was that I felt
no inconvenience and experienced no
pain or trouble whatever from the bite
The experiment is certainly worth try
ing, only be careful and don't blow
yourself up" Tale of q Sportsman"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

months since 1 first commenced using that On
on my horses, and / shall continue TO use It. ]
happened to commcnceu using 81. JACOBS OIL on
years of age and is subject to many Of the
ailments incident to old age. Among other
things he has Rheumatic attacks. pains In his
limbs and joints, and aches in different parts Of
his body. He commenced using 81. JACOBS OIL
several months since, and after rubbing himself
freely with the lniment night and morning. &C.
most decided relief. Whenever he has any pain
now he uses ST. JACOBS On and 1t always drives
the pain away. Now / fully know from personal
beast Further reports bring the gratifying In
telligence that Aristides Welsh, ESQ., Of Erden-
helm Stock-Farm, near Philadelphia, Pa. the
resented, uses and strongly endorses 81. JACOBS
on as a wonderful remedy in its effects uPon his
Remedy justified him in giving his unqualified
Endorsement of il. and in saying that his chief
groom should always use 1t on the farm. q
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

ONE more story about Dean Stanley.
"No one feels up to his work." he said
one day. ST have always thought that
q Dean should have three qualifications,
none of which I possess. First, I think
a Dean should know something about
music; I arm absolutely ignorant of the
subject. Secondly, I think a Dean
should know something about architect
ure I know nothing about it. Third
", I think q Dean should know some
thing about the management of business;
I am always thankful when our audit is
wei and we have not come to some
grievous mishap."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

"HAvE you spoken to pa about that
yet?" a~nxiously inquired the Oldest
daughter of her indulgent mother. emo,
my child, not yet. Your father is too
busy with his creditors to think of pony
phaetons and russell harness to match
Just now" "Bother the creditors"
was the snappish reply. "That's what
your father is doing, my dear. After
he has compromised you shall have your
turnout"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

PEOPLE who are in the habit of mutt
lating coins will be interested in learn
ing that by an order from headquarters
silver coins having holes in them, or
otherwise mutilated, have been given the
following values at the postofices
throughout the country: One dollar is
worth seventy-fve cents; fifty-cent
pieces, thirty-fve cents; twenty-five
cent pieces, fifteen cents; ten-cent
pieces, five cents. Five-cent pieces and
three-cent pieces will not be taken at
any price.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
Beecher,s Money.

One of the mysteries of the age is
what Henry Ward Beecher has done
with his money. At one time he was in
receipt of 500, 900 from his church, $1O,-
600 from his newspaper, 500, 600 from
his lecturing and $40, 600 from marriage
fees, literary works and his books, maxi
ing a total Of $4,000 a year. Yet
Beecher never had any money to spare.
His household was modest, not expen-
sive ; his wife was apparently not ex-
travagant he gave nothing that was
known to charity, and yet he was always
impecunious. When he wanted to help
Tilton ne gave a mortgage upon his
house, and now he has sold his house,
furniture anabuildings and gone to live
with q married son. He told me he did
this because the young birds had all
grown up and flown out of the nest, and
yet it was a marvel that in his old age he
should leave his comfortable home upon
the Heights of Brooklyn and go into
narrow quarters as a boarder. He
spoke with a sigh and very evident re-
greet at the breaking up of his old house.
This was strange, but the unfinished
story in regard to his farmer, Thomas
Turner, at Peek-skil, is still more
strange. When Turner died MI.
Beecher took charge of his papers, and
burned a large number of them, among
which, it is alleged, were a number Of
promissory notes. The whole thing has
a queer look, and the question which
agitates newspaper men is where has all
the money he has made in the last cent
ury, amounting to millions, gone to?
Perhaps it is one of those mysteries that
no fellow can find out, but the curiosity
of the natural man will prompt him to
find out the undiscovered channel
through which it fows.-Philadelphia
| Rooo-d
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
Ihe Pulse.

Within the limits of health there may
be considerable variation in the fire.
quency of the pulse, the number of
pulses per minute differing with age,
sex, stature, muscular action, mental ac-
ton, the state of the digestive process,
and the time of day. The average fire.
quency per minute is approximately in
dicated by the following table given by
N~arnantar.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

THERE is a class of peculiar people we
sometimes observe at places of public
resort who endeavor by various means to
make themselves remarkably conspicu-
GUS, it may be in dress, conversation, or
general behavior. At a cattle show held
in n of our country towns a country
pumpkin, who for some time had been
disturbing the company with his loud
remarks, at last broke forth : "Prize
cattle, indeed ! Cali these ere prize
cattle? Why they amt nothing to what
our folks raised. You mayn't think it,
but my father raised the biggest calf Of
any man round our parts" "lOh," ex-
claimed a bystander, "we have no doubt
of that"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

THE Sunday Argus, Louisville Ry.)
observes: A Woodbury., On. - paper
mentions the cure of the wife of Mr..
Jos. q. Mills, of that place, by st. ia
cebs Oil. She had rheumatism.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

INDIGESTION, dyspepsia, nervous prostrauon
and all forms of general debility relieved by
taking MKNsMAN's P~EProNIzkD BEEF Tonic, the
emily preparation of beef containing its entire
nutritious properties. 1t contains blood-mak-
ing, force-generating and DEMONSTRATING prop
critics; is invaluable in an enfeebled conditions,
whether the result Of exhaustion, nervous pros
t~ration, ~overwork, or acute disease, particularly
If resulting from pulmonary complaints, Cas-
well, Hazard Il Co., proprietors, New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
rru,h and Honor.

Query - What is the best family medicine
in the world to regulate the bowels, purify the
blood, remove costiveness and biliousness, aid
digestion and tone up the whole system. Truth
and honor compels US to answer, Hop Bitters,
being pure, perfect and harmless. See another
column.-TOLedO Blade,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

WRITE to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 233 West
ern Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for names Of ladies
that have been restored to perfect health by
the use of her Vegetable Compound. 1t Is .
positive cure for the most stubborn cases OF
female weakness.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

In A MS. calendar of the time of
Henry vi. is n vellum page, filled
with a list of unlucky days upon which
it would be "perilous to take any sick
ness, or to be hurt in, or to be welded
in, or take any journey upon or begin
any work on, that he would well speed"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
Baby SavedY

We are 30 thankful to say that our baby WAS
permanently cured Of a dangerous and pro-
tracted irregularity Of the bowels by the use OF
Hon Bitters by it's mother, which at the same
fine restored her to perfect health and strength.
The Parents, Rochester, N. Y. See another
column.-Bufato ExpreSs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

BASEBALL clubs have their uses. Some
of them bring forward colleges that
otherwise would not be heard of.-Nev
Orleans Pic0yune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

SITTING BULL says he has killed twen-
ty-seven Indians with his own hands.
How the United States army must envy
him
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

THERE is no excuse for any n having Q
headache, dizziness, fever and ague, or malaria
II they take "Sellers' Liver Pills."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

TIE Menasha (Wis.) Press says A.
Granger, Esq, of this city, uses st. ia
cobs Oil on his horses with decided sue
cess and profit.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

THOSE that have used Kidney-Wo agree that
it is the best remedy known for the kidneys and
liver.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

Bed-Bugs, Reaches,
rats, cats, mice, anita, flies, insects, cleared out
by Rough on Rats" 15c., druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

"S1NoE taking 'Dr. Lindsey's Blood Search
err that old sore Of mine is entirely cured"
Sold by all druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
-Nrv,. CAsao1rC sALvE

Il tho BEST sALvE for Cuts, Bruises. Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, letter, chapped Hands, Chilblains, corns,
and all kinds Of Skin Eruptions, Freckles and PimPles.
Get N CARBoLIC sALvE, rs all others are
counterfeits. Price Is cents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

DIR. GREEN'S OXYGENATED BITTERs
Is the best remedy for Dyspepsia, Biliousnsss, Malaria,
Indigestion and Diseases Of the Blood, Kidneys, Liver,
Skin. etc.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

DURNo,s cATARRH SNUFF cures all affections of the
mhcuous membrane Of the head and throat.
DIR. MOTIFS LIVER PILLS are the best cathartie
n.c,l.tarn
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06
A Romance.

warner. saf. kidney and Liver Cure.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-06

CT IN con per day at home. Samples worth IS free.
W W VIZ Address STrssos d Co., Portland, Maine
, 1881-08-13
CRIMINAL NEWS.
CAPTURE or PIRATES.

2Pstwt oHpAktt$ " 4ht L'HlAQV 4TaQuH&s
Tloar0R, Mass,, Aug. 1a.-Tho bold and ludi.
cro,is iareony of tho bark Western Sca aul hor
valuable cargo has terminated In aN unlookeu-
for man,,er, In c0s,on OIL MAuhas III u tuu
tho vessel sustained gQ0a deal OF damaRo. and
the plans Of tho swludlors to tnkB her abrpad
and dispose OF tho cargo fell through, rs 1t wns
found necessary To rbFllr or 10 to tho bottom.
shs Is now In dock At MachIas md hor Captain
lMoshor) and her supposed Huporcargo {tinrdner
A. Fultor1 art In Machtua jail. ThoFo aro alght
mon, mostly Foreigners. on boart tho hnrk.
Capt. Moshcr says no was go!ug to Bsllcford,
Md. Her mnto states TINT they were g0tng
to Livcrpnol, EEgiund. As soon is 1t w.s dosl-
nifty asccrtA!ncd thut the bnrk had npponred on
the Malnu TOAST tho pollao authorities Of this
city communicated With tho Custom- liuuse aud
other officials there, and requested them to
solzo tho cargo and dusaln tho Captain md
crew. Upon tho reception ot tho dispatch this
morning announcing that tho barluo had boom
solzoa and the crew detaanDil, tho f30ston na-
thorities tele9raphod tho btalne authorities to
Mwa1t tho urslval OF nostnu % ni'acors. who lro
Is snli to hnvo Gsen remarkab'y saccess,ui III
known known 5.,sness operation was the opening IL
1871 Of a book. publishing o!ca at No. q Wash.
ington street, 'rhfs apartment wAs furnished
III An expensive manner, waa Dper ut al hullra
0f tho day and night, and was hcllevea TO he
place fram which obacony literaturc was c1rcu.
tod A:,Sr fey month: be "
iiss is Vas aoss heard Of ii Now York In 10 it.
tempt to obtain . targe lot Of wing. ostensi. It:
swa hSa "a nssss e and IL seSssss
dossson e 6saass o Il ss g sasa sys
ho sold Tor $4,000 Q,alYith TINT sum ho dopartel,
%s sens sssEs Is @ss a It IL
Pr,vidance, i: MT 10 oonpromiso the matle er ,
, 1881-08-13
0AnnErr ON yANDERu1LT.

DEER FAKK, 3D., Aug. la-1N Tue CONVENTION
to-day Ia rclatlop to cutting ratQs On tho tunk
ltnss ind tho raount interview with w, II. Van,
lerbit, ,lot,a W, qprrott, President Of the llAl-
llal passed without correction having boon
made. he nssun,ed President Vanderbilt n.y.
qepted tho responsibility Of having mnda
lnp ssatotuont,, lilo pddu4l Mt 4, pstn-
s[. ts|1y tqest eaaESEk r3s'esSs sssso xs
On tho aubioat, liis statc.nonta Ia refcrtnco 10
tho naltlmDra Y 9hio Cnmpaby hotug ahsosutoly
conlrary ta fact;" r. View Of the lupprtanua
documents wnloli viii cilAhin hiH ty present tuo
case lhrongh. tho prsss at ~ Gatly day l Innn::
thp hjituEy nj THO o0lrso ot tho Now York Con-
trail Company. - =
, 1881-08-13
PRODUCE,
EVERYTHING ur YESTERDAY.

EVERYTHING ur YESTERDAY.
dpscial Uspateh to The Chicago Tfshuns+
NEW York, Aug. l9.-trliD markuts, rs welt
as the faces VI tic members, woro Q nl0ro
cheerful appearance un 'Ghanga this morn-
lnz, for Instead Of dawn, Us yesterday, oyery-
thing was up to-day except tho mercury.
Armour was bntlling himself In smiles mid
proplesying TINT corn would go tip to 81 u
bushcl anil wheat to 81. lie says lie is going
away for fear lo will bu tempted to sell bu-
fore those figures arc reached II he stays
here. Armour and Fowler don't love each
other, however, so much llkO brothers rs they
did when they snuked That pIpe Of peace over
tllat mlllioi-slollar transaction In lard on Jny
Ii. 1t Is said that the late bronx III lard bus
aouethtnE to do with It.
FOWLER HAS lEEy SHAPING HIS PLANS
to deliver on tho lst Of september his cash lar1
In this market, break It down, md biy haok
cheap. HIT hts friends nro advising him TO
carry It ovor to Ootober for fair charge. as to
t'c!tver III September Is lust whit a large crowd
OF 6eptcmber shorts nse waiting for to cover,
aul TINT thoy would got ILLS chonp lard. That
Armour js nb!o to SOC this, apd n4 bis pur.
pose is To squoczo tho September Bhorts, ho
will not dcptess TIC mRrket by my. .doliycrlaA
after he Is rcady for 1t to 10 up. Tho removal
Of this bnRbonr. which It has boon Ut late over
the market. md Of tho oshor ono talkcl ot IN
s shspa Se t s9s ,ne eoa %
HAD sUMEr111Sa TO DO WITH THE nEcov-
scenta II tnrI, In tho mntkot bpfors tho crowd,
WAS o0vartuX hls shorts yust0rdAy. and
lato IN Tho day Mt tho very botton. frhe
Mto upuOns were Also up IN tho ronowed
SXnf l se o. two tae oens nA Il s5 II ia
ThoFo ls muro inquiry frout .shlppera for ruangl
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