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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Pooling NJ Theirs.

Spies do not always render services
proportionate to the pay they draw, and
their employers are no doubt often sorely
vexed by the blunders they commit
through overzeal. In 1872, when the
Count de Chambord had gone to hold a
sort Of court at Antwerp, and was gen.
orally thought to be on the eve of getting
restored to the French throne, NJ. Theirs
sent spies to watch his movements. One
of these was 70 ubiquitous that he ended
by attracting the attention of two of the
Bourbon Princes supporters, who were
young noblemen fond of fun. These
gentlemen, keeping their eyes IN the
spy, found that he was in the habit of
spending his evenings in certain cafe
on the Grande Place. Repairing to this
establishment they seated themselves
near to their man, and began talking
about the Count de Chambord's doings
in whispers just loud enough for the fell
low to hear. The spy, of course, pricked
up his ears, and soon he must have been
convinced that he was discovering most
valuable secrets. The young men re-
lated marvellous stories about the Princes
plans, the number of adherents he was
gathering in France, and spoke of agrand
coup detGt which was being prepared
for him by q number of statesmen and
Generals who hoped to take the country
by surprise. In great excitement the
spy flashed the news to Versailles, and
M. Theirs, who had no wish to see the
Count de Chambord restored, communi-
Gated them to his private organ, lie Bien
Public. That credulous newspaper be-
came remarkable during the next few
days for publishing the most extraordinf
airy news from Antwerp. Every day the.
spy had something g to relate out of
what he picked up at his cafe, till at
length one of his hoaxers having let fall
a letter as if by accident, the spy dis
covered Gas he fancied) an elaborate plot
for kidnapping M. Theirs. The letter
stated, in effect, that the Count de Cham
bord, having resolved to seize upon the
throne, vas going to have M. Theirs ap-
pretended in the middle of the night by
acertain General, whose name was mem
toned, and that meanwhile another Cen
eral would arrest M. Gambetta. M.
Theirs was q fussy little man who had a
great belief in plots, and on receipts of
the tidings which appraised him that his
liberty was in danger: he must have
experienced a moments CONSERVATION /;
but before he could take any steps to
prepare for the coup d'etat, the Union, a
Legitimist paper, published a chatting
letter from Antwerp, in which the hoax
played upon the spy was related IN de-
tail. M. Theirs and the editor of the
LIE Bien Public (Which always pre-
tended to have no official connections)
then looked very foolish. As for the spy,
it may be doubted whether, on his re-
turn to Paris, he was received with smil-
ing thanks.-CornhiH Magazine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
A FiendIsh Accusation.

A shocking story comes from Stafford
shire. A stonemason of Rushton. in
that county, named Isaac Brooks, in
January, 1880, prosecuted two farmers.
s. Gloves and q. johnson, for assault
ing and mutilating him, and chiefly
upon his evidence, backed by the fact of
mutilation, they were found guilty. and
sentenced by Nj. Justice Bowen to ten
years penal servitude. The trial lasted
four hours, the court was convinced. and
the sentence was not too heavy. 1t is
o alleged, with every appearance of
truth, that since the trial Brooks has
wasted away. On Saturday he died,
leaving q full confession that the out
rage was self-inficted, with the object
of extorting q large sum of money from
the accused OF their friends. The un.
happy victims of this miscarriage of
Justice had borne good characters, and
their families have, In consequence of
the conviction, fallen into pauperism.
So strong is the feeling in Rushton that
1t was hard to find men who, even for
money, would carry Brooks to the grave.
If the facts are as reported, the men
will, OF course be pardoned, and we
trust as fully compensated as is O
possible. Brooks crime, though uncom-
mon here, where Williams dislike suffer-
ing, Is 30 common In India that Judges.
on any report of outrage, first of ali
suspect self-infliction. London Specta-
fnr
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Why Novelists Prefer England.

The hard experience of American
authors makes the task of writing books
for the enlightenment or pleasure of the
reading public on this side of the
Atlantic so u~ninviting that the wonder
is, not that we do not have o large class
OF writer's, but that any one thinks it
worth his while to devote time and at
tention to this work. An American
novelist commonly depends for his profit
on the sum he receives for the sale Of his
story to the publishers of one or another
of the widely circulated monthly period
icals. What they pay him is a matter
OF trade, and the price given must vary
very greatly, though as an average it
may be said that 81, 500 for a story run
ming through from eight to twelve num-
beers would be q tolerably high rate Of
remuneration. After the work has ap-
peared in this form, it is the custom to
republish it in book form, the author re-
ceiving a commission on the sales. If
from these he nets $500, he may consider
himself exceptionally fortunate. Assum-
ing that an author writes two novels in q
year, and if the work is faithfully and
carefully performed, this is about all
that he can expect to do, his income will
Aos oO ofcI St,OOU per duuum, d snidi1
return when the talent required for the
service is taken into account. Novel
writing is, however, a monkey-making
employment when compared with the
returns received for some other forms of
literary work. For example, it was not
until his fourth book had been published
that Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson received
a penny in return for the literary work
he had done, and the sum total he has
received during his lifetime would
doubtless represent but a very modest
amount. MI. James Russell Lowell was
compelled to publish his first book of
poems at his own expense, and at the
end of a year, in making up the pub
fishers accounts, it was found that only
forty-five copies of it had been sold. In
this instance it would be unnecessary to
say whether it was Mr.. Lowell or the
American public,that was at fault. AS a
contrast to the foregoing it may be said
that according to common report Mr..
William Black has of late years received
from s3, 800 to ga, 600 for each novel
that he has written. From this rea.
son may be drawn why Henry James,
Julian Hawthorne, and other American
novelists prefer to make their home in
England.-NeU York Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Poe. the Poet, Murdered.

DIR. J. J. Moran, of Falls Church, Va,
in a lecture upon the death of Poe, said j:
As the shades of evening descended
upon Baltimore, Poo had rambled on un-
til he had reached a dangerous portion
of the town, where it was unsafe for q
man to loiter alone. Here the men who
had been following came up with him
and he was forced into a low den, where
he was drugged, robbed, stripped of his
apparel and then clothed in the filthy
rags of one of the brutes who had as
saulted him. From this place he was
thrust into the street, and as he staggered
along, his brain benumbed by the deadly
drug, he fell over an obstacle in his
pathway and lay insensible for hours
exposed to the cutting October air. A
gentleman passing recognized the face
of Poe as he lay prone upon the street,
and calling a hack he directed that he be
conveyed to the Washington Hospital,
sending his card to DIR. Moran, with the
single word "Poe" written in the COR
ner. Poe was cared for, and received
energetic medical treatment to counter
act the effect of his depressed condition.
During this time DR.. Moran said to him
"How do you feel, Mr.. Poe !"
miserable"
"Do you suffer any pain? ("
emo"
elbow long have you been sick ?"
"I cannot say"
As Poe's last hours approached DIR.
Moran said that he bent over him and
asked if he had any word he wished
communicated to his friends. Poe raised
his fading eyes and answered, "Never.
more" In a few moments he turned
uneasily and moaned : so God, is there
no ransom for the deathless spirit? p
Continuing, he said "He who rode
the heavens and upholds the universe
has His DEGREES written on the frontlei
of every human being" Then followed
murmuring, growing fainter and fainter
then a tremor of the limbs, a faint sigh
and the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe hat
passed the boundary line that divide,
time from eternity Washington Post
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
The Harem Of the Wealthiest Turk in
Edremit.

We remained several days in Edremit,
while preparing for the ascent of Mount
Ida, and made excursions in the suburbs,
which consist chiefly Of olive groves and
cemeteries. On the smooth roads that
wound under the olives we always met q
variety Of trayelers-Turkish gentlemen
on horseback, attended by q train of SER
wants officers of the army, finely
mounted; aravans of camels, gypsies
driving trains of pack mules, and farmers
in their rude carts with solid wheels
drawn by oxen or buffaloes. Late one
afternoon IN a retired grove we were con-
fronted by the harem Of the wealthiest
Turk in Edremit, returning from a
neighboring town. The carriage held
the o elderly ladies, but the younger
ones, to the number of about half a
dozen, were mounted man fashion on
spirited horses, each of which was at
tended by a Greek servant. They were
dressed in white robes, which draped
but did not conceal the form and the
yashmaks or wells which they wore were
not transparent like those of the beau
ties of Constantinople, for the traditions
of the harem are still respected in the In
terror Of the land. At sight of us, the
portly matrons in the carriage quickly
covered their faces, but the young Cir.
cassians in the saddle, slender girls OF
eighteen or twenty, returned full upon
us the dazzling pomp of their beauty,
that singular beauty which dwells in
cold feature, naughty spirit, and still,
luminous eyes.-NeU York Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Married Folks Would be Happier

IF home trials were never told to
neighbors.
If they kissedand made up after every
quarrel.
If household expenses were proper
toned to receipts.
If they tried to be agreeable as in
courtship days.
If each would try and be a support
and comfort to each other.
If each remembered the other was a
human being, not an angel.
If women were so kind to their hus-
bands as they are their lovers.
If fuel and provisions were laid in dur
ing the high tide of summer.
If both parties remembered that they
were married for worse as well as for
better.
If men were as thoughtful of their
wives q they are Of their sweethearts.
If there were fewer silk and velvet
street costumes and more plain, tidy
house dresses.
If there were fewer "please darlings"
IN public and more common manners in
private.
If wives and husbands would take
some pleasure As they 20 along, and not
degenerate into some toiling machines.
Recreation is necessary to keep the heart
IN its place. spd to get along without it
Is q big mistakes, -Stnday courter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Wooden Flour.

There is danger ahead for the milling
fraternity, and it may be as well to take
time by the fetlock and prepare to meet
it. Good Health says bread of highly
nutritious and palatable character may
be made from wood. Think of this for q
moment. When the price of wood pulp,
for paper manufacturer, falls below q
profitable point, the pulp can be con-
verted into -four, and this can be sold at
a price far below that Of -four. Why?
Well, there will be no necessity for mid
ling purifiers, as there will be no middl-
ings; the germ will be so large it can
be chopped out the bran Ozark can be
hewed off with a broadaxe. Big thing,
amt it? Here's the process:
removed by frequent maceration and
boiling ; the wood is then reduced to a
minute state of division, not merely into
fine fbers. but actual powder ; and after
being repeatedly subjected to heat in an
oven, is ground in the usual manner of
of corn. Wood thus prepared acquires
however, never quite white. It agrees
with contour in not f~ermenting without
the addition of ~leaven, and in this case
6O4RG-SuROa O4 Al oul4O W
answer best. With this it makes a per.
fectly uniform and spongy bread, and
when it is thoroughly baked and has
much crust it has a much better taste of
bread than what in time of scarcity is
prepared from the bran and husks of
corn"
There has been at times great scarcity
of medium and low grades of -four for
export. There will be NO need for this
hereafter, as exporters can cut down a
few telegraph poles, wooden hitching-
posts, or even carry off their enemies
front door-steps, convert them into a
highly nutritious article of -four, and
ship it abroad to supply the wants Of the
down-trodden laboring classes of Europe.
When the manufacture of wood -four
gets fairly under way, how would it do
to convert the big Pillsbury and Wash
burn mills into a Miller's College?
There might be something in this sug-
gestion.-MiLHn0 World.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
POPULAR SCIENCE.

" n
The skeleton Of woman is lighter in
proportion to her total weight than that
of man.
The lowest ~crustaceans, some sea-
~snails md sea-spiders breathe through
the SKIN alone.
THE vapors of iodine, in the course Of
several months will penetrate deeply
: into beeswax.
LOOKING through yellow glass in a
fog is said to render objects more dis
tinctly visible.
The weight Of the Uranium varies, in
a general way, with the weight Of the
skeleton, but not proportionally, like the
weight Of the brain.
By THE new mode of tanning, mineral
salts take the place Of tannic acid in
preserving hides.
TIE polar regions of Mars, like those
Of the earth, appear to be covered with
ice o. snow.
VARIOUS kinds of foul water, which
are sure to kill when injected under the
skins of rabbits, become harmless as
soon as they are shaken mp with COM
non sand.
TIE moon is gradually increasing the
length Of our day, by enlarging its own
orbit, SO that we may reasonably look
forward to q day Of 400 hours, instead
of twenty-four.
EXPERIMENTS on the effect Of the cleo
trio light on plant life tend to show that
it contains rays detrimental to them.
Plants constantly exposed to it become
spotted and weakened.
The increase in strength in iron bolts
from working the metal cold, is estimat-
ed at between fifty and a hundred per
cent, and the effect in general is to give
the iron a good deal of the qualities of
hard steel.
IT HAS been proven by observation
that in districts subject to typhus fewer
cases appear when the ground is more
thoroughly saturated with water, and
nor when it contains less moisture.
DIVINE to the rapid evaporation of
moisture from the leaves, the tempera-
ture of trunks of trees breast high from
the ground, has been found to be 90
centigrade cooler than the air of the for
est.
TIE theme in a pound Of tea il twenty
five or thirty times as much as could be
bdhSu db OuC0 W1buOub uOGaDl0 OlSCQID-
ancey of the nervous system. A pound OF
coffee contains twelve or fifteen times as
much theme as one ought to take at
once.
VERIFYING the discovery that water
containing infectious matter and organic
poisons is purified by being run through
beds of sand, it has been found, at Leip-
sic, ground under the bottom of badly
built sewers is much cleaner than that
over their tops.
1T Is stated that in the salt mines O
Poland and Hungary the galleries are
supported by wooden pillars which are
found to last many years, in consequence
of being i~mpregnated with the salt,
while pillars of brick and stone crumble
away in a short time by the decay of the
mortar.
IT HAS been observed that if a sus.
pended quartz ball be allowed to impinge
in various ways upon a fixed ball of lime
spar, or if the ball of lime spar be placed
on a billiard-table and the distance OBJ
served to which it is driven by the shock,
in the former case the quartz ball re.
bounds the furthest, and in the latter
the lime spar ball is driven furthest
when the impulse is in the direction O
the crystalline axes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
HE Murray Hill Publishing Conn

HE Murray Hill Publishing Company
received an order from a gentleman in
the West whose letter-head shows that
he is Postmaster. Notary Public, Justice
of the Peace, undertaken, a dealer in
headstones, groceries, dry goods, notions,
hardware, tinware, saddlery, boots and
shoes and agricultural implements. We
would recommend our friend to study
veterinary surgery, finishing with a
course In human medicine, and with
these added accomplishments he will be
able to attend to every want of his
neighborhood.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

William ]. Coughlin, of somerville, Mass, says: SIN
followed by a severe cough. 1 lost my appetite and
flesh, and was confined TO my bed. In 1877 I was ad-
mitted to the hospital. The doctors said 1 had q hole in
my lung as big as a half dollar. At one time a report
went around that I was dead. I gave up hope, but =
FOR THE LUNGS. Igot a bottle, when, to my surprise,
1 commenced to feel better, and to-day I feel better than
for three years past. 1 write this hoping every one af-
hicted with Diseased Lungs will take DR.. WILLIAM
HALLS BALSAM, and be convinced that CONSUME
TON CAN BE CURED. can positively say it has done
more good than all the other medicines I have taken
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Abolition Of Russian Serfdom.

The late Gear, Alexander II, decreed
the emancipation of the serfs March 3,
1861, coming into final execution on
March 8, 1868. The owner of the serfs
we're compensated for their land on a
scale of payment by which the previous
labor of the serf was estimated at a
yearly rental of 6 per cent, so that for
every 6 rubles which the laborer earned
annually he had to pay 100 rubles to
his master as his capital value to become
a freeholder. Of this sum the serfs had
to give Immediately 20 per cent, while
the remaining 80 per cent. was disbursed
as an advance by the government to the
owners, to be repaid, at intervals extend
ing over forty-nine years, by the freed
peasants. According to an official re.
port the whole of these arrangements
were completed at the end of July,
1865, so that from this date serfdom
ceased to exist in Russia.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

THERE is q sharp trader developing
among the Boston boys. A growing boy
the other day sold a companion two pairs
of brown pigeons as 'dun tumblers."
The purchaser watched the birds for a
week, and was disappointed in the
tumbling part of the programme. So he
went to the boy who sold him the birds
and complained of having been cheated.
"Why," said the seller, "'they are just
what I warranted; they are done tumbl-
ing, and they won't do it any more"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

A s1NeULARIY interesting case was
lately referred to by the Brooklyn Eagle,
It was told by MI. w. A. Davenport,
connected with the house of Messrs.
Butler, Pitken & Co., 476 Broadway,
New York, and concerned the marvellous
cure of Mr.. Ezra D. Clarkson, heal
Newark, N. J., of a terrible case of rheu-
matism, which other remedies had failed
even to alleviate. He was ON his way to
a hospital when Mr.. Davenport met him
and induced him to try st. Jacobs Oil,
with the result named.-UeUeiand (O.)
Practical FdTn1er,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

AT q fashionable dinner, the dinner
cards exactly represented soda crackers.
They were made of silk, lined with
down, and perfumed. The edges were
slightly Drowned like a cracker, and the
stitches confined the silk like a stamp.
The guests name was printed in the
center.
THE original "Little Liver Pills" are DR..
Pierce's pleasant Purgative Pellets" and are
extensively initiated. They cure sick and bilious
headache. Private Government stamp with
DIR. Pierce's signature and portrait mark the
genuine. By druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Why Called a "Benedicty,

In Shakespeare's "Much Ado About
Nothing" there is a young lord OF Padna
named Benedick, who, though he does
not love her, marries Beatrice, after q
courtship of wit and raillery. Since
then the name has often been used as q
synonym for a newly married man. II
is now generally written Benedict,
although this is not the photography Of
the bard of Avon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

PROF. PACKARD, of Bowdoin, vouches
for the story that Talleyrand detested
Aaron Burr, and that when the latter
sent his card requesting an interview
the French diplomat said : "I sent him
word The Minister of Foreign Affairs
will see Col. Burr at such an hour, but
a miniature of Gen. Hamilton always
hangs over his mantel.' Col. Burr did
not call"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

THE Newark IN. j. Sunday Call says:
One of Cincinnati exchanges cites
the case of Mr.. Haldeman, of the Louis
vile Courier Journal, who was cured
of rheumatism by St. Jacobs Oil. His
wife was cured Of neuralgia by the same
article, and every member of his family
of some pain or ache by the Great Ger
man Remedy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
ruentx Year. a sunerer,

R. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., Buffalo, N. Y: Dear
Sir-Twenty years ago 1 was shipwrecked on
the Atlantic Ocean, and the cold and exposure
caused q large abscess to form on each leg,
which kept continually discharging. After
spending hundreds of dollars, with NJ benefit,
I tried your Golden Medical Discovery and
now, in less than three months after taking the
first bottle, I am thankful to say I I'm COM
pletely cured, and for the first time in ten years
can put my left heel to the ground. I am yours,
WILLIAM RYDER, 81 Jefferson ST., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

THOUSANDS of women bless the day on which
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" was made
known to them. In all those arrangements
causing backache, dragging-down sensations,
nervous and general debility, it is q sovereign
remedy. Its soothing and healing properties
render it Of the utmost value to ladies suffering
from "internal fever,' congestion, infamma-
ton, or liberation. By druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

A NEW use for sorghum seed. has been
discovered. Glucose can be prepared
from it as well as from corn, and it il
estimated that 1880 pounds can be
made from the seed grown ON one acre.
1t is thought the discovery will, by the
added profits arising from the sale oi
the glucose, make the culture of sor.
ghum for sugar q profitable business.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

"WHERE do naughty, bad, wicked
folks go to when they die 2" asked 9
Sunday school teacher of her class, last
Sabbath, in this city. One bright boy,
who had probably heard his father talk,
answered Chicago Who knows
but that the boy may be right-Es-
change.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

IT CANNOT be too frequently stated
that strangers are not allowed to carry
concealed weapons in this city. They
do not vote here, and they cannot expect
to enjoy all the privileges of citizenship
on a fifteen minutes acquaintance
NetO Orleans Picauune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

CHICAGO waited three years to try a
man for numbering a policeman, and
then found him innocent. She might
have known from the first that the officer
fell down and killed himself while walk
ing in his sleep.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
Values Of Different Coins.

The Director of the Mint has esti-
mated the values of the standard coins
In circulation in various parts of the
world, and the Secretary of the Treasury
has declared such estimates official.
They are to be taken in estimating the
values of all foreign merchandise made
out in any of the ~currencies in question
imported:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23

Now they speak of Crude Petroleum as =
remedy for Consumption, better not try it, but
take DR.. Bulls Cough syrup,-the standard
Cough Remedy Of our age. 1t is agreeable to
the taste, never fails to cure, and costs only IS
cents q bottle.