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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

inherited her. o! for shame! for
shamer'
She stitched away, the needle flying
through the velvet. She fitted the
broad shoulders and well-laced waist.
She gathered the lace into graceful
falls, and she thought of Mrs. Rock
wood all the while.
1t was about four o'clockin the after
moo that Mrs. Canine drew her desk
toward her, and took out two sheets of
paper. On one she wrote:
MY DARLING Son: Here is your Christmas
box. / send it with my best love and wishes.
Study hard and make me very proud OF you.
The other sheet held these words:
MY DEAR GEoRGINA: Enclosed you will
find a Christmas gift for the children. Spend
it carefully. / add this warning because YOU
really are not economical and prudent by ma
ture, you know. Make the best use of it.. 1t
is really quite a little sum, when you think of
it as you should Afectionately your step
mother. JANE CANINE.
These two notes lay on the table.
Upon the first a five hundred dollar note;
on the last, a humble tive-dollar bill;
and Mrs. Canine had carefully directed
two envelopes. When opening her PEN
knife hurriedly, she cut a great cash
across her thumb.
.sCome and help me, Miss Morgan"
she said. s.Please put those notes into
| the envelopes with the money. That
| for Louis must be sent tonight. I can
register them as 1 come from the doc
tors; for the thumb must be seen to. l
hate scars on my hands"
Miss Morgan ran to the desk, bent
over it, and in a moment had sealed
the notes.
Then the lady, slippingth them into her
pocket, hurried to the doctors, and
was just in time to register her letters
at the station on the way home.
A few days after Mrs. Canine was in
receipt of two notes, one from her son,
which ran thus:
DEAR MAMMA: Unless you have the queer.
est possible idea of my wants you must hays
Louis ANL1N
The other began:
DEAR KIND MAMMA: What a load you have
taken off my heart. That five hundred dol
lars has saved our home, and poor Edwards
reason, I believe. Five hundred thousand
never did more good; Your eyer grateful
step-daughter. LOCKWOOD.
Mrs. Canine, having read these let
tiers, sat for a while like n petrified.
She saw that the money she intended
for Louis must have gone to Georgina,
and Gdce rersa, but it was too late to
help it now. She supposed that the
pain of her wounded finger had made
her stupid. 1t was done as we do most
stupid things-in a hurry. Of course
she should send five other hundreds to
Louis. AS for Georgina, she could moi
be made to give up her prize at this
date. And Mrs. Canine resolved to
play the generous and affectionate par.
n
She went about a week or SO Boosting
that she had paid off the mortgage on
poor Georgina's house; and as Georg.
ina was too grateful to hide the fact,
Mrs. Canine gained a good deal Of
credit for kind feeling TO her step.
daughter amongst their mutual friends
Many people were surprised; none
more so than little Miss Morgan.
81 am SO glad" she often said to hel
thimble. II did feel so guilty. !
really thought I changed the money il
those envelopes. I wanted to do it so
I rejoice that Mrs. Canine did it her
self. 1 do feel gratified she did,
Mary Kyle Dallas.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
A Mules Life Term.

What is the longest term of a mules
life? The writer one knew a mule
whose age was satisfactorily proved to
to be forty-five years, and at that age
the animal was turned out into the
woods todie late in the fall in Northern
Michigan, on the completion of a rail-
road job on which it had been work
ing. In the spring the mule was fonnd
at a farmers gate in very fair condi-
ton, having browsed around in the
woods all the winter. 1t was taken in
and vas able to do light work around
the farm for some years longer. What
its later history has been is not known.
Perhaps it still lives. This mule story
is surpassed by the following: Lieuten-
ant Koebbe, stationed at Mount YER
non Barracks, Alabama, has reported
to the War Department, that a white
mule which has been at that post for
and the officers asked permission to
pense. The petition went through the
regular channels, and General Sherman
submitted the case to the Secretary of
War with the following report:
l have. seen that mule, and whether
True OT IdlSt, Ulle SOlulcES Ucllcfc IL WAS
left at Big Spring, where Mount YER
non Barracks now are, at the time
General Jackson's army camped there,
about 1890. Tradition says it was
once sorrel, but 10Y it is white from
age. The Quartermaster's Department
will be charged with ingratitude if that
mule is sold or the care of maintaining
it thrown on the charitable officers OF
the post. 1 advise it to be kept in the
department, fed aud maintained till
death. 1 think that mule vas at Fort
Morgan, Mobile. Psint, when 1 was
there in 1912.
The Secretary of War thereupon
made the following order:
"Let this mule be kept and well cared
for as long as he lives"
No doubt this mule was once owned
by General Washington. But, strange
as the story may be, it does not answer
the question above propounded.-M. Y.
| Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

AM eo oohoobos L oA"
quakes ForetelIing Coming Dis
aster-How to Meet 1t.
The recent mysterious appearances fol-
lowing sunset and preceding sunrise have
attracted wide attention from students of
the skies and the people generally. During
the days of recent weeks the sun seems to
lave been obscured by a thin veil of a dull
leaden bue which, as the sun receded to-
ward the horizon, became more luminous,
then yellow, then orange, then red; and,
as night settled down upon the earth, a dull
purple. At first it was thought these APP
pearances were ordinary sunset refiec-
tions of light, but it is now pretty certain
that they are either the misty sub
stance of the tail of some unseen
comet, in which the earth is enveloped,
or q surrounding stratum of world dust or
very small meteors. Professor Brooks, Of
the Red House Observatory, Phelps, n.
Y, has turned his telescope upon these OBJ
jects and discovered what he thinks are
myriads of telescope meteors. If it is
u"norganized world dust, or d~ecomposed
vapors, as the Democrat and Chronicle, of
Rochester, n. Y, REMARKS: how Is tins
matter to be disposed of Win it settle
and form a deposit upon the earth, OF re-
main a partial Opaque shell about the earth
to cut off a portion of the suns light upon
it 7"
Whatever the mystery is, there is no de-
ny LIP tAAoo Van VI
work in the upper airs. The terrible tor
nadoes and cyclones which have swept our
own country, and the fearful volcanoes
and earthquakes which have destroyed SO
many cities and thousands of people-the
tidal waves which mysteriously rise and
fall on coasts hitherto unvexed by them
the tremendous activity which is evident
in the sun by the constant revelation OF
enormous spots upon its surface-au in
dictate unusual energy in the heavenly
bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor
Grinmer's prophecies that from 1881 to
1887, the passage of the five great planets
Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and
Saturn-around the sun would produce
strange and wonderful phenomena. He
says: The waters of the earth will be-
come more or less poisonous. The air will
be foul with noisome odors. Ancient races
will disappear from the EARTH" He at
tempts to prove his prophecy by the fact
that in ITO, when Mars and Sa urn made
their passage around the sur coincldent-
ally, great destruction and mortality visit
ed all parts of the globe. He also found the
same results in previous perihelion pas!
sages of the planets, and argues that
these circumstances always produce cpl
denies and destructive diseases which will
battle the skill of the most eminent phySi-
slams; that the poor will die by thousands,
the weak and Incorporate falling first,
those whose blood has Eeen impoverished
by excess of work or dissipation next,
and only those who are ,dA comparative
vigor shall escape to enjoy the era of re.
newed activity and prosperity which will
! follow the period Of destruction,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
"A New York correspondent reports

"A New York correspondent reports
in the Augemeiae Zeitumg an astound-
ing discovery. He states that in the
virgin forests of Sonara, a province of
western Mexico, near Magdalena, a
pyramid has been found measuring A.
$50 feet at its base and rising to the
height of $50 feet. A carriage road
winds about this enormous structure
from base to summit. The face con-
sists of granite blocks carefully cut and
perfectly fitted together. Not far dis
tant stands a hill which, we are told, is
honeycombed with cells of various sizes,
all cut out of the solid rock. They are
without windows, several are on the
same level, and the walls are adorned
with fantastic shapes and symbols.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
HARRIS CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.

Cuddling down on the sheep-skin rug,
Eleecy and warm and white,
Three little happy children talk,
Talk low in the warm freight.
at is Christmas-ever SAYS Grace;
SITS Kismas-evel" lisps little Kate,
Lifting her dimpled face.
And Santa Claus is coming tonight,
Coming when we are asleep;
And mother says he is sure TO bring
.uS Just what IT., We want, to keep ,.n
Hell bring me a doll, I know"
Said Harry: Hell bring me a ship,
With sails as white as snow."
So they spoke of their coming Joys
In the rudy ire-light's glow.
And Harry said, in a whisper:
30. wouldn't 1 like to know
Where father is sailing tonight
Father, away OIL the seal
Mother says it is ~Christmas-eve
Wherever his ship NAV be-"
Then three little white-robed figures
Went hand in and upstairs,
And three little tender faces
Bent low for their Christmas prayers.
The doll and the golden ring
In siumber were soon forgot;
But Harry. with open eyes, lay still,
Heart full of a tender plot:
When the house was very quiet
He crept to the c~himney-place,
Tucked a tiny note in his stocking,
And fled with a happy face.
Twas only a little boys message,
By some passing angel taught,
Only a sweet unselflsh wish,
Only an exquisite thought.
A message to SAINT Claus; it read:
"My father is off on the sea;
Please fill my stockings with kisses,
And tax them to him from me-"
All, surely the good God read it,
For the ship came home that night,
And Harry was clasped in his fathers arm
At the dawn of the Christmas light
Mari a, Barr,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
Delicate and Feeble Ladies.

Those languid, tiresome sensations. causing
you to feel scarcely able to be on your feet:
that constant drain that Is taking from your
system all its former elasticity; driving he
bloom from your cheeks; that continual strain
upon your vital forces, rendering you irrita-
BILE and fretful, can easily be removed by the
use of that marvellous remedy, Hop Bitters.
Irregularities and distractions of your system
are relieved at once, while the special cause of
periodical pain are permanently removed.
None receive SO much benefit, and none are
30 profoundly grateful and show such an in
terest in recommending Hop Bitters as m
Feels Young Again.
"My,mother was afflicted a long time with
Neuralgia and a dull, heavy, inactive condi-
ton of the whole system; headache, nervous
prostration, and was almost helpless 10 ply
sicians or medicines did her any good. Three
months ago she began to use Hop Bitters with
such good effect that she seems and feels
young again, although over seventy years old.
We think there is no other medicine ft to use
in the family."-Al lady, in Providence.
BRADFORD, Pa, May 8, 1875.
1t has cured me Of several diseases, such as
nervousness, sickness at the stomach. month
ly troubles, etc. Ihave not seen a sick day in
a year, since I took Hop Bitters. All my
neighbors use them. MRS. ANNIE GREEN.
5000 Lost.-'A tour of Europe that cost me
$1,000, done me less good than one bottle of
Hop Bitters; they also cured my wife of If
teen years nervous weakness, sleeplessness
and dyspepsia" R. NJ, Auburn, N. Y.
l Authority.
Hop Bitters is not, in any sense, an alcoholic
beverage or liquor, and could not be sold for
use except to persons DESTROYS of obtaining q
medicinal bitters.
GREEN B. RAUM, q. s.. Con. Inter'l Rev.
SOUTH B-LooMINGyILLE, O., May ], 'T9.
SIRS-I have been suffering ten years and I
tried your Hop Bitters and 1t lone me more
good than all the doctors.
Miss s. s. BOONE.
Baby Savedi
We are so thankful to say that our nursing
baby was permanently cured of a dangerous
and protracted constipation and irregularity
of the bowels by the use of Hop Bitters by its
mother, which at the same time restored her
to perfect health and strength.-The Parents,
Rochester, N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer

Is entirely different from all others. It is
as clear as water, and ,as it's name indicates,
is a perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer. 1t
will Immediately free the head from dan
druff, restore gray hair to its natural color,
and produce a new growth where it has
fallen off. 1t does not in any manne af-
Lead and Nitrate of Silver preparations
nave done. 1t will change light or faded
hair in a few days to q beautiful glossy
brown. Ask your druggist for it. Each
bottle is warranted. JOHN D. PARK &
Sons. Wholesale Agents, Cincinnati, Ohio,
and c. N. C~RITTENTON, N. y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

are refusing to take white,
lardy, looking butter except at "grease"
Consumers want nothing but gilt
edged butter, and buyers therefore recon-
mend their patrons to keep a uniform color
the year by using the Improved
Butter Color made by Wells, Richardson
& Co., Burlington, VT. 1t is the only color
can be relied on to never injure the
butter, and to always give the perfect color.
Sold by druggists and merchants.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

"A Michigan girl told her young
until he ae@ was sn worth Tb0 $1,000 So sI he Start art
ed out with a brave heart to make it.
''How are you getting on, George?" she
asked at the expiration of a couple of
months. WELL" George said hope
fully, 81 have saved twenty-five dol
lars" The girl dropped her eye-lashes
and b~lushingly remarked: 81 reckon
that's near enough, George" She was
willing to trust him for the little bal
ance.-DetrOSt Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Richard Wagner, a Russian Pole, at
n time a designer in the Merchants
Wooden Mill at Dedham, went to visit
his mother in Poland. Onreaching Po-
land he was Immediately seized by the
Russian authorities and sent in exile to
Siberia for having deserted some years
ago from the military.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

IF you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated have
sallow color of skin, or yellowish-brown
spots on face or body, frequent headache
or dizziness, bad taste in mouth, internal
heat or chills alternated with hot fushes,
low spirits and gloomy forebodings, irreg-
ular appetite. and tongue coated, you are
suffering from torpid liver" or "bilious-
ness" In many cases of ''liver complaint
only part of these symptoms are expert.
enced. As a remedy for all such cases DIR.
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" has
no equal, as it effects perfect and radical
cures. At all drug stores.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
Now that ft +r;bn+e has bean ne

Now that fit tribute has been paid
to Luther's memory, it should be borne
in mind that next year will bring around
the quincentenary of the death of John
Wyclife, the Morning Star of the Re
formation" The Wycliffe Society, of
England, is making preparations to OBJ
serve the event, and desires as far as pos
sible the cooperation of the Christian
world.-Chicago Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

"A young girl in passing a second
hand picture-store in Buffalo noticed a
portrait that bore a striking resemb-
lance to herself. Except that the cos
tune in the picture was that of the last
century, the likeness was almost per-
feet. Investigation disclosed the fact
that the original of the portrait was the
neutrality-suspicious. of the girl,
and had been a famous Philadelphia
belle in Revolutionary days.-M. Y.
Grnnhic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
"A significant proof of the power e,

"A significant proof of the power *
ercised by the brewing interest in Eng
land is found in the fact that within the
past month a clergyman at Burton-on-
Trent dismissed his curate because he
had published a pamphlet on the liquor
traffic, the brewers all threatening to
withdraw their subscriptions to the
church societies unless the offender was
sent aWay.-DetroH Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Time and money will be saved,by keeping
Kidney-Wo or in the house: 1t is an 1nyaiu-
able remedy for all disorders of the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels and for all diseases
arising from distractions of these organs.
1t has cured many obstinate cases after
hundreds of dollars had been paid to ply
sicians without obtaining relief. 1t cures
kindred disorders. Keep it by you.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

H. B. Philbrick, who recently deiiv-
cred a lecture IN the subject of kissing
in New York, declares that the reason
kissing is so pleasant is because the
teeth, jaw-bone and lips are full q
nerves, and when the lips of two per-
sons meet an electric current is gener-
ated.-Chicdgo Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Mrs. Ruth Everett, of Salt Lake City,
says that the Utah women who signed
the petition to Congress protesting
against any further legislation upon po-
lygamy did so under coercion.-N. Y.
San.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
The Latest Bonanza in california.

BIEBER, CAL.-Mr. Thomas P. Ford, edi-
tor of the Mountain Tribune, of this place,
publishes that the great pain-cure, st.
Jacobs Oil, has worked wonders in his
family and that he would not be without
it. He states that among all the people st.
Jacobs Oil is the most popular medicine
ever
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

WOULD RECOMMEND Ely's Cream Balm
to any one having Catarrh or Catarrhal
Asthma. I have suffered for five years so
I could not lie down for weeks at a time.
Since I have been using the Balm I can lie
down and rest. l thank God that you ever
invented such a medicine. FRANK P. BUR-
LEIGH, Pennington, N. 81.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

FoR THREE WINTERS I have been afflicted
with Catarrh and Cold in the Head. 1 used
Ely's Cream Balm; it accomplished all that
was represented. T. F. Mccormick (Judge
Common Pleas), Elizabeth. N. j.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Young or middle aged men suffering
from nervous debility, loss Of memory,
premature old age, as the result of bad
habits, should send three stamps for Part
VII. Of Dime Series pamphlets. Address
WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL AssoCIA-
TON. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

ONE dozen small bottles of Swift's Spe-
cifc Is. S. 81 cured me sound and well of
a bad Scrofulous affection which had BAT
fled all treatment, including Hot Springs.
J. h. RAIFF, Denver, Col.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. No Family
Dyes were ever so popular as the Diamond
Dyes. They never fail. The Black is far SUI
perior to logwood. The other colors are brill
liant. Wells, Richardson&Co Burlington, Vt
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

BAD temper often proceeds from those
painful disorders to which women are sub
iect. In female complaints DR.. r. V.
Pierce's "Favorits Prescription" is a GER
tain cure. By all druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

A SLIGHT COLD, if neglected, often at
tacks the lungs. Browns BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs give sure Inc immediate relief.
Sold only in bO1es. Price % cts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

For sore feet, swollen joints, ~sprains,
corns or bunions, use st. Patrick's Salve.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Skinny Men. "Wells' Health Remover"
health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

sYoUR Samaritan Nerpine cured my sons fits"
writes Mrs. S. M. Parkhurst, of Girard, Mich.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

G1LPIN, reading in a paper that "facts
are stubborn things" says there's no par
ticle of doubt but that his wife is a fact
Marathon Independent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

MRS. GENERAL SHERMAN says: "1have
frequently purchased Durang's Remedy for
friends suffering with rheumatism and in
every instance it worked like magic" 1t
cures when every thing else fails. Write
for free pamphlet to r. K. Helphenstine,
Washington, D. C.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Singing, irritation, all Kidney and Blad-
der Complaints cured by "Buchu-Paiba. "$1.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats. mice,
crows, cleared out by "Rough on Rats. "1oc'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

THE chaps who fling the lariat among
the wild steers, are the moose boys Of the
West.-ChicaqO Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

ALL pain in the nervous system, wind collie,
cramps, &C., cured by Samaritan Nerpine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
Why a Girl Cannot Play Tennis.

The first difficulty is found in grasp
ing the racket. This is due to the fact
that in the female hand a layer of adj
pose tissue makes the palm too rounded
firmly to hold the handle. Consequently,
if a ball strikes the side of the racket,
the racket turns and the ball bounds at
a right angle to the line by which it
came. This effect is heightened by a
quick outward swing of the hand,
caused by the small development of the
os lunare. The female arm differs
from the male arm, also, in that the
ulna of the female is much shorter pro-
~portionately than that of the male. On
this account the female cannot hold the
racket on a line with the arm, but,
necessarily, at a large angle with the
arm. Accordingly when the ball is re-
turned the action of the arm tends to
knock it sidewise. This popularity is
especially noticeable in returning swift
balls.
In the female the articulation of the
humerus with the ulna and radius is
gle at the elbow. When, therefore, the
Racket hits a ball it tends to knock it
high up in the air. Some have said tina.
this defect is the chief in causing the
female to be a poor tennis player. The
smallness of her ribs, thinness of the
scapula and shortness of the clavicle
unite to prevent her from reaching high
balls. These defects, together with the
unusually large size of the triceps ex-
tensor muscle, make it hard for the fe-
male to serve successfully.
Were it not for these anatomical pc
culiarities of the female she would
doubtless far surpass the male at ten
mis-. She can run faster, see more
quickly and is not easily confused. But
the scientific fact remains that tennis is
not g. game for the human female. The
game of parlor croquet is best adapted
to the peculiar construction of her
bones.-Amherst Mass Student.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Don't Die in the House. Rough on Rats"
clears out rats, mice, flies, reaches, bed-bugs. 15c.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

Oranges, when sold at all in Flori.
da, bring a cent a piece.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

A COLOR of cloth for coats is called
"sugar." If the dudes adopt it they will
be sugar-coated pills.-N. 7. Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

"HAcKED to death" is suggested as an
inscription for the tombstones of visitors
who die at Niagara.-BufdLo Express.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

GIVE always keep Piso's Cure for Con
sumption in the house."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

A GOOD two-foot rule is never to wear
tight b~oots.-Detroit Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20

A STIRRING speech: "Pass me a spoon"
N. Y. Journal.