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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-31

come, these solemn rites and ceremonies
would have other potency and significance
than now they have But they are dead
and silent In their graves. We may speak,
they will not reply. We may call, they can.
not hear. Decoration Day may come and
20 and in due time be pretermitted and
observed no longer, and yet these heroes
of ours shall never complain.
Selfish and cold as 1t seems, and as 1t
appears ought not to be, in justice TO these
noble, heroic dead Of ours, this Decoration
Day Is not for them, it 10 for us and for our
children's children forever and forever
more. Not for the dead but Tor the living
are come here to-day. This grand column
Of membrance and gratitude does not
rise for them-it is for US and for our
children forever. 1t Is to emphasize with
eternal record, 80 far as poor human art
NAV 20, the lesson OF fidelity to the dag, Of
faith In the American Union, aud patriotic
devotion to the cause Of human liberty.
This Is the lesson this shalt shall teach
when you and are dead. Our children
and our children's children shall read It in
its crumbling and decay. And when it is
leyeled with the earth, and we and our
poor transient ceremonies are forgotten
quite, still the faithful pen Of history will
proclaim that the men who died Tor their
native land, "who gave the last full
measure OF their devotion for It," were not
forgotten in their groves neglected BY
those who enjoyed the fruits Of their vic
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
A Plea for the Pig.

The result of judieious breeding and
good care is a product of wholesome
pork, fit for the most fastidious taste.
1t has been the rule to ignore the right
full position of the humble pig, and to
generally relegate him to a condition
where he becomes simply the farm
scavenger. When other stock has been
allowed to all that is nutritious in q
field or has exhausted the best conte nts
of a corn crib, the swine are turned in
to eat up the remains. and to mingle
with this refuse, the dirt, and in many
cases germs of disease, left it by its
more fortunate fellow candidates for the
market. If the farmer has anything
about his premises, which no other
class of stock will touch, because of its
repulsive character, the swine are call
ed upon and expected to regale them
selves with the unsavory mess. Whole
droves of swine are fed in this way for
two-thirds of every year, and just be-
good round bodies, and to get all the
lard possible, they are stuffed with de-
cent feed and called corn-fed hogs. The
germs of disease, however, have been
planted previous to this time, and the
unfortunate ''scavenger" goes to the
block Or packing houses in some in
stances, in a diseased condition caused
by unwholesome feed, nasty pens and
other Objectionable features which are
the result of a system of almost Grim
inal neglect.
To insure wholesome pork, cleanliness
and good wholesome food are necessary,
and the apparent carelessness on the
part of some men in preparing swine
for the market, is to say the least, highly
censurable. Pigs, from the time they
are weaned, should be afforded clean
quarters, succulent green food as well as
something more substantial, and that is
better than the refuse of an obnoxious
swill pail. The breeder and feeder who
CO! ducts his business upon this princi.
pie is the man who ecure the best
prices, and make for himself a deserved
reputation as a sensible and skillfp'
sWine-ralser.-PratTie Farmer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
Singular Recovery Of a Lost Ring.

Several months ago alady residing on
Beacon Street took off a number of rings
from her fingers and laid them upon the
dressing table. After washing her hands
she returned to the room to replace her
rings, when to her establishment one of
them, a diamond ring, was missing.
She was certain that she took the ring
from her finger, and equally certain that
no one could have entered the room
without her knowledge during the five
minutes she had been in the bathroom.
A most rigid search was instituted, but
not found. A few weeks since the lady
was much annoyed by mice. Almost
nightly they held their revels. They
not only destroyed her sleep, but choice
laces were mutilated. The lady procured
a trap, one of the old-fashioned kind,
and having baited it with a tempting bit
of cheese. placed it near the scene of
d~epredations. On the following morn
ing she had three fine silky mice of vari-
Gus sizes. One of them was so peculiar
ly constructed that it attracted her at
t~ention, as it appeared to have a string
tied around its body. The servant girl
was instructed to drown the captives and
reset the trap, and she was about throw
ing the dead mice into the dirt barrel
when her eye was attracted by a sparkle
from what proved to be the lost diamond
ring, which was not p%erceptible when
the mouse was alive, but which came to
light after the severe soaking which the
mouse received. 1t is supposed in his
haste to get away thathe ran his head
through the ring, and subsequent strug-
giles only forced it over his forelegs,
where it remained. This is a tough
story, but we give it rs it was told
Boston Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
Anthracite Coal

There are but four anthracite coal
fields in Pennsylvania, and their aggre-
gate area is but 4S3 square miles. Rel;
able engineers estimate that the amount
of Coal the four fields will yield, if tbs
present Nasteful method of mining be
continued, ann be more han $780,
600, 600 tons. But the year 1892 has
taken 20, SOC, 900 tons of anthracite coal
from Pennsylvania mines, and it is ex-
pected that the amount taken will bs
greater, rather than less, in future years,
so that the supply will be exhausted in a
century, if not sooner. Besides Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia are
the only States which produce anthracite
coal, and their supply is insignificant.
The service performed by anthracite coal
in the development of the our of
the United States has been SO great that
the prospect of the exhaustion of the
supply, even a century hence, must be
regarded with much concern. The dec
laration that long before the century
ends anthracite coal will be a luxury
which only the rich can enjoy, will cause
a popular demand that the wasteful
method of mining known as the pillar
and breast" be abandoned, and that the
more economical method employed in
English mines be substituted for it.
1t is true that the supply of bituminous
coal seems inexhaustible. although the
annual product of our bituminous mines
does not much exceed ~, 900, 900 tons,
which is about one-fourth Of the coal pro-
duct in England. Ohio, which ranks
below Pennsylvania and Illinois in the
production of bituminous coal, pro-
duce more than England, whose capacity
is already severely taxed. But the iron
and steel industries of the United States
could never have reached their present
proportions but for anthracite coal, and
the exhaustion OF the anthracite fields
will inevitably affect the prosperity of
the country. unless inventive genius de-
vises anew fuel to feed our blast furnaces
ana move our engines-a contingency so
remote that the gravest considerations
remain to urge economy in anthracite
ooal.-M. Y. Mail and Express.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
I'm Elliott County XIV Thomas q

In Elliott County, KY, Thomas and
Mitchell Allen are twin brothers who
look SO much alike that ittroubles them
selves sometimes to tell which is which.
It was necessary to arrest one of them
last week for carrying concealed weapons,
but their similarity of personal appear
ance troubled the prosecutor. Wit
nesses were plenty who saw him draw
the pistol, but could not tell which one
of them it was. The perplexity of the
court was great until one witness took
the Gordian knot and severed it at a
blow. He swore to seeing both of them
whip out their pistols during the fray /;
and both were convicted accordingly
Detroit Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
Our watchfuI Guardian and Faithful Pro-
faetor Restored to Active DUTY Again.

Mr.. uEyRY A WATERMAN, Of the city OF Proyf.
dence, r. l., for many years the faithful and vigilant
night Waterman of the Barstow Stove Company's very
extensive establishment, having been confined to his
home several weeks by q very distressing illness, on re-
Stunning his duties again avafls himself of this early op-
portunity for stating briefly q few plain facts.
Mr.. WATERMAN, says:
"Afew months ago I was taken down with q severe
sickness, which confined me to the house quite Q long
time, and much of the time 1 was SO very lame as to be
unable to walk, and my left leg. from the hip to the
toes. became monstrously swollen, and I suffered ex-
tremely from the constant intense pains produced by
SO great Inflammation; I was trying the various So
called cures, all the time, and was under the treatment
of a physician seven weeks, but getting no substantial
relief. A thIs time an old time friend, q police officer,
called upon me, and during our conversation informed
me of the great benefit which he had obtained by the
use of Hunts Remedy, and urged me to try 1T. as he
considered it q wonderful medicine. I commenced
taking Hunts Remedy, having very little faith that It
would d. much in such . stubborn case as mine, but
my doubt was soon dispelled, for before I had taken
one bottle 1 began to get better, the severe pains disap-
peared. the swollen leg gradually decreased in size, and
1 was encouraged to continue the use of the Remedy;
and the improvement to my health continusA my
%appetiteis good. I have regained my strength, and 1
am now performing again my duties as watchman at
the foundry. Every night 1 go up and down stairs
more than one hundred times. and am in good condi-
tion, and feel that my recovery is due to Hunts Remedy
alone. My severe sickness and terribly swollen leg was
caused by the diseased state of my kidneys, and 1 think
that I'll is a most valuable medicine that will SO speedily
fore most c~hccrfully Hunts Remedy to all
afflicted with kidney diseases, as I know it to be a safe
and reliable remedy.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. s, 1882"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
SAVED.
TRUE

A TRUE STORY.
She stood beside the iron road,
little child of ten years sold:
she heard two meeting thUnders rolled
From north and south, that plainly showed
Danger too fearful to be told.
Nearer, still nearer, rumblisg on,
One train approached with crashing speed;
What could she do? who would give heed
To her-a child-who stood alone
AND vOiceleSs as a roadside weed2
A feeble cry she raised, and stood
Across the track-andt then united
Her little apron from her side,
And waved 1t swiftly as she could,
If only she might be espied!
IF only on the kissing back
OF that huge monster, nearing fast,
The engineer his eye might cast
On her. there on tho eurving track,
And heed her signal ere he passed.
She stands with shout and warning beck:
On,comes the train with numbering roar;
The fireman sees-he looks once more
He sees a little waving speck,
And slaekening, slower moves and slower.
Ali, little girl, what's all this row."
Another train! My ears 1t stunsl
1t rounds the curve like rattlin2 gunsI
Back, ack-for | must signal now
The otherP' and away she runs.
So by this little maiden's hand
Were hundreds saved from fearful lot;
But when with awe they spoke of what
They had escaped-and made demaud
About the child-they found her not.
For she had vanished through the wood;
None guessed her dwelling place or name
Nor by what woudrous chance she came
While home she ran in blithesome mood,
Nor knew she had done a deed of fame.
But in the old times they would nave said
1t was an angel that stood there
The hood above her golden hair,
"A nimbus glowing round a head
With supernatural radiance fair.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
The Singing Fish.

In some parts Of the world there is a
superstition that fish can be attracted to
the surface of the water by music, and
it is 10 uncommon spectacle to see an
Indian standing in the bow of his canoe
with spear poised, while his companion
usually a child-elicits a few p~laintive
notes from a reed at intervals. Such a
notion is of course absurd, since fish
give very few signs of hearing proper,
and are only affected by sounds of such
violence that, communicating their
vibration to the water, they can be ap-
preciated by common sensibility, Just as
a person who is "stone deaf" can per-
ceive and experience a disagreeable SEN
sation On the report of a cannon near at
hand. Tame fish confined in an aqua
rum may not be alarmed at the most
loud noises close to them /; but, if the
glass be thin, the slightest tap will cause
them to flash away. It is curious that
the so-called "singing fish" of the
Indian Ocean and Spanish Main is yet
unknown to naturalists-that Is to say,
the fish itself may be known, and NO
doubt is, but the particular species
which emits the remarkable sounds has
not been identified, nor has the precise
mode of their production been discov-
cred, though many hypothesis have
beer framed. I have heard them on
several occasions on still nights, lying al
anchor off Greytown-a rhythmical,
monotonous, but not unmusical twang.
ing, like the strokes of a Jew's-harp,
family heard On deck, but more audible
in the hold, especially of an iron ship,
and proceeding apparently from directly
underneath her keel. Black sailors at.
tribute a supernatural origin to these
tinklings, and declare that they are
caused by seamen who have found 9
watery grave trying to get back into the
vessel. I believe that nothing would in.
duce a negro to go below when this har.
monious ~hammering is heard.-AU the
Year Bound.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
The climate of .Janan ia mild a,

The climate of Japan is mild and
pleasant, resembling that of the Atlantic
States of America from New Jersey to
Florida. 1t is a land of fruit and flowers.
Among the latter is the ohrysanthemum,
with its scarlet and pink blossoms, and
the lotus, with its crown-like head; the
first the national and the second the
sacred flower of the empire. Most of
American fruits and vegetables grow in
Japan. They have small but delicious
oranges, great, rich, red and yellow per-
simmons, thousands of acres of tea, and
millions on millions of acres of rice.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

The loss of life in India due to the ravages
of venomous snakes is almost incredible. Yet
Consumption, which is as willy and fatal as the
deadliest Indian reptile, is winding its CO Is
around thousands Of people while the victims
are unconscious Of its presence. DR.. R. V.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" must
be used to cleanse the blood of the scrofulous
impurities, for tubercular consumption is only
a form of scrofulous disease. Golden Medi-
cal Discovery is a sovereign remedy for all
forms OF scrofulous disease, or ~king's-evil,
such as tumors, white swellings, fever sores.
scrofulous sore-eyes, as well as for other blood
and skim diseases. BY druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

The directors of an Eastern railroad
recently engaged a big dinner at a big
Boston restaurant and made no prepare
ton for the entertainment of any except
themselves. When they repaired to
the restaurant they were surprised to
find their wives seated at the tables. An
exchange, in speaking of the affair, says
that the ''happy plan" originated with
two of thadirectors It is not so sure
that the others regarded it as a particu.
larly 'thappy an."-Boston Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

Mrs. Harriet Orr, of Lancaster, Pa, is per
haps one of the happiest residents of that
place. "Ihave been subject to inward weak
ness and pains in the small of my back for
ten years., said Mrs. Orr, End had given up
all hopes of getting better. / WIS induced to
try Mishler's Herb Bitters, and after using 1t
for a short time Ia happy to call myself
well.m For all diseases of the Kidneys. Liver,
Biliousness, Nervous Ailments and General
Debility. there is nothing SO good as Mishler's
Herb Bitters,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

DR.. W. D. Wright, Cincinnati, O.. sends the
subjoined professional endorsement: 81 rave
prescribed DR.. VIM. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUNGS in a great number of cases and always
with success. One case in particular was CIV
en- up by several physicians who had been
called in for consultation with myself. The
patent had all the symptoms of co firmed
harassing cough. etc. lie commenced imme-
diately to get better AMI was coon restored to
his usual health. hive also found DIR. WIN.
HALLS BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS the most val
liable expectorant for breaking up distressing
coughs and colds that l have ever used"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

AT Bowling Green, KY, during an
auction of lands, a Mrs. Gray assaulted
Sidney McGown with a walking-cane,
because .McGown bid against her. Nc
Gown bore her blows for some seconds,
but finally turned on his assailant and,
with appraised fist, threatened to strike
her if she persisted in her assault. His
threat had the desired effect, and she
at once withdrew from the contest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
-Me5icine was admins

Medicine wa administered to a sick
clergyman on Long Island by several of
his kindly disposed parishioners. In
stead of giving him pills and plasters,
they gave him some wood and coal, which
they put in the cellar. To this they
added some money, which they pleas
antly placed in his hand as they shook
hands at his bedside. 1t was agreed by
all concerned that these remedies were
the best that could have been admins
tered to the suffering pastor. He is now
conyalescent.-N Y. Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
"A big Chicago firm is going into the

"A big Chicago firm is going into the
business of preparing beef for the East
ern market on a huge scale. They havs
a capacity of slaughtering one thousand
cattle a day and for ''chilling" three
thousand, and say that they can chill
meat for exactly what it costs to handle
the ice. The chilled meat will be sent
East in immense quantities in refriger-
ator cars.-M Y Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

SAN FRANCISCO papers relates that
Rear Admiral Schenck, whose death oc-
CURED recently, was the first to bring
gold East from California. He was a
Lieutenant then, and was dispatched
with the news of the discovery by Com
modore Ap. Catesby Jones, and took
with him three claret cases of gold chunks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y: Dear Sir
Il have to thank you for the greet relief re-
ceived from your "Favorite Prescription"
My sickness had lasted seven years, one of
which l was in bed. After taking one bottle
l was able to be abou* the house. Respect
fully, AMAND K. ENNIS, Fulton, Mich.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
Oscar Wilde appears to have b

Oscar Wilde appears to have had
his day. He recently arrived in London
after q prolonged visit in this country,
and the journals there, in chorus,
poured an indefinitely large amount of
scorn, derision, sneers and contempt
upon the would-be philosopher. The
@sthe 'es will probably retire with him
and wait for the advent of the next
craze.-He Advance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
A Hotel Mans Luck.

Mr.. j. G. Tyler, chief clerk at the Union
Depot Hotel, Ogden, had rheu natism In the
muscles Of the chest and left shoulder. By
applying the Great German Remedy three
days he realized complete restoration, and he
is of the opini IN that there is nothing equal
to the st. Jacobs OIL for pain. The Great
German Remedy is also a specific for burns
and s~prains. Salt Lake Utah Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

"A mi at Kingston, N. NJ, gets
praise for erecting a log cabin without
help. She cut the logs, hauled them,
made the shingles for the roof and put
the structure together. She has a hus.
band, who takes care of the children.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

Oranges are said to be very benef-
cial to health if eaten early in the morn
ing. In cases of dyspepsia, al orange
eaten every morning before breakfast
will greatly alleviate, if not entirely cure
the malay.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
An item was recently published CO

corning a family at Logan, Kansas,
which has lost five servant girls in sue
cession by marriage. The Kansas State
Commissioner of Agriculture has been
overwhelmed by letters from Eastern
girls asking the name of the family and
the nearest route to it.-Mdidnapohs
Journal
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

PERSONAL
THE VoLTAIC BELT Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send DR.. Dyes Celebrated Electro Voltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for
thirty days to men young or old) who are at
ficted with nervous debility, lost vitality and
kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and
complete restoration of health and manly vigor.
Address as above. y. B.-No risk Is incurred,
as thirty days trial is allowed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

1t was lately shown in q suit in Paris
that a married man had paid over $780,
900 blackmail rather than have his wife
know that he had written an actress two
love letters.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

STRAIGHTEN old boots and shoes with Lyons
Patent Heel Stiffeners, and wear them again.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01
Fits. Fits. Fits

THE poorest excuse a boy can give for not
wanting to saw wood is: 1.-THE saws got the
toothache. n-Baltin.ore Neaos.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

THE proper way to warm the house is Il
keep the ce lar coaled.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

WHAT poem does barking your shin remint
you ofa Craze l. e g, of course. Com
1uerciaI Bulletin.