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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

HIGH SCHOOL,. q. Miller, Teacher.
SENIORS. soPHoMoREs.
Laban Dearborn Jennie Achey
Jackson Miller Pearl Barcht
Chas. O~ldfather. Charles Brown
JUNIORS Daisy Kline
cl,ron.o Ror,a George Rehfuss
80 49, Laura Smith
Emma S. Waters. CCilnheF ni4ehour
EIGHTH GRADE-C. H. Moore, Teacher.
Mary Banta Walter Crosley
Minnie Brown Walter Harris
Ella Chace Melville Rooms
Mile Hosford Walter Lake
Ada Knox FThos. Mugavin
Daisy Nation Spencer Ortt
Jennie Oldfather Eugene Stephen
Grace Watson. Charles Stroble.
SEVENTH GRApE-W. H. Wehrly, Teach
er.
Charles Bolser IChas. Monosmith
Otho Garland Winnie Darragh
Minor Harris Maggie Koppe
Jacob Rehfuss Minnie Stanza
James Sayler Cora Stephen
John VanDoren Lulu Wiikin.
SIXTH GRADE-Sallie Wilson, Teacher.
Fred. Kester Minnie Fudge
o. Pofenberger Eva Neal
Elma Cooper Lucy Quinn
Lille Corwin Edna Smith
Lizzie Cox Minnie Walls.
Clora Deem
FIFTH GRADE-Bertha Barnet, Teacher.
Amy Banta Mary Silver
B. Connaugherton Jennie futile
Ida Griffis IRuthie Whiting
Dora Dlingel Nettie Young
Emma kurtz Harry Huxley
Hattie Neal Elmer Knox
Emma Potts Roddie Plummer
Grace Quinn Jas. THOMPSON
Ollie Seibert lCharles wilkins.
FOURTH GRADE-Mary Tingle, Teacher.
Frank Boner Quincy Wilkinson
Frank Bulger Mary Bigham
ABBEY Christman NJ. Cottingham
Charles Dix Mona Ferguson
William Grilis Anna Lutz
Line Haywood Jennie Pottenger
Leroy Hickman Lola Wysong.
THIRD GRADE-NoRTH-Kittie Thomp-
son, Teacher.
Charles Brown Cora Black
Otto Cooper Flora Bunting
John Cox Flora Fassnacht
Warren Deem Millie Hathaway
Edwin Green Clara Hoops
Charles Miley Maud Knox
Orville Runyon Kate Rau
Otto Sklles Bertha Smiley.
Lewis Young.
THIRD GRADE-SoUTH-Vinna Kayler,
Teacher.
Perry Dillman lElva Harris
Oliver Ednonds IRickie Klemmer
Willie HOLMAN Julia Lewis
Fred. Hoppe Lola Mann
Carl Stephen Amelia Strodtbeck
Silva Beal Emma Thompson.
! Mamie Chace
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
M, L. HOLT.

A TTORNEY AT LAW AND NO
n TARY PUBLIC.-OHice, I'd story
Of Schlenker's building, Commercial
row, east of Court House.
All legal business entrusted to his
care attended to with promptness.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

On and after Sunday, Nov. 18th,
1888, trains OF this company will be run
by Central Division Standard Time,
which Is 20 minutes slower than Time
now in use by this company in the run
ming of It's trains.
Trains Of this Company pass Eaton
Station as follows:
NORTH. SOUTH.
No. Co. 9.36 a. m. No. o. 5.30a. m.
No. 49, 6.23 p. m. No. 15.-10.37 a. M.
No. 2S.- 9.07 p. m. No. 20 los p. m
Nos. and ard 20 have Chair Cars be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago. Nos.
5 and 26 have Sleeping Cars between
Cincinnati, Chicago and Petoskey.
For Maps, Time Tables and other in
formation call IN Station Agent, or adj
dress G. T. A, Cincinnati, D.
SAM'L STEVENSON,
Gen'l Ticket Agent.
GEO. S. GRISCoM,
Conn CrnI -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
For Sale or Exchange.

HOTEL PROPERTY W tn large sta
Ill BILE and other outbuildings. Ho-
tel has "a rooms and furniture; also,
Bar and Fixtures, and best Beer Cooler
in the county; also two Billiard and
two Pool Tables in good order.
S. j. DANSER,
dec6-tfl Camden, Preble Co., o.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

Through tickets on sale for all points East or
West. For Information In regard TO ticket rates,
&c, Inquire ofaGents at PRINCIPAL ticket ofices or
address g. w. Smith General Passenger Agent,
FL .wALDRoN .GenrM.nager.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Real Estate for Sale!

dec13-w3
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
Suicide nm High Life.

The wife of United States Senator Allison,
living at Dubuque, Iowa, committed suicide
by drowning herself in the Mississippi
River some time during the night of the 18th.
She left home in the afternoon shortly after
l o'clock, Informing her servant that she
was going to one of her near neignbors. At
8 o'clock she had not returned, and search
was instituted. resulting in the finding Of her
body in the river the following morning. She
had cut up her gossamer cloak. placed some
stones in it, and tied them securely about her
neck, then walked deliberately into the river
about thrty-fve feet from the bank, laid
down and was drowned where the water was
only two and one-half feet deep. She was a
niece and adopted daughter OF the late Senator
Grimes, of Iowa, and has been married for ten
years. She has no children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22

At Agram, on the 18th. mob attempted to
tear from the government offices @ number of
notices printed in the Hungarian language,
which is offensive to the Croalians. The mill
tary were called out and suppressed the riot
ing. The riOting was renewed on the 18th and
the notices DESTROYED, when the windows of
the government building were broken in.
Forty Of the popqlace and six police were
wounded. The mob subsequently forced the
Jail and released the rioters.
a mob of 500 men attacked the Jewish quar-
tiers in the Prague on the night of the 18TH
The rioters were dispersed before doing much
harm. These frequent riots are causing much
alarm among the authorities IN Austria, and
the police and military authorities have been
ordered to crush with the utmost energy
every outbreak, however small.
Suez dispatch of the 10th says: Two
thousand Bedouins attacked the sanitarium at
Pinkat and were repulsed with only the loss of
sixty killed. The soldiers defending the place
lost seven men and the civilians five. Pinhal
is fifty miles from SuakiD. town on the Red
Sea. The attack was melted by the false
prophet. 1t is reported that Suakin is also
threatened with attack.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
The RepnbHrau.
WATERFOWL, WIS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1888.
UNCLE SANS SPARE LAND.

The amount of government land
turned over to the hands of private indi-
viduals has increased more than 3,OOO,-
600 acres annually for the past two
years. and the total for the twelve
months ending with June, 1888, is H.
GA, $50 acres. Deducting that amount
from the public domain and we have, IN
round figures, 951, 100000 acres as the
area of Uncle Sans tilIable land, about
800, 900, 900 acres of the public domain
being worthless. But as the census OF
1880 showed that the total area of the
farms of the United States was only
$50, 1886 acres, it appears that there
is yet more good land in the republic
that has never been touched by pillow
than there is under cultivation. These
statistics may reassure persons who fear
that it will soon be no longer true that
"Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us
all farm However, it is time to stop
the sale of public land in large blocks.
The whole of that which remains should
be reserved for actual settlers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
SPORTING.

HANLAN won his race In the regatta at
Lake Washacum on the 18th: time,
1870; Hosmer second, ID: 43; Lee third,
13:454.
WILLIAM FL. BUTLER recently rode
from Andover, Mass, to Clean, N. Y.
on 53-lnch Invincible, a distance of
$50 miles in eighteen days.
CLEVELAND has succeeded in finding
poorer batters and felders for pitchers
than Detroit. Daily's batting record is
.091; fielding, 500; Sawyer's batting,
ZOO; fielding, .583. a. .<
Miss MYRTLE PECK, the Michigan
lady rider, was heavily thrown from her
horse recently during race between her
and Madame Marantelle at Erie, Pa.
MISS Peck was picked up unconscious.
but she is now herself again.
The entries for the special 2:3O class.
purse $4,000, at Charter Oak Park. at
Hartford, Conn.,, on September 9th. are
Pallas, Fanny Witherspoon. Director.
Adele Gould, O7erman, J. D. Thomas,
Josephine, Wilson, and Clemmie G..
WHILE exercising on the track at
Charlotte, Mich, on the morning of the
10Th, collision occurred between the
trotter Raymond and Bankers Roths-
child, the former being instantly killed
and the other seriously injured. Ray
mond was valued at $4,000.
THE Western eleven, composed of
Chicago, Detroit and Winnipeg cricket
ers, played a match with the United
States, at Toronto, on the 18th. The
Westerns went to the bat first and scored
fifty-five. When the stumps we're
drawn the United States team had made
forty-six, with three men to bat. The
match was drawn.
WESLEY P. BALCH has made some
changes in the programme for the stall
lion trottlng meeting he proposes to give
next month at Beacon Park, Boston.
The purses for the 2:20 and 2:25 classes
have been increased to $4,000 each,
which bring the total of premiums up
to $15, 900, and the class of fve-year-
olds and under has been changed to
four-year- olds and under. The dates
are September 25th, 26th, 9th, and
18th. #
JOHN MURPHY drove Mr.. Fran Works
team, Edward and Dick Swiveller, fast
mile at the Gentleman's Driving Park
last week. The quarter was made in 80
seconds, the half in 1:O54, the three
quarters in 1:411, and the mile in 2:17.
Murphy then took hold Of the compare
lively new team of Mr.. Shepherd F.
Knapp, Sam Hill and Charley Hogan,
and gave them a mile brush. They
made the quarter in 3444 seconds, the
half in 1.092, the three-quarters in l :46,
and the mile in 2:211.
The following table shows the stand
ing Of the League clubs at the close of
the games on the 18th inst:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22

thirds of that of the United States. The
condition of French finance is critical,
and the collapse of the republic may re-
suit from extravaganza, unless there is
check put upon reckless expenditures.
The credit of the government may be
SO much weakened that the treasury
will become bankrupt. It is strange that
a people celebrated for individual thrift
should permit such extravaganza in the
administration of their government.
There are more than $4,000 600 farmers
in France who own the land they till,
and the great mass of the people are
industrious and frugal; but the nation
cannot always endure the drain of the
present extravaganza administration OF
government. Those who wish to see
the restoration of the throne In France
may rejoice to see lavish expenditures
from the public purse, but the specta-
Gle should make friends of the republic
very grave. 19 "u#
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
Terra Gotta Lumber.

the LOUIS CIlOOe OelnCcrat.J
This material, which has been widely
and favorably noticed by the eastern
press, is composed of two refuse mate
rails. Kaolinite, which is found In most
every section of the United States, and
always where fire clays, so called,
abound-a fat, cohesive clay compare
lively free from grit, and for this reason
of little commercial value, on account of
its propensity to warp and twist III dry
ing and burning. The saw-dust best
fitted is that of coniferous timber, as
usually produced at the saw-mills, pine,
spruce or hemlock, ground and mixed
thoroughly together, by heavy machines
fitted for the purpose, IN varying pro-
portions dependent upon the use for
which the product is afterward intended.
The clay and saWdust become musb,
which rapidly assumes form and firm
ness of texture by being pressed through
steel dies Of various shapes under a
heavy steam pressure. Subsequently
dried, as are brick, III the open air, or
by artificial heat, the pressed slabs are
removed to the kilns or ovens, and fired
under a heat Dot only high enough to
burn out the saWdust IN the compound,
cOmbed product to a sufficiently firm
body to ring audibly under percussion.
| The treatment under these several pro-
cesses described, has now reduced the
| clay and sawdust mixture to material
| in appearance resembling brick. Closer
| examination, however, shows it to be
very porous or cellular IN texture, and
In weight lighter by half than its better
| known relative. In fact brick filled
with air vesicles or blisters, In quantity
| equal to half of its cubicai area; but IN
! like brick, Containing no sand in its
composition) can now be sawed, planed
or worked with edged tools, into any de-
scribed form as wood is worked; pune
| turable by screws or nails, and holding
them with about the same tenacity as
soft pine or cottonwood. Owing to
these traits it has been termed terra
Gotta lumber, but in the German Ian
guage is known as Holstein or wood
stone.
A combination of many wonderful
| qualities characterizes this new compo-
sition OF matter. 1t conducts poorly
sound, heat and electricity; possesses
| molecular attraction in a large degree.
mortar or cement adhering to walls of it
with great tenacity without the inter
vention of lathing. After immersion III
melted bitumen it is absolutely imper-
vious to dampness. Without the btu
men water will pass through it with the
same facility as through a sponge. Il
Will not contract under the fercest heat
nor expand when gorged with 80 pen
cent. of its own weight of water. Neither
acids nor gasses affect it, and when
plunged red hot into water NO decompo-
eition ensues. In fact it is absolutely
indestructible save to blow.
This indestructibility of a material
which can beworked with common edged
tools, coupled with its lightness and
cheapness, are recommendations, which
must give it warm corner IN every
architects opinion, as his professional
scope will be greatly widened by It's
adoption IN his practice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
DANGEROUS DISEASE.

The appearance of that malignant and
contagious disease of the horse known as
CHAMBERS in several parts of the country
cannot fail to attract the attention of
health officers, who ought to suppress it
without delay. The disease is said to be
caused by continuous bad treatment and
by overcrowding in filthy and unventi-
lated stables. 1t is fatal to human be-
ings, to whom it can be communicated
from horses, and on this account the
disease, after its appearance in a stable,
should be exterminated by the most Wig
orous measures.
A few days ago the state veterinarian
of Illinois reported that CHAMBERS pre-
vailed among horses in no less than 10
counties of that state. He had at
tempted to kill the diseased horses, but
had bsen prevented from doing this by
the owners attorneys, who asserted that
such action could be taken only after
the governor should issue proclama-
ton declaring CHAMBERS to be epidemic.
In this strait the veterinarian decided to
appeal to the attorney general for an
opinion as to his power. He did not re-
quire any opinion as to his duty.
There is only one thing to be done af-
ter the presence of the disease has been
discovered beyond doubt. The horse
must be shot and the stable must be
thoroughly cleansed and disinfected.
The fact that CHAMBERS can be very cas-
lily communicated to men, whom it will
almost invariably kill, ought to lead the
owners of diseased horses to assist
health officers in stamping it out If
they refuse to do what is their very
plain duty, boards of health ought to
speedily find way to compel them to obey
rules established for the protection of
human beings as well as of horses owned
by other persons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
THAT MEXICAN OUTRAGE.

The wanton insult to the American
flag that was reported from Monterey
turns out to have been simply an at
tempt at burglary. DR.. Campbell, the
consul, was away at Laredo. Texas, and
the burglars, thinking to take advantage
of his absence, broke into the con ulate
with the purpose of taking whatever of
value they might find. They discovered
a case of surgical Instruments and some
clothing, and were making off with their
booty, when Mr. Shaw, the clergyman
who had been left in charge ofthe consul
late by DR.. Campbell, happenedto enter
the building. To secure their escape
they knocked him down and ran away.
This is all there was to found a story
upon. The deliberate beating of Mr..
Shaw and the mutilating of our flag,
and the destroying of official records and
documents was added TO the story by
some one for sensational purposes. Of
course such an affair as this will not
lead to any international complications.
Even if the story as first reported had
been true, there would not have been
any misunderstanding between the gov
ernments.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
AMERICAN CATTLE.

After all the talk in the British parlia-
ment about the Importation of diseased
cattle from this country, it appears not
only that there is not a trace of the foot
and mouth disease in the United States
but also that whenever that disease has
appeared here it has been introduced by
cattle imported from Great Britain. In
1871 it was communicated to our herds
from Montreal by two English COWS that
had been brought to that city. Two
years ago a few Channel Island cattle
suffering from the disease were quaran-
tined at New York, and the disease was
suppressed. Five months ago cargo
Of diseased cattle from the same place
was brought to Baltimore, where the
work Of suppression was successfully re-
peated. Each of the two vessels, how
ever, IN which these cattle came carried
American cattle back to England. These
American cattle were healthy when they
went on board ship, but during the pas
sage they caught the disease from the
stalls in which the English cattle had
been confined. The British legislator
became greatly alarmed, and, without
knowing that he had large beam IN
his own eye, turned his attention to a
wholly imaginary mote on this side of
the Atlantic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
THE GOVERNMENT OF ALASKA.

The conflict between the Indians and
whites at the Dakan Mine is an example
OF the dangers to which residents of
Alaska are exposed. It is said that the
population of the country has declined
since its purchase from Russia in 1872,
and the lack of protection for life and
property is the chief cause. Congress
considered two plans for its better gov
ernment a year ago-that of making it a
judicial district, separating it from
Washington Territory, to which it was
Joined as a county in 1872; and that of
organizing it as new territory. Here
tofore the Uuited States collector of GUS
toms has administered a rude kind of
government there. The establishment
of martial law would furnish the cheap
est and most effective protection for the
1000 or more white people now in
Alaska, and as the Alucts and Indians
now outnUmber them seven to one, the
federal force should be sufficiently
strengthened to keep the savages under
restraint. Col. Barry promptly executed
the Indian whom the citizens did not
hang with his companion in the tragedy,
but the military power Is not adequate
for the proper protection of life and prop
erty in Alaska.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22

Henry L. Young, general agent in Cincin-
natl of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad,
committed suicide With revolver on the 18th
inst.
At Fayette Station, West Virginia, On the
10th, Lee Reeves, muIatto, shot two men IA
tally and severely wounded another. He then
made his escape.
Wahpeton, Dakota, is excited over the fatal
shooting of q citizen named Anton Wider by a
flying cattle thief. A posse of infatuated citi-
zens is IN pursuit of the shooter, and if cap
tured be will no doubt be converted into a
S;are-crow.
Four horse thieves were overtaken in Mssis-
sippi on the 18th inst. by exasperated Geor-
glans and hung up together.
Frank n. lubbock had an unsatisfactory in
terview with his girl" at Chicago, on the 18th
ana TO end his misery, put bullet in his brain.
He will die.
Rev. R. G. Sewen was shot and killed at
Austin, Mimi, on the 14th inst, by Lawrence
Demmon.
Geo. W. Van Arnold, well-known upper
Mississippi lulnberman ended dissipated ca
reer at Bra1nard. MIMI, on the 18th inst, by
shooting himself through the head.
Marshal E. N. Murray, of Helena, Ark, was
assas6inated on the night of the 18th inst, by
unknown parties.
At Trenton. N. J. on the 18th inst, Mrs.
Knobback pitched her husband into the canal
and then jumped in herself. She was drowned,
but her husband was rescued.
Patrick Kirby, young man still in his teens
committed suicide with a revolver at New York
on the 18th inst.
Hans Harnason handed his coat to a COM
panion on the 18th, and jumped from Van
Buren Street bridge, Chicago. He was
drowned and his coat-holder is under arrest.
murder and suicide, the result of a dispute
over cards, was reported from st. Louis on the
18th. Frank VAIL and August bunker were
the victims.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22

No sooner does one 'cyclist accom-
pl1sh great feat but some one else be-
comes FESTIVE and goes one better. On
Wednesday, August LIST, Mr.. 81. D.
Corey, of the Massachusetts Bicycle
Club, rode down the carriage road on
Mount Washington, on an Extraordinary
Challenge Bicycle, in one hour and five
minutes. This is seventeen minutes
less than it took Mr.. Carson to accom-
pIish the feat on the Star. The distance
is is eight miles. The brake was 'smok-
ing hot during large portion of the
distance. The small wheel was set up
tight, SO as to act as an additional
brake. The above time included two
stops. one .neeessitated by q loose nut
and the other by carriages in the way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
RECKLESS FRENCH FINANCE.

While the debt of our republic has
been reduced to 81, 543, OCO, 600, that OF
France is almost 81, 900, 0G0,0 900, and
still rolling upward. An extra budget
has just been submitted which provides
for loan of $6O,OO0,O00. While the
total expenditures of our government
during the last fiscal year were $751;
981, 200, the total annual expenditures
of the French government are about
81, 900, 000,0 900, although the population
of France is not much more than two
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22

monty known as the "teeter snipe."
fitted across the stream just in time to
have the hook strike its body and detach
small feather. No sooner had the hook,
with the snipe feather attached, reached
the water, than it was seized by fine
trout. This fish, with five others, were
quickly landed, when the snipe's feather
became detached and was lost. Then
the sport was at an end, for the fish,
would not rise to any other sort offy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
Thew Wanted snipe's Feather,
From the ithaca Democrat. ]

From the ithaca Democrat
Two well-known sportsmen of this
place were recently casting flies Tor trout
on a stream some twenty miles from this
village, when a singular thing took place.
They had tried several varieties of flies
without success, Notwithstanding the
fact that quantities of fine fish were
plainly to be seen swimming about near
the surface. Every attempt to induce
them to rise to the fly was unaValllng.
Suddenly, our informant states, as he
gave his line a smart fling, bird, COM
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
burned 10 DENIM

On the night of the 18th inst, Ferdinand
Sklenar, young Bohemian, living in house
about mile north of Racine, Wis, quarreled
with his mother. and left the house to sleep in
the barn. AT about 2 o'clock the next morn
ing the barn was discovered to be on fire, but
before assistance could arrive the building
was consumed. The doorof the barn was fas-
tened on the outside with a piece of scantling
thereby preventing the voung mans escape,
and he persisted in the flames. The mother is
supposed to be insane She will be arrested,
as circumstances point strongly to her as the
incendiarY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-22
Trouble ahead for Morocco.

Gibraltar dispatch of the 18th says the
italian envoy at Tangiers, Morocco, has low
cred the flag on the consulate and the inhabi-
tants are i'll consequence in a state of panic.
This hostile action on the part of the envoy is
on account of the sultan of Morocco not hav-
ing yet yielded to the ultimatum of Italy insist
ing upon the full payment of claims of Italian
subjects. There Is an Italian squadron in the
harbor in readiness to support the demands Of
Tta1U