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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
Amount Of Grass Seed Per Acre.

/ see in some of the papers lately .
writer claiming that farmers do not SOW
enough grass seed per acre, and a
in substance that this fact accounts for
their failure in raising a good crop of
grass. He claims that two bushels of
timothy seed per acre is not too much,
and that a peck or half a bushel is not
enough. Now, what has led this writer
to such ideas or conclusions I do not
know, but I do not hesitate to pro-
nounce them unsound. When 1 was a
young man, and just beginning farm
ing for myself, n of my neighbors,
an older man than myself, told me he
used a half bushel of timothy seed per
acre, and thought that about right. 1
sowed this mount n year and OBJ
served that my grass crop was not as
heavy as 1 had grown before from less
seed to the acre. The grass grew too
thick to attain a proper height. In
other words it was too thick to thrive.
The next year I sowed only a peck per
acre, and had better results; but 1 was
satisfied I had sowed too much still to
secure the best returns. 1 reduced the
quantity till 1 came down to two quarts
per acre. l am now satisfied that three
to Jour quarts per acre is enough, if
put in so it can grow. do not throw
1T on the ground and leave it to cover
itself, or wait for the rain to do that. I
cover it as l would any other seed that
/ wish to grow. Now, farmers, let us
look at this matter a little. How
many seeds to the square foot would
you wish to have grow so that each
stalk may have o to grow and
khrivep Could more than one seed to
the square inch do wellp I think IA
seeds to one square foot is as heavy
seeding as is desirable for the best re-
suits. l have seen timothy seed come
so thick that none of it aver grew six
inches high; it just choked one another
out. Now, how much seed must be
used to furnish one seed to the square
inchp A little calculation will answer
this better than I a answer it in any
otlor way. By actual count the scru-
pie weight of timothy seed contains
1920 seeds; one ounce, 76,800 seeds;
one pound, 1928, 800 seeds; one bushels,
55, 296, 600 seeds. One acre contains
160 square rods, or 43, $50 square feet,
or 6, 272, $40 inches. From the above
you see that one bushel of seed to the
acre would be eight and eight-tenths
seeds to the inch; of course two bushels
would furnish twice as many, or 17.6
seeds to the inch. Who wants seven
teen or eighteen seeds to one square
inch9 What folly! What a waste of
seed! This is, in my opinion, profit
gacy. From the above we see that one
quart of seed has 1,72S, 600 seeds, three
quarts, 5, 1S4, 900 seeds. So that 1888
quarts of timothy seed will make just
seed enough for one acre, sowing
pne seed to the square inch.- Ohio
Farmer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
HIS BIRTHDAY.

What birthday present could 1 send
This summer morn, to you. INV friendp
What birthday gift would be in tune
with earth n Heaven this day In June?
Shall I send flowers? A crimson rose
Upon the bush you planted, grows.
1 pick 1t now; / kiss its face,
And send 1t to your dwelling-place.
Shall I send books? A volume waits
For you, of life this side the gates.
press its leaves, so cleana and fair,
And send 1t, darling, where you are.
Shall I send words of tendernessa
Or loving deed2 or ond caress,
Such as you always gave to me,
The birthday morns that used to bep
II 1 could all these tokens send
From earth to Heaven, beloved friend.
would o look up with beaming eye,
AND thank me as in days gone by?
All, yesl Your faithful love, 1 know,
externally will stronger grow.
And though Heavens fulness be complete
a gift from me would still be sweet.
ssThey reckon not by natal days
Up there" a doubling whisper says.
And 1t is so; but, 1 am sure,
Your love forever will endure.
Therefore, in this familiar place,
Llgntened by your remembered face,
lean with your oul commune,
And send my thoughts through skies OF
u
To you; Ny eyes to yours I lift
Ny dshfttness, your birthday gift.
-1usus -. Mdy, IN Chicago ADVANCE.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

The Wood River Qdaho) Mnsesthus
describes the speed of aire inthat &C.
ton: sgThe entire country for forty or
fifty miles each side of Shoshoue seems
to be in flames, and the fire appears to
be gaining in all directions. The
rapidity with which it spreads under a
high wind is wonderful. About noon
there was but a mere breeze, with a
squirt or two. Yet the fire travelled
faster than a horse could run, and in
less than one hour had covered twenty
five or thirty miles. The flames would
rise in the air about thirty feet, break
in big blocks, sail along with the wind,
and land about 100 to 800 feet ahead.
Its speed is not surprising with such
gigantic leaps.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
P~awnbrOkers' Signs.

The pawnbrokers' insignia is under
stood to have its foundation in the arms
of the Medici family, a representative
of which went from Lombardy to Lon
donin the Middle Ages, and, being very
money lender. The arms of his family
consisted of three gilded pills, which
had direct allusion to their profession
of medicine. Beside being doctors
they were the richest merchants in Flor
n G and the greatest money lenders.
The branch of the family which settled
in London commenced business in Lom-
bard Street. Whether the family arms
were used as a sign to attract has not
been stated, but there seems to be no
question that this was the origin of the
three golden balls new used to indicate
the presence of Pawn-broking estab-
lishments. 1t is observed that the bust
ness of lending money on pawns was
carried on in England by Italian mel.
chants or bankers as early, at least, as
the reign of Richard I. By the u Ed
ward l., a messuage was confirmed to
these traders, where Lombard Street
now stands, but the trade was first rec
ognized in law by James L. The name
Lombard, according to Stow, is a con-
traction of Longobards. The Lombard
bankers exercised a monopoly of pawn
broking till the reign of Queen Eliza
beth. Another Interpretation of the
three balls signs is that it indicates that
the pawn-broker exacts two-thirds col
lateral as security for the one-third
which he lends to the borrower. 1t has
been otherwise dubbed 1.-The two to one"
business .-BrookIyn Eagle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
FAR AND FIREsIpE.

AS soon as flowers on the summer
blooming roses fall, cut back the shoot
to q strong bud.
Honey should never be stored in .
cellar or other damp place, as it seems
to attract moisture, get watery, and
then will ooze out from the combs
Boston Budget.
Go to see the sheep at least once q
week, and don't fail to make them glad
to see you by taking them some salt;
but your visit will be just rs welcome
any other day as Sunday. Y. Her.
"A slate with a pencil attached,
hung in the kitchen, on which to note
down articles as you think of them, to
be bought when you 60 ''to town."
will be found a great convenience, and
will save much vexation of spirit.
"A most delicate dish is made by
following the directions for making
boiled custard o. ''aoating island"
Let it become perfectly cold; just be-
fore use slice bananas very thin, and
heap in the custard dish. Put the whites
of the eggs on the top owe all. This
is simply delicious.LAlbany Journal.
To pasture meadows after cutting
the grass for hay and taking it of, to
say the least, is very unwise. 1t is ask
ing too much tribute of the land, and if
continued will necessarily %impoverish
it. What is gained in pasture is lost in
hay, and each succeeding year there
will be less hay and less pasture
Cleveland Leader.
1t has frequently been said, and is
no doubt correct, that six quarts OF
skinned milk divided into two feeds,
with one pint of the jelly formed by
boiling well one pound of f1ax-seed in
four quarts of water, added every feed,
will bring on calves well after the first
three weeks of their growth. An ex-
change recommends either warming
the boiled fiax-seed or the skinned
milk before feeding.-Boston Post.
Sweet corn is the most important
of all garden vegetables, and takes a
similar place with us to that of peas in
England. There is no vegetable more
affected by a change of climate; the
cultivation for two or three generations
a few hundred miles either north OF
south produces changes equal to anew
variety; a change of soil affects great,
ly, of course, the individual plant, but
it does not seems to affect the tendency
of the variety. Peas, on the other
hand. are easily modified by soil and
not by climate.-N. Y. Herald.
ALI the loose bones that accumu
late on the farm should be saved, no
to sell, but to apply as fertilizers. 1
the farmer does not keep sharp watch
peddlers may pick up these stray waits
and take them to cities where they cal
sell them at one cent per pound. They
are worth much more than this to burr
and crush to a powder, so a. to spread
on the ground. A better plan is tt
break up as fine as possible, and ther
leave then to soak several months il
I've from wood ashes until thorough,
aoftened, when they may easily b
crushed.-Journal of agriculture.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

Three colored children were re-
Gently admitted to Trinity Church at
Norwich, Conn, two descendants of
General Israel Putnam being sponsors.
Fifty-one years ago Miss Prudence Gran
dali, of the adjoining town of Canter-
bury, was thrust into the murderers'
cell, in old Brooklyn jail, because she
had been found guilty of teaching a
class of colored girls in a school held in
her house. Trinity Church now stands
on the very site of the old jail.-Hart-
ford Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
A statistician estimates that the CO

"A statistician estimates that the cos1
of setting up the reports of base bal
matches in the various papers every veal
in the United States would pay the in.
terest on the national debt, and by
adding to it the cost of horse racing anG
other sporting news composition, the
entire debt could be wiped out in seven
years, eight months and thirty-hve days
The estimate is based on the low figure
of twenty-five cents per thousand ''ems,'
Burlington HaUkeye.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
p WITH u

May mean POISONED With Potssh.r This b the
M case With hundreds who have been unw1ss
until digestion Is almost fatally. impaired. eWtft1
Specific III vegetable remedy. knd restorss the sy,ten
pofsons.
~ was suffering with Blood Poison; and treated sey-
me worse; The Potash took away ny aDpcttse snq
then took Sarsaparillas, etc. An these sarsap1f1lla
mixtures have Potash in them. This made me sn1
A friend insisted should take swiftss specihc and Y
cured me Of the Blood POISON, drove the Mercury an4
ever was" GEO. o. LIN JE
Salem WoDos
Treatise ON Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free to
applicants. SWIFT PECIF Co.
Drawers 8, Atlanta Ga
N. Z. once Issw W Ssd s. bet eth and 7h Ayes
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

Mr.. N. B. Clark proposes, in the
Journal of the Franklin Institute, to
employ, as q source of emergency
power for ships of war, furnaces into
which petroleum is sprayed along With
superheated steam and hot air.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

LAST years fashions are put Of date. but
last years friends are still our own. This
is why Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound never loses favor; every lady who
knows its worth land who does not?) feels
that the kindly face Of Mrs. Pinkham is
that of an honored friend.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

SIDNEY OURcHuNDRo, Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
writes: 81 have used DR.. WIN. HALLs Ball
SAM FoR THE LUNGS many years with the
of the body, Incidental to a tight cough,
500 disappear. Ny wife frequently sends
for HALLS BALsAM instead Of q physician"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

One of the strongest proofs of the value
of Kidney Wort as a remedy for all dis.
ea5cs OF the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels,
Is the fact that it is used and prescribed
by ~"rezularn physicians Philip C. Bal
lou, N. D., of Monkton, VT, says: Stake
it all in all, it is the most successful rem
edy I ave ever used"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
HAY-FEvER.

L can recommend
Ely's Cream Balmtoau
Hay-Fever sufferers. It
being, In my opinion,
founded upon expert
ence and Q sure cure. /
was affiicted with Hay
Fever for twenty-five
years, and never before
undpermanentre
WEBSTER h. HAS
KINs, Marshneld. Vt.
Ely's Cream Balm
is q remedy based upon
O correct diagnosis Of
this disease and can be
depended upon. 50 cts.
Sample bottle by mail,
Owego, \. 7.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

@rA happy thought. Diamond Dyes
are SO perfect and so beautiful that it is q
pleasure to use them. Equally good for
dark or light colors. 10c at druggists.
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vt.
Sample Gard, 80 colors, and book of di-
rections for two-cent stamp.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

PIso's REMEDY for Catarrh is q certain
cure for that very obnoxious disease.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

THE violin craze which has recently at
tackled some women was probably caused
by a desire to possess q beau
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

Nobody need give up the use o
fruit, for it is usually the best of sum-
mer foods. But eat the fresh, uncooked
fruits in the morning only, first being
sure it is ripe, and cook all the fruits
that are to'serve after the noon hour,
and especially all that are bought at sev-
eral days distance from the place where
they grow.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

In the past twenty years says the
jackson (Miss.) Clarion, Washington
County has had one hundred homicides
and three executions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

A BALD HEADED man hasn't much to be
proud of. but he always want to put on
hairs.-Merchdnt Traveller.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

THE most verdant young man Of the
period was the n who attempted to cut
grass with a bicycle.-Boston Budget.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

BEWARE of green fruit. The fruit can
not help being green, but you can.-Phstd-
deIphid Chronicle-H Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
Regulars

DEAF mutes by means Of signs,
because actions sneak louder than words.
Boston Transcript.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

"THE dog came for me-" said the tramp,
"and I PLAYED I was a railroad con-
tractors" "What did you dor" Made
tracks.n-Rochester Post-Erpress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell IT go
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

"AsorHER expedition to the pole" said
the man as he wendell his way to the bar.
Der shop.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

IT makes a milk-mau's wife blush to ask
her if her silk dress is watered.-ChtcdQo
Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

The salmon-fishing season on the
Columbia River, Oregon, has closed,
Conservative estimates put the catch at
800. 600 cases, a trifle less than last
Year.--Chicdqo Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Supersedes oily unguents or salves for
cutaneous eruptions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
College.

Mr.. J. D. Kingsley, Secretary, Holy
Cross College Gymnasium, Worcester,
Mass, writes: Every member of our club
frankly admits that st. Jacobs On, the
conqueror of pain, is the best cure they
have YER used, and all speak OFF in terms
Of the highest appreciation. 80 cents . bot
tie.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

WHAT is the difference between q God.
dess of Liberty and a detective? On ID
always on the dollar and the other always
on the scent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

never have cause to regret it. As for her,
Tom,' and his voice grew husky with emo
tion, IF ever you see her again, tell her I
have loved her through it all. Dear girl,
God grant she may never suffer as l
have done. was really the one to blame.
She was too good a girl for a rough fellow
lii me and l ought never to have encour-
aged her. l might a foreseen the con-
sequences, but I was blind, blind to every
thing in my great love former She was
and l hope she may be happy. As for me
-Ol roc he groaned, will nothing ever
quiet this %throbbing heart and quench the
raging, seething furnace in my brainp and
he clasped both hands to his mead and
strobe rapidly off towards his engine.
Well, I was scared. I didn't quite 1 K the
looks of things, but I thought if I let him
alone for awhile he might work it off and
be all right again. After he'd got aboard
I went around to where his fireman was
oiling up the machine, and calling him Off
to one side out of earshot of the cab, L said
to him: See here, Jake, 1 want you to
keep a sharp eye on Joe this trip; he's not
feeling just right, and Pm afraid something
may happen to him if he's not watched
THAT'S all right, Tom! I knows all about
it; he's wrong here,' inc he placed the tip
of his dirty finger on his forehead, and all
Pve got to say is that a mans a fool to lose
his head over a girl like Never mind
that, says L; but do as 1 tell you; and mark
my "oius IL any Marin comes TO 1ne lad
through your carelessness PHI make you
pay for it, and don't you forget it, Well,
the afternoon wore away slowly and even
ing approached. 1t was just such a night
as this, warm and pletsant, and the stars
were out SO that 1 esnld distinguish OBJ
jects at a great distance. I knew Joe
would be along soon, for he was al
ready overdue by some little time, so I
lighted my lanterns and placing them here
where shey wclld be handy, sat down to
watch for him As the time passed and no
sound ct his whistle reached my ears l be-
gan to grow uneasy; 1 couldn't understand
it. There was certainly nothing to detain
him at r. and he should nave been back
long ago. / walked down to the track and
listened-al was quiet-I could hear moth
ing. The silence was ominous. I even
got down and put my ear to the rail, but
there wasn't the least sound or the slight
est vibration. ! began to Grow alarmed
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

know, was almost h~eart-broken when she
heard the news; she cried and took on so
knew it. She loved Joe all the time, and
now that he was gone she refused to be
comforted. 1t was too bad, and, poor girl,
I felt sorry for her. She suffered deeply
enough for her part in the matter, n in
sisted on taking all the blame upon herself.
She's living up thereiyet, and comes down
to see me once in awhile and we hfve some
good visits together. She's takeL a great
interest in me and has done a great deal
toward Frightening my lonely life. The
lads all like her, too, and they tell me that
Of all the graves up there on the hillside,
not one is more frequently visited or more
carefully watched over than Joe's.
"As for the lying s~coundrel who was at
the bottom of the whole affair, she refused
to have anything to do with him. whatever,
And it was well for him that he did, for
the boys all had a sort of bitter grudge
against him and there might have been
trouble had he staid.
"He's gone now, nobody knows where,
and may my curse go with him and follow
"Here she comes, Tom |" I interrupted, as
the sound of q whistle reached my ears and
the headlight of the Montreal express
swung into view far down the rack. I
lowed with his lantern. "Don't stand so
near, boy !" he continued, 1.-THE suction will
draw you UNDER" On she came. The
rumbling increased to a roar. The track
shone like two silver threads before them,
and I could see the glittering pistons churn
back and forth in the heated cylinders with
lightning-like rapidity asst huge machine
with its Cyclopean eye swept toward US.
1t was a thrilling sight. We instinctively
drew back. A flash, a blur of lights and
faces and they were gone, while we were
smothered up in a whirl of steam, smoke
and cinders. I caught sight of the dark
form of the engineer crouching in the dim
light of the cab, with head and shoulders
protruding from the window, and his skull
cap drawn tightly down over his eyes to
keep out the sparks that were falling in
showers around him, while another dark
form was shoveling coal into the open
mouth of the furnace. Watched them dis.
appear in the distance; then 1 turned to
bid my friend goodnight; the old man was
weeping bitterly.-JohR ALonzo Ho1e, Jr.,
in Albany Euening Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-23
DENVER MARKET.

LIVE STooK-Beef Cattle, grass, 100 ID. 8 90
| as rs; sheep, sheard, live, 2 10000 80; dressed
5 00@6 90; calyes 9 50G07 80; hogs. live, g 90
@6 rs; dressed S 1909 90.
Hides.-Dry Flint, 10@12c.; green 4@5c,
green calf S@1Oc; sheepskins, dry, S@l0c.
Tallow.-5@6c.
Wool.-Colorado 14@15c.; Colorado heavy,
12@13c; New Mexican 7@10c.
FLouR-Colorado, 100 lbs, = 1892 CO.; pat
emit, 100 lbs, 275@3O0 Graham, 100 lbs,
l IS; rye, E100 lbs, 2 %; b~uckwheat, Dbl.
10 O0@10 so; bran, ton. IL 0O@13 90; COIN
meal, 100 lbs. l 65@1 70.
GRA1N-Whoat, 100 lbs, 90c; corn, in sacks
100 lbs, ! 15@1 90; oats, Neb. mixed, 100
lbs. l 2O@l %; barley 100 lbs, l SO@1 So.
HAY-Baled, upland, IA 0OG2l6 90; bot
tom II OO913 90; straw. 9O0@11 90.
BUTTER-Finest, z9@30; Nebraska dairy IA
@15c; common, case.
EGGs-Fresh, 20@2l; ranch. doz, fresh "a
@25.
CHEEsr=Full cream, 12@14o; Limburger,
PoULTBY-Live, chickens old, doz,5 5O96 90;
turkey, per h., 14816c; spring chickens,
3 50@4 80; dressed 10, 19@2Oc.
PoTAToEs-10O lbs, new, l 1901 40; sweet,
Per h., Al.
vEGnrABLEs - Onions, new, 100 lbs,
| 90; cabbage, new, 100 lbs, 80; new
FRUITS Lemons, choice Messins, 6 OO@
7 40; apples, Dbl, 4 OO94 SO; peaches per
box, 2 25@ 2 IS; watermelons, per doz, ! 90;
pears, per box, 3 00(E3 so; plums, per box,
/ 5O@225; California grapes, 2 0O92 % per
box.
MEATs-Hams, lb, 15@151; bacon, break
fast, 144@143c; lard, in three, Id, 1O4;
smoked sides, 12t@l3.
FIsH-Mackerel, Mol, 40, kit, mess,
l 75@2 %; California salmon, half Dbl, 10 3d.
Holland herring, key, ] Goal 70; trout, per
Id. 17@18c
Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-23

GANE-Prairie chickens slow at S2,o0@2 :, 50i
snipe, S1,O0@1,25
Hay-Baled, s7.OO@S.OO; lloose, t5OO@
So 90.
JELUY-In 90 and 80 ID pals, co.'s; In . 10
ara, por doz, 81 so; assoNe tumblers,
dos, Al 20; schoonets, per dozen, g %,
MAPLE SUGAR-Pure. in bricks, per ID Ice,
Ohio, 1So; small cakos. 12tc.
SMALL FRurrs-Michigan peaches per crate
So. 0O@A00.
CALIFORNIA FRUiTs-Peacs, 60-lb. boxes,
81 90; 2O.lb boxes 81 %. Grapes per crate
q boxes) 81 %
ONtoNs-Choice per Dbl. 3 90.
PoPcoRS- In good demand at 2s2Ac per Ii.
P~oULTRY-Iu liberal supply and prices weak;
spring chickens, 81 25@2I5; old chickens,
So 00WS 50.
PRovIsIoNs-ITam, lie; b. Bacon, 12lc; d..
S. Sides lll: G. $. Bacon, l24; Shoulders,
81: Mess Pork, $50 90: Lard, 9G10c,
PoTAroEs In liberal supply at S0@35o per
bushel.