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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Blaine's Recent speech.

The speech of Blaine at Augusta the
other evening, fully illustrates the char
acter OF the man and his political meth
ods. He was In position OF difficulty,
and he called to his aid the same mix
ture OF audacity, address and equivoca-
ton by which he has served his purpose
more than once before in his event ul
history. His sub ect was the result OF
the Maine election and the task before
him was to make the most of it for the
benefit of the National campaign, and
at the same time 10 explain away, If he
could, the adoption o. the prohibition
amendment This was not an easy
thing to do, because the result of the
election for officers was not decisive
enough to afford much political capi-
tai. whilst the action on the amend
ment was so pronounce as to leave no
doubt whatever as to the tendency OF
the Maine Republicans. Blaine met
this difficulty not in manly, direct
manner, but by a sort OF a political
double shu e. He said, in brief. that
the State election ha been carried on
the tariff issue and that prohibition
had nothing to do with it. The first
was practlcal issue In the campaign
and the latter was not. To enforce
this aspect OF the case he addei that
he hal not voted on the amendment at
all, because prohibition was State
matter, and by no act on OF his should
he obtrude 1T In the National campaign.
In this way he sought to make out OF
| the Maine election prophecy OF
Democratic defeat, and at the same
| time pre.ent the option OF the pro-
hibitlon amendment rom injuring the
Republican cause among the anti-pro-
hibition elements.
How like this IS to Blaine's acts in
past years! How closely 1t accords with
the character nf tne man as interpreted
py DIS career. Ii II was the NATIONAL
| questlon OF Inc tarln that carried the
Ma ne election. by what Mr. Blaine
| represents us most siShiiieant ma.or-
| lty, now comes IL that tbe vote Is SO
nearly the usual party vote: Ihere
were no indications during the canvass
that the industrial classes were very
much Interested in the tariff, nor Is ii
true tnat formed IN any sense the
pivotal point IN the State campaign.
The republicans carried Name because
1t IS kepu lIcan State, and has not
Ior many years been carried by the
democrats exception a usion ticket,
or Wnen some local question OF over
Whelming interest deranged the or"
binary party lines. Another reason is
that the Republicans made special Ell
forts to insure victory IN Maine. They
saw that II wonid not do to have Blaine
beaten IN his own State. None and
speakers We're thrown into the State tc
prevent SO disast Gus result, while
1 Hfa no nv y.<an nr.6l limo
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Must Not Discnss Them.

The Blaine neWSDaDerS do not discuss
the Mulljgan letters. They do not mint
su h parts of Blaiue's speeches as refer,
ever so gingerly, to the Mulligan let
tiers. The reason assigned for this pol
icy is, that "Mr. Blaine desires the let
tiers not to be discussed by his friends
or advocates on the stump or in tn
press.'' The motive assigned to this
desire is ..self-respect. y The Blaine
men maintain that they will not dis
cuss the character of Mr.. Blaine, and
do not think he needs any defensa.n II
is conceivable that the devotion O,
personal friendship may comfort itself
with this reflection. It is not rational,
however, to suppose that such . finely-
worded excuse will deceive or satisfy
any one but personal friends. A man
whose nubIic honesty is Questioned. has
to defend himself in polit -cs-or the
general conelusion is that his honesty
will NOT hear defense When = large
and the most resnectable NORTON III
man, party bolts his nomination. ON
the exnress oronnd that he is dishonest.
the prin,a facie presumpt;on of his Ia.
nocence is really chanoed in the uublic
mind to . prina tacie presumption o.
his Quilt. In the case of Mr.. Blaine.
stSllaneA G0nf6SSf0n. T. .
Some of his less Irrational friends see
this and seek 10 say that ..The charges
hove on Noon ava,,;nad and the nan
has been cleared There e no nse 81
re,,,,eriaer the matter ), Is This t,uet
The CHARGES were ssexaminedsT bv the
Con,mittee of tba House in 1S76-un Tn
the period at which Mr.. Blaine was re-
| m,;,.ed to nroduce tho MuIl;oan letfefx
=
Two thinos prevented chat stem from
being taken. Mr.. Blaine had an on.
portnne sunstroke and he resigned his
seat in tbe Honse. wifi, the resnlt and.
| indisnutahlv with the intention. of nut.
tinp himself beyond its Jurisdiction.
Then the ..examination,' had to cease.
The Republican Nat onal Convention.
of 1875. and 1880 and 1884 ssexamined''
these eharces also. The first Two con.
yentions flung Mr.. Blaine out because
| of the letters. The nomination of
/ Mr.. Blaine in 1881 has caused the men
| of conscience to fling themselves out OF
| the organiz alton because of those let
ters. These facts explain why Mr..
! Blaine has passed the word that no dis.
cuss.on of the Mullipan letters shall
take place among his friends; but they
paa... pas ~ t..sn, H. .rs;oL = .ss ,sJ 49,
49,. .Sao. ,raa'. A '''As ',''',' ''' : '.N. -
oons;d.-ot;o, - th. 1o,tors mokes
60, po,,,,,i;oan ,,,;,h loo.;o.l n,;nd
ond ~ ,imr;aht ;ntart a. snt;.RIa;ne
,aan Thors &C ,,Iant1 of ran With
nn,;gbt ,;c intent who ave ,or .Rla;ne bnt
tba1 iaoh tha lon;coI Mind The nnio,
Of The mower ro reason correctiv, with
the nossess;on Of . natriot;c nnrpose.
makes kepuoiican, VINO examines tne
Mulilgan letters. aeondemner OF Blame.
Some of them VIII vote against MN.
Others VIII re.rain from voting. utn.
ers Will reluctantly vote ior MN, Dut
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
a DreadfuieAccident.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., September 2o.-Henry
Martin, aged fifteen, son of John Martin,
while running with an open knife in his
hand tonight, stumbled and fell, the blade
penetrating his heart, causing instant
death. Surgeons were called, and upon ex-
animation it was found the heart was
nearly cut in two.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Jlle Gatua Htlltufrat.
RATES OF ApyERTIsINo.

Business cards Of hve lines or les. - per anuun.
Local notices, 10 cents per line each insertion.
Simple announcements Of marriaqes and deaths.
and church and benevolent society notices inserte4
free. Any additions to obituary notices viii -
ehayged five cents per line.
Favors must be handed In as early ~ Tueeday
morning to insure insertion the same week. Coz
municatons upon subjects of general ~ tsea;
kterest solicited.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
eusInss. Disasters of the Week

NEW YORK, September 19.-The failures
the country during the last
seven days. as reported to R. g. Dun & Co.,
number for the United States 1875, Canada
%, total of 21s, as compared with 30 last
week. The distribution is about the same
as the previous week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Oldest stea mboat Captain Dead.

Captain Albert De Groot has died at his
home here. He was contemporary of
Commodore Vanderbilt, and was the oldest
steamboat Captain alive. He gave to the
press and printers of New = ork the Frank
buildings.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Colonel Dudley Resigns.

WASHINGTON, D. c., September 90
Colonel Dudley, Commissioner of Patents,
has resigned, and will enter the banking
firm OF Bateman & Co., of this city.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
Long Run.

TORONTO, ONT, September 20.-The
twenty-five mile foot-race between D. Ben
nett, of Toronto. and the Indian runner,
White Eagle, for 5000 side, was won by
Bennett.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25

Hon. Thaddcus G. Pound, o,
Wisconsin, happily describes Blaine "A
distinguished b.. a '.sort o: tec!smatory
and ugilistic state era I. That Is it.
He is the great siugger of american
politics.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
HOUSE AND FARM.
Farming Brevities,

The lightning rod pedaler appears tt
have gone west OF late, and little Is seer
OF him in the eastern states.
AT no previous time has There been a
better demand for heavy horses. Grade
horses Of Norman, Clyde or Cleveland
bays, are worth on average, about $500,
while good common stock is worth from
$l25 to $3.50.
A correspondent asks for information
in regard to feeding hogs with sweet
corn. 1t is sometimes grown as Il fodder
for hogs, being cut at different stages OF
growth. Minnesota and Early Orange
are among the earliest and best varle-
ties.
The starting of most garden seeds may
be %quickened by soaking. them, this is
particularly the case with beet seeds.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has af-
firmed the judgment of the Court of
Appeals in a case involving the validity
ofthe law forbidding the sale of olemar-
garine or other ~counterfeits of butter IN
that State. The appellant was convicted
in st. Louis Of the violation of this law;
the Court Of Appeals sustained the con
viction. He then took the case to the
Supreme Court with the result stated.
Eggs may be preserved by greasing
the shells, but lard is not a good thing
to use asst is apt TO turn rancid. Beef
tallow would be better. When the eggs
are thoroughly creased, they may be
packed in bran in barrels and headed
up tight, but force must not be used as
the eggs are very fragile, and one brok-
en- one will spoil a good many. If lime
is used with care it is the Lest material
for packing eggs, as it docs not spoil the
appearance of the shells, VT lie grease OF
any kind is troublesome to remove.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Feeding Sour Food to Pigs.

The prevailing notion that the hog has
digestion equal to any undertaking ir
he way of convertin" crude or offensive
God leads many to give, IN excessive
quantities, whatever refuse happens to
De on hand, whether spoiled grain, pu-
rid meat, or other refuse. The result of
such u mess, when given to Il sow about
o pig, or having a litter at her side, is
inevitably, damaging to the pigs. The
NIX glands act in such a case as an out
let for offending substances that get into
he system through the stomach, or
hat through any species of dis
ordered action, are e~ngendered within
the system. From this it will be seen
Ina HE milk of an animal not in a per
tect state of health must contain a con-
siderable portion of the impurities that
are from hour to 6our given off. The
TACT that poison taken into the system of
the young, either human or brute.
through IL G milk, acts &c promptly, gen
orally producing disorder of the stomach
and bowels within a very few hours. is
sufficient proof of the virnlence of the
poison as well of the importance Of
guarding against such accumulu,ions
within the system of the brood SOW while
sucking her young. Dry corn gives a
tendency to teverisllness. Too l. UGH
sour s!ops, if the SOW be debarred from
access to the earth, ashes, charcoal and
Ike substances capable of neutralizjny
the access otacid, will dcrangc Digestion
The blood becomes IMPURE, and. as
stated, these impurities escape in
part into the milk.-Live Stock Jour
nal.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Some Of the Eastern Yarns.

Says the Utica, n. Y. Herald: "Sey.
eral gentlemen who have come from the
west this Spring, report the wheat fields
in the northwest to be gradually giving
out. Farmers there intend 10 go into
the dairy business as fast as they can gel
the money to do 80. Any man who is
making a comfortable living in the east
they would advise to remain where he
is, in preference to going west to farm
1t. Where twenty to TWENTY-FIVE bush.
els of wheat to the acre used to be the
ave rage, it is now reduced to fifteen bush.
els and downward. The soil is exhaus.
ted very rapidly, and nothing but dairy.
ing or an expensive system Of fertilizine
will bring it up. A wheat grower is like
an old topper; he won'tabandon his favor.
lite tipple in favor Of oats or corn, or any
OF those middle crops, ever though he
believes there may be more profit III
them"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
The Fashionable Girls of New
Nnt.l-

Girls never dressed more becominplv
than they do now. The tailor-made
dresses, copied after the English models
show their figures in a most bewitching
way, and bring out all the good points
with an emphasis truly salts factorv to
the eye of man. The Newmarket coats
are particularly at ractive as they are
now cut. Take a tall, shapely girl, boil
her down and mold her down into a tai
lor-made Newmarket coat, which will
tit her as snugly as stretched rubber,
and she looks about as jolly as it is poss-
lille TO make her. Our American girls
knock their English cousins out in tina
sort of q dress. because they have got
such pretty little feet to stand on. Many
OF the English girls now in town have a
certain straightforward carriage that is
very stylish, and from the waist up very
volnptuous and wholesome; but when
they are looked at as an entirety, they
are found to be wanting. For instance,
the distance from the wuist-belt down
tothe feet is usually too short the breadth
Of the hips too great, and the
size of the feet beneath the Newmarket
coat is invariably monstrous. 1t would
not be 80 bad, after all, if these English
girls would wear big, but well-titting
shoes. The trouble is they try to fit
there feet into little shoes, and the re-
suit Is they lop over at the side and
bulge out at the joints, giving unmistak-
able indications of corns and bunions.
But the 5right-eyed American girls, with
their easy carriage and graceful swing,
rather profit bv the Newmarket coat, as
the skirts are cut short, and their per
feet feet well displayed. 1t is Il great
thing to see I'll girls in the afternoons
%parading up and down Filth avenue,
with little squares.oed boots, silver
handled umbrellas. small ,urbans with
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Pen Sketch of Eyarts.

New York Letter: l passed William
NJ. Evarts to-day on Broadway just as
he was coming from the courthouse with
a number of legal friends. On one side
he leaned on the arm Of his partner.
Judge Choate, and on the other he uas
supported by a spruce young man with a
rather idiotic face, who was dressed
fa~shionably in morning. and stared va
cantiy ahead of him. 1t was Mr.. Evarts's
son. The ex-secretary of state was
smiling and chatting with .nuch anima-
ton. He is very popular in New York,
and has hosts of friends. His manners
are uniformly courteous and cordial.
Most people r disappointed when they
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Books in Plenty the Death Of Con-
EerSAtiOn. -.

we are deluged with books that are
born and fret their hour upon the
Ter ana then are heard no more. Books
nc account books, but books of no ac-
fouat. Books catalogued in the com
nonnlaee. Every one takes his turn at a
mover or a drama, and society is the los
er by 1t; for what might pass current III
y spontaneous way for cleverness, when
saved up end dealt out in book formula,
ipses ground and proves itself not worth
.ie saving. People are niggardly of be-
ing bright. clever and witty in society
because they are saving up for The COM
my DOCK that shall surely yet be written,
aia 'hat every n is supposed to be
wiring. All the bon mots are carefully
lncsed away, nothing is given ont of IT.
SCH. Every story has Il price in the
oooK market, and the vapid consequence
on all this Is that in general society o
,ersatlon las ceased to ex st. People no
longer meet to Life istoo alb
soroing. Quiet groups in pleasant par.
lots have passed away. A larger scale OF
tlmasGr,aln.!.nt Interrupts all this. Far
.iesafe OF Tie past-:recektions are me
only Wear-very crnshy, very vnpid,
very very much all alike, unless y dellb..
crate stand Is taken by some wearied
SOU and y form Of entertainments liked
upon, and in such case one is invited IT,
ne me priviledged guest attic unfolding
o. me statue Off, e., Mr.. IS MS,
,%ensy ~ioolscap pages, read by the au1
Thor; OF, it may be, Mrs.-is blank
verse, or somebody will strain forth
browning. Society has little spontanei-
" since the whole world Turned author,
ana publishers have taken from it what
.ney cannot pay back.--Boston Tran
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
For and About Women

Fashionable girls have gone back to
our grandmothers' days, and are maxi
ing patchwork quilts. This is commend
able retrogression.
Grace Greenwood, writing from Paris,
says that the average American dress
maker is more clever than the women
ofthat calling in France.
The tides aud table scarfs and lambre-
quins crocheted Of macrame or fish cord
are very much improved in appearance
if, after they are done, but before the
ribbons are run in, they are pressed
with Il hot IRON. Lay a damp cloth over
the wrong side of the work, and press
hard and dry with the iron.
The latest fashion in feminine gear is
known as the "coxcomb bow" which
Gun be worn at the throat, on the skirts
of dresses and ever On the bonnets. 1t
is a rainbow-like affair, made of narrow
ribbon. with a dozen loops and ends OF
every color imaginable, the ends having
what is known as the "ish-tail cut" SO
called rom the manner in which they
arc notched,
Tides made of antique lace can be
worked satisfactorily it soaked in borax
water; then let them lie in warm suds,
squeezing them with your hands: rinse,
but do not blue them. Instead of ironing
them, pull in shape, and pin them to a
CLEAN cloth on yuHr ironing-board; pick
out eaci. little point and pin it down.
Let thsn get perfectly dry before re
moving them.
Bed sores may be prevented by the
foil owing precautions; Keep the sheet
below the patient perfectly smooth;
wash the parts where the bone is promt.
nent daily with soap and warm water,
dry them we'll, rub them over with a lit
tie spirits of Sine or whisky to harden
the kin; change tie patients position
frequently; never let him lie on abIank-
ct.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Management orGrane Vines.

Grapes first coming in bearing should
not be permitted to perfect large crops
OF fruit while young. 1t is excusable to
fruit a bunch or SO on u young vine.
lust to test the kind" but no more
should be permitted till the vine has age
and strength. Vigorous growth and
great productiveness are the antipodes
OF the vegetable world. Encourage ma
much foliage as possible on the vines.
and aim to have as strong shoots at the
base az at the top of the cane. This can
be done by p%inching out the points Of
the strong shoots after they have made
a growth of five or six leaves. This will
make the weak ones grow much faster
over a twiggy br~anch-stuck in for sui.
port, than over u straight stick, as a
%trellis, and generally do better every
way. Where extra fine punches
Of grapes are desired, pinch back the
shoots tearing it to about tour or Eve
leaves above the bunuch. This shN,ld
not be done Unfortunately with ali the
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11

first meet the great statesman. He is of
3 peculiarly insignificant build, and
den from view. am inclined to think
that this particular style of hat of his is
an a%ffectation. II is q ~stove-pipe hat, of
the Oldest possible pattern, and so long
that it comes down to the collar of his
coat behind, and rests on his ears. 1t
hides the whole of his well-sbaped fore
head, and leaves nothing visible but his
shrunken little face and bright, spark
ling eyes. He is making a great deal of
money now, and not working hard, eth
er. When I saw him to-day he wore a
rusty o%vercoat, and unpublished boots.
The contrast between him and his son
was indeed remarkable.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Salt on Potatoes:

Mr.. Charles J. Edic, of Marcy, Oneida
county, N. T., informs us that during
the season Of 1881 he tried salt on soil
IN which he planted potatoes. He broad
casted about 200 pounds of salt to the
acre and narrowed it in. The potatoes
were then planted, and others were
planted alongside in the same field
without salt. The effect was most strik-
ing. Just as far as the salt extended the
potatoes were smooth. sound, and of
g9ou SIZE. The next rows adjoining,
wheie the salt did not reach, the pota-
Toes were small, wermy and rough. We
may add to the above that we have tried
sait on potatoes without any such effect
az mat attributed TO its use above.-Rur-
al New Yorker.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Lost United States Bonds and
Notes.
From the New York Commercial Adver.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
From the New York Commercial Adyer
tiser.
OF the $l0,5755,O 600 past-due debt of the
United States upon which interest has
long censed, and which has been pre-.
sented for payment down to April
Schedules. less than onc-half the amount
so.s 81 $40 $780, consists of the 3 l-o pc,
cent. bonds called in by Secretary Fol-
ger since last September. The further
sum of So ,84ss, 500 in bonds, Of various is-
sues, have been outstanding from one
to five years. and the remainder $l,75l,-
900 (part old interest.bearine treasury
notes. war Issues, from five to ten
years and over The loss Of the treasury
notes during and socn after the war Is
not surprising. but that such large sums
OF overdue called bonds should have
been privately boarded SO many years af-
ter the interest had ceased is NOT a little
remarkable. 1t is possible that many OF
these bonds have been lost or misplaced,
or accidentally DESTROYED, and
hi never be presented. ii snow we'll
sascertained that Of the fractional curren-
cy used during the war and until sul1si-
diary silver was substituted in 1876,
neady "a 100000 q year, or 1900 600
OFT 81 q. 0O,0M printed and circulated
has been lost or destroyed. Over So
O00,600 has been marked off the treas
my books by authority of congress. and
10000 more had as we'll follow, since
The notes have ceased to be presented.
~ Is estimated that about g., 1000 900
;greenback notes: have been lost or de-
strQyyed IA me twanty.one years since
they I Grst issued; but the truth
abelta All such estimates will never be
kncwn Jns our day, as greenback legal
tender has become part and parcel Of
Y financial system. In like doubt is
the 9 8 OF notes Of the natioual banks in
Whatever II i, the profit inures eunier
tth62taw toto the treasury, and not to
the bank o~fcircnlation.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11

L.angtry fringes of hair under them.
wearing bright clusters of flowers at the
belt or on the shoulder. They walk
very briskly, and it is not often they are
accompanied by young men,. AS a rule
they prefer to wals alone.-Letter to
San Francisco Argonuut,