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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28
Food Of the Ancients.

The young were admitted with the
old to the public tables, and, although
it was understood that the conversation
should be of a kind to elevate the youth
full mind, it was not meant that the talk
to which they might listen should be
made common gossip. ''Nothing spo-
ken here must go out there the old
men would say to their juniors, point
ing to to the door. By all accounts, the
early Greeks were v~egetarians, and
were strictly temperate. They were
satisfied with the simplest fruits, and
their drink was water. Even when
agriculture had made some progress
among them, and barley-bread could
be had, the richer people preferred the
old condition of living, The barley
bread must have been a great boon to
the poor among the primitive Greeks,
seeing that they were driven at times
to dine on grasshoppers and leaves.
Much the same conditions prevailed
among the Romans, who only on festive
occasions partook of animal food, their
ordinary repast consisting wholly Of
milk, herbs and roots. There came a
time, however, when the Romans went
to the opposite extreme, and when the
whole Empire used to be searched, as
it were, to furnish delicacies or novel
ties for the table. The Yorkshire pie
of the past was notable for the variety
of its contents, but it was simplicity it
self compared with the Trojan horse"
of a fashionable Roman banquet. This
''dish" was a whole boar, disemboweled
| Occasionally the removes were
l h.N,,orhf IN Ilya N DuronoS1 fLa l.clo,
being built up from a Dashboard as a
table.
There was not only extravaganza,
but great waste at these banquets.
Some of the accounts that have come
down to us read as though the object of
the host was to prepare, not for cpl
cures, but for gluttons. In one instance
twelve guests met to feast on eight
boars, and boars at that time were cost
ly. The name of Lucullus has become
a proverb in connection with feasting;
but, in justice to him, it must be said
that he was not without method in the
feasts he gave, He spent money free.
ly for good living, but he was sensible
enough to have a scale of probable
cost to 60 by, and eventually, to save
himself and his servants trouble, he
gave a distinct name to each room IN
his house, and the purveyors could al
ways tell by the room selected for q
feast to what expense they were to go.
Some extraordinary mixtures were pre-
pared for %epicures. Thus Vitellus, in a
silver salver, used to blend the livers Of
gilt heads, the brains of pheasants and
peacocks, the tongues of phenicopters,
and the milts of lampreys. This pre-.
paration would at least be edible, which
is more than can be said for the dis.
solved pearls Caligula and Clodius
gave to their guests. 1t is related Of
Apicus that, in addition to a consider.
able income, he laid aside ninety mil
lions of sesterces in hard cash, for nc
other purpose butte be devoted to lux
urious living, and he succeeded SO well
that he was afraid, when he found he
had only ten millions left, that he
would be starved to death. and so III
poisoned himself.-English Magazine
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

No wood has ever been discovered
that combines SO many advantages for
all purposes as California redwood. 1t
is easily worked; it may be used green
just as its comes from the mill; it does
not warp in drying nor shrink or swell
by exposure to the weather; it burns
slowly and when on fire is easily extin-
guished, because the wood contains no
resin. 1t is brittle and breaks off square
", SO that in case of fire the firemen
have no difficulty in cutting their way
from house to house, and it does not rot
at the ground like most other woods,
and fence-posts which have stood for
thirty years ale as sound to-day a when
they were planted. The redwood
grows only in California.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28
Hieh Priced Butter,

Dairymen often wonder how their more
favored competitors get such high pricei
for their butter the year round. 1t is by
always having a uniform gilt-edged arti
Gle. To put the ssgilt edge" on, when ths
pastures do not do it, they use Wells,
Richardson & Co.'s Improved Butter Col
or. Every butter maker can do the same
Sold everywhere and warranted as harm
less Is salt, and perfect in operation
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

THE old custom requiring saleswomen in
dry and fancy goods stores to stand all
day long without rest or relief Is being
superseded by more humane rules in many
of our1eading business houses. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is highly
praised by those who have not yet been
freed from the old necessity for constant
standing; and is q genuine blessing in ev.
ery such case, as we'll as to the tired-out
housekeeper who must be on her feet all
day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28
at Have Suffered

-A.r-
With every disease imagfnaoio iot W. 49,
three years ON
Druggist. 7. ]. Anderson, recominonoisS
Hop Bitters' TO me,
] used two bottles! .,L-
Am entirely cured, ana neaIuly ~
mend Hop Bitters 70 esofy JUG.
Walker, Buckner, Mo.
-
1 write this as a
Token of the great appreciation J have o.
your Hop
With inlsnmatory rheumatism
TOT n ears ond NO medicine seemed to
oesen yeai'' An
w G a,e y Ii
Until l tried Two pottleS OIL your ~
tars and to my surprise / am as well tn-Qay
asavor T yac hone
- b,,dant s,ccessp
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

One of Davy Crockett's old hunt
ing knives has been presented to the
Tennessee Historical Society. 1t has a
four-inch wooden handle and a six-inch
blade.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

A WOMAN of Greenwood, Me-, Is reported
10 be cutting her fourth set of teeth. Why,
what's the matter? DON'T they fts@Bur.
Iia0ton Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

THE increasing sales Of Piso's Cure at
tests its claim as the best cough remedy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

..Rough on Coughs, y lie, at Druggists. Com
plete cure Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

A well drained farm is said to inn
prove the health of don astic animals
that live upon it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

"Rough on Corns.n 15c. Askfor it. Com.
plete cure, hard or soft COINS, warts, bunions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

TALK about babies; but then, we never
indulge in small talk.-Chicdgo Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

You have no right to pick . photogra-
pher'spocket even If he has pictures.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

A DOOR is sometimes a jar and an earth
quake always is.-LolceU Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

lar bianiet." TOMMY: That's nufin;
my doggis has got deas.n-BrookIya
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

"Mother SWANS Worm Syrup" for few
erishness, worms, constipation ,tasteless. 25t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

"Buchu-paiba." Quick, complete cure, ali
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases, 81
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

FAVORABLE weather for ~hay.making-
When it rains pitchforks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

A DEsPoNpENT person ought never to eat
blue fsh.-Boston Post
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO..

N. Y. once. $50 W. sd St., between 9Th and nj
AYES. Philadelphia once. 10s Chestnut st.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

Skinny Men. "Wells' Health Renewern re-
stores health and vigor, cures D~yspepsia,$l.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

A FoUR-rN-HAND-The piano duet.-Bo
ton Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Is a common remedy for skin diseases.
HIPS Hair Dye, black or brown 60c.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

rope. Surely they would be able to
hold up Jeni? Ay, SO they would; but,
as he moved and tried to raise himself,
the rope gave a sharp snap and broke
in two, just between Stanley and Jeni,
and with a ringing cry of despair the
guide fell down into the unmeasured
depths of the crevass below.
Details of the next few hours and of
the return of the remaining three to St.
Moritz need not be given. 1t was
altogether impossible to recover Jeni's
body, and in his icy grave they left him.
Maybe, if the poor fellow could have
chosen his own resting place it would
have been somewhere among those
mountains he loved but too we'll. 1t is
also unnecessary to enter at length into
the painful question as to who was to
blame for the accident; primarily, per-
haps. Jeni himself, for a guide should
trust to no one the supervision of any,
thing so important as the ropes, and
certainly in this case the rope was a
worn one. which Jeni, if he had seen,
would have thought of using;
then Stanley was more or less to blame,
because he promised Jeni he would see
to everything, and instead of doing so
he left the arrangements to Hardt; and
finally, of course, Hardt was bitterly
to blame for taking an unsound rope.
He had but q feeble excuse to make for
himself, i. e., that he had no better one,
and did not like to put off the whole ex-
petition because the rope might be q
triie rotten.
Stanley vas almost Indifferent as to
the cause, he was so entirely taken up
with its effect, for he felt altogether
frantic at the thought, which never left
him. of pretty Christina and her awful
sorrow. At first he intended to travel
down without pause to Sargans, and
break her the news himself; then it
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

H-None genuine without a bunch of green
Hops ON the white label. Shun all the vile, pof
sonous stuff with Hop" or Hops" in their
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-28

On the afternoon of the 4th, as he
was in his room arranging matters for
an early start home the next morning,
there was a knock at the door and
Stanley came in. The two men, who
had not seen each other since the year
before, met with pleasure on both
sides, and Stanley, accepting the chair
Jeni offered him, sat down for a long
chat on mountaineering matters. He
had only just come over from England,
where business had kept him later than
usual, and was eager to know the con-
dition of the snow and how many high
expeditions it would be safe to under
take SO late in the year.
II think at present you may do any
Thing you like" was Jeni's favorable
answer.
"'Ihen I'll engage you for as long as
this fine weather lasts, and we will see
if we cannot manage something alto
gether astonishing"
80, no, sir! not this year, l am sor
ry to say, for I am going home again
tomorrow morning"
Perhaps Jeni was almost as disap-
pointed at having to say this as Stanley
was to hear it. for, Notwithstanding his
love for his wife n child, Jenlw a as
he always had been, a keen mountain
eer; and the prospect of a week ortwo's
work with such a good walker and
climber as Stanley, and such a pleas.
ant companion, too, was very attrac.
tive to him. From Stanley there fol.
lowed a long pro~testation. He did moi
care for the Engadine; he did not care
for his holiday; and, in fact, he might
as well go straight back to England, he
said, since Jeni would not change his
mind and consent to stay.
Sand, indeed, would give the whole
thing up," he concluded, '.if it wasn't
for another fellow who is out with me.
and with whom 1 have promised Il
make at least one or two ascents. Lool
here, Jeni, put off leaving just for Q
day, and take us up the Piz Bernina,
and 1 won't plague you to do anything
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18
EMERSON.


From his mild throng of worAhipers released.
Our Concord Delphi sends its chosen priest,
Prophet or poet. mystic. sage. or seer.
By every title always welcome here.
Why that ethereal spirits frame describe?
You know the race marks of the Brahmin tribe
The spare,slightf form. the sloping shoulders' drocp
The calm, scholastic mir. the cierkly stoop.
The lines OF thought the narrowed TEXTURES wear,
Worn sharp by studious nights and frugal fare.
List for he speaks! As when a king would choose
The jewels for his bride. he might refuse
This diamond for its faw.-fud that less bright
Than those. its fellows. and q pearl less white
Than fts her snowy neck. and yet at last.
The faifest gems are chosen, and made fast
In golden ~fetters: 90. with light delays
He seeks the fttest word TO fill his phrase:
Nor vain nor idle bis fastidious quest:
His chosen word Is sure to prove the best.
Where in the realm Of Thought, whose air is song,
Does he. the Buddha OF tho West, belong?
Born to unlock the secrets of the skies,-
And which the nob4er calling, ii Z is fair
Terrestrial with celestial to compare.-
To guide the storm-cloud's elemental fame,
O. wsik tho chambers whence the lightning came.
Amidst the source, OF its subtitle fire.
Aud steal their enduence for his lips and lyrp2
II lost at times In vague aerial lights,
None treads with firuer f~ootstepA When he lights:
A soaring nature. baliasted with sense,
Wisdom without her wrinkles or ~pretense,
In every Bible he has faith to read,
And every altar helps to shape his creed.
AK you what nAme ths prisoned spirit bears
While with ourselves this &eetinR breath 1t shares
Till angels greet him with = swester ono
In Heaven-ou earth We call him Emerson.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18
ORlSMUs TIMES Is CONE.

wen Dc sheppuds watch de sheep on de plain Of
tCrismus times is Gomez
icy was sstonished at do star dat went s-swin9ing
ober dem,
(Crismus times is Gomez
DeS lean upon dc sheppud crooks a-shadin' oh der
tCrismu, times is Gomez
sh dey know do sun OBJ glory was a gwine for to
(Crismus times ia Gomez
De wise men walk wild der heads ben low
iTell dey hear q ban o music like dey nebber
An de angels come q sinein' wild de stars in der
hans
An der aamin. wings a-shinin' en- de hea,hun
lana
De kings OF de erts woke up dat night.
(Cnsmus times Is Gomez
An der crowns Look shabby In de hallyluyer light.
gl@tCnsmus times is Gomez
but DO posmAn riz GU tuck his ole hat down,
lCrismus times 10 Gomez
An nit look 10 fine dat he fought it wer q crown.
$(Crismus times is Gomez
Ole Jordan roll high en- ole Jordan roll low,
An, de star stood still whar de folks had to go
An de angela law away agin, a-lenvin' arter dem
a plaze foad from Judi to de new Jerusalem.
III.
Den pile on de light God en- set aroun' do fire,
Ctlsmus times is GOMEZ
itosum up do ole bow en- cliuue de baujer higher,
.(Crismus times is Gomez
lars no mo- coonin' OBJ de log IN de night,
(Crismus times is GOMEZ
glory to de lam tur de hailviuyer light,
(CrisinuS times is coms)
ns erasmus possum am a-baGlR mighty snug,
DO han aronn' de tuinbler .n de little yaller Jug
VIA de co'ncuh stopper en- do honey in de bowl,
An a glory hailyluyer en- a-bless yo' soul.
John Henry BoaeF.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18
MY L

Oh. beauty in suualor. in DIRT and ragsl
oh, ugliness hidden in velvet and lace!
There's an eye. sometimes, that tho covering drags
From the nrisoned glories Of form and face.
Then diamonds glow in the humblest tears
Then fades the grace of the papered curl:
And then look back through the misty years
And think again of my steerage girl.
i found her one day in the motley crew
OF the Storage berths in a packe ct ship
Where faces with hunger were gaunt and blue,
Aud suffering in eye and lin.
A greasy candle, with sputteriug wick,
She held at the ladder, lighting ms down
The CRIME on her round cheeks gathered thick,
And little bare feet of q dirty brown.
Such wondrous tints in her golden hair
III was matted and tangled and crsZily Wild
Such flashes Of white in the bosom bare
(Relnember, o lrUde. she was only a childD
Such a rosebud mouth! such a rounded cheek.
Such s%pringiag eraces of simple formi
What a heaven of bliss did they all bespeak
When a year or two more should ripen and
warmi
Alas. For lost her! Was 1t a loss
To her or to me-? We parted there.
But Il moment Joined -our fates ran across
When l mounted again the rickety stair.
Whatever had destiny ordered below
For my Storage beauty. / sadly missed.
Lost angel of squaiorl ! do not know
Ii she ever was washed, or ever was kissed!
IN J,li1e,
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A Ten Dollar ou,n,.

New York Post: A young lady writes to
know if she can possibly get mp neat and
stylish costume for $1O.'' She certainly can.
There arr plenly of fine winter fabrics to be
bought for less Than so cents a yard, double
width, and in all the new dark shades. She
must first purchase q Jersey to match ex-
actiy the shade Of her goods, which eau
be bought for SO 50 in good firm qualities Of
fine wool stockinelte. and perfec. in fit.
Young ladies' have long ago discovered that the
Jersey is q very useful as well as an ornamental
bodice, and that. in the construction OF q
homemade toilet, it is now comparatively
an easy matter to produce q very creditable
and satisfactory costume when the ever
formidable question of . good Rt'
has net to be taken into account
in its construction. The jersey comes
ready to put on, and . killed skirt with scarf
drapery or apron tunic is all that is worn with
this bodice. Nothing is easier made than .
Killed skirt, and nothing is moro easily draped
and adjusted than . scatf or apron tunic.
With the money left from the purchase OF the
Jersey "!oung Lady from Brooklyn can OBJ
tain sufficient material for her skirt end
drApery.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18
Debutap,, Azure.

The many young ladies in New York who
have made their debut this sca.on have all been
attired in dresses OF white tnils. worn over
either white ak or sa,in. This dress must be
.orn, or eoc,ety will be ali ckei After the
irst reception or ball the debu,ante caa xppssr
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18
Skating suits.

There is no end to the variety Of skating cos
tunes worn this season. Some Of the suits are
very costly and unique, and our Kinks and
ponds present an animated picture Of gay colors
and novel styles. Whole costumes are made Of
crimson India cloth trimmed with fur bands ton
inches deep, with very deep coachman's cape to
correspond. A very stylish costume latoly
worn was made of silk plush !; the short under
skirt was in broad stripes of crimson and gold.
The .narauise coat Of plain crimson plush
opened over a vest of gold color richly en-
broidered. Both coat, apron. and tunic were
trimmed with bands of dark brown fur, with
cap, muff, and deep cuffs to match.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18
New Fans.

Handsome now fans in oval shape have ap-
peared. One is made wholly of downy white
feathers pure as snow, and in tho center OF the
fan is snugged a large tropical bird whose bril-
liantiy colored feathers, in scarlet, green, and
gold, show most effectively against The milk
white ones. On the heart Of another white
feather fau is s4ta birds nest made of gold
wire intricately woven, and inside the nest are
three tiny pearl eggs. Tho pearl handle at the
top is tied with long loops aud ends of white
satin ribbons. A less expensive fan made of
black feathers with ebony handle. is finished
III the center with a large cluster of scarlet
velvet japonica.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18

Most of the round hats this season are in
English style, with ample crowns broad and fat
on top, instead of peaked as formerly. Tho
brims taper short at tho back and project over
the hair IN front, or roll close to the crown all
around. Stylish half high turbaus, which, were
found 80 becoming to oval faces last season.
are retained for winter wear, and are trimmed
lures. or with ostrich bands and scarfs Of soft
royal, in bright Roman colors, twlrled into q
graceful knot on one side aud caught with q
handsome buckle of cut steel or Roman gold.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18

ia pale pink or blue, bu. she must mover show
herself in bright ~scarlets or yellows during
her first season. Her flowers also must form
a part of every ball dress. Pearls, sapphires
and similar jewels must be worn in preference
to diamonds. One OF the pre,tiest debutante
dressed made this winter was worn by q very
pretty girl with brown eyes aud yellow hair.
It had . long train and bodice of white watered
silk, which yras covered with quantities OF
white tulle caught up by large beads to repre-
sent roses. The front Of the dress was COM
posed of pufings Of .ulle. each puf being
separated by II string of pearls. while q long,
white satin ribbon, tied at the lowest corsage
fell in q bow to the floor. Arope of pearls was
twisted in her hair, and a single string OF them
ciasped close about hor neck.
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Years of age. He is not only highly educated.
and a learned bibliophile. but he has a most
remarkable memory. Nothing TINT he has
read or seen is ever forgotten. 1t is this tena-
lcious memory which makes ~ Maynard one
lcf the best informed men in Paris, and II is
this also which makes him such severe judge
flor all the copy which comes under his eye.
HE il, however, a just and impartial man, and
~Icellent writer for whom he had much p%ersonai
lantipathy, simply because he believed the man
(of value to the Figaro.
PEE1yIER n HIS SCOOP.
NJ. Perivier, the secre.a:re de la reduction,
lis the right man in the right place. Unlike
most Frenchmen. he has Travelled a great deal:
land. what is more to the point, he has profittd
Thereby. / don't know how he commenced
Journalism, but he gained his spurs, by an
ARTICLE in the Figaro whics Informed an anx-
lious public ~ to the whereabouts of Marshal
lBazaine. After that traitors escape from the
fortress of 81. Marguerite. everybody was wun-
idering what had become OF him II occurred
Ito PerivieY, then o reporter on the Figaro, that
the surest way TO ind Bazaine was to look
up his children. Naturally, they would
either go to HIM, or he to them. Logically,
the reporter would only have to. keep the track
LOT the children in order to unearth the traitor.
His journalistic instinct was not at fault Ee
found Bazaine at Spa. and this successful work
who next sent him to Berlin 70 report the BIS
marck-Arnim trial; to Madrid 70 write mp tho
he coronation OF Alfonso XII. and TO Home
TO describe the funeral OF Victor Emanuel
These details were go we'll attended TO that
Do villemsssant next made him his private
editor Of. the Figaro, n. Ferivisr
also makes the literary selections
FOR the Saturday suppfemsnt-a feature which
gives the paper . great popularity. His Paris
ian confreres call him 50 journalist OF tue
American schocl;" he h certainty . partisano Of
"a 1{hara1 aVnnnflfky1rA ne o1nov ~ htn tnn~a,