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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06

Mr.. WHITwoRTH, member of parliament, has
had the conceit largely taken out of him for his
declaration of being the oldest total abstaner in
England. In addition to his vanity as to his own
record he offered hundred pounds reward to
any one who could ante-date his claim. Already
500 demands have poured in upon him for the re-
ward, and only small part of the kingdom of
Great Britain has been heard from. Pride often
gets q tumble
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

OFFICE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 5, 1856 p. IN.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
time at all stations named.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
Sergeant, Signal Corps, U. S
To-DAY's WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 6, 1 a. m.-Indications-
Upper Mississippi-Higher pressure; north
westerly winds; colder, but generally fair
weather. Missouri valley-Increasing, followed
by diminishing pressure; northerly winds veer-
ing easterly and later to southerly; colder, but
generally fair weather, followed by rising tenn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06

Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
Duluth 3O.15 a w Clear
DAILY LOCAL MEANS.
Bar. Their Dew Point. Wind. Weather.
30161 Ill 70 NV Fair
Amount of rainfall or melted snow, .05, max
imum thermometer, 1876; minimum thermom-
eter, rs; daily range, lilo.
River, frozen.
Below zero.
NoTE-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
P F. LYONS,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02
Stories OF Oliver Wendell Holmes.

DR.. Holmes does not save his bright
thoughts for print and the public, but
is often so witty while chatting with
one or two friends as was ever the
autocrat or professor of the breakfast
table. A young physician once asked
him for suitable motto. ''Small
favors gratefully received was the
witty response. He was complaining
in o comical way to lady of the min
ute portion of honey that was given to
him at hotel tea. "a mere tritle;
the work of very young bee in an
idle half hour" did they give you no
comb, Doctor?' she laughingly in
quired. POSSIBLY one tooth, mad
amp Several of the now famous writ
ers and lecturers of Boston were speak
ing of their lecture experiences, when
the subject of pay was brought up.
Each man of the company was certain
that he had received the smallest sum.
But Dr.. Holmes made q climax by say
ing: Listen, gentlemen. | had en-
gagged to give lecture for S5. After
it was over grave looking deacon
came to me and said, Mr.. Holmes, we
agreed TO give you SIS, bus your talk
wasn't just what we expected, and l
guess that tew-tifly will dew. ~ Youth S
| Com DauiOR TO-.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02
Funeral Etiquette From n Medical
Standpoint.


In case of death from a contagious
disorder, public funerals are very prop
erly forbidden by health authorities,
although occasionally ''waSe" is
surrepIiiiouslv held. with its unfortun-
ate but natural results; of this, how
ever, we need not speak, as the wisdom
of thus limiting infection is acquiesced
in generally BY Intelligent people, and
the law is usually Obeyed. There are
some minor infraciions OF the laws OF
healthThat should be mentioned, which
physicians have repeatedly called al
teniion to, but the higher laws of fash
ion and custom appear to exert pre-
ponderating influence. For instance,
there are very few days in the year
when delicate women can ride long
distances in close carriage, and then,
reaching the cemetery, stand upon the
damp, cold sod for greater or less
time during the final ceremonies at the
grave without physical injury 10 them
selves.
A custom also 10 which especial at
tention should bc directed, in order TO
have it changed. is that of men stand
ing bare-hUlGed in the open air, ap-
parcntly Indifferent TO the burning sun
of July or the cold winds of March,
without regard TO the season or the
weather. Taking into consideration
| the associated conditions, the neces-
sarily depressing influence upon the
emotions of the sad duty which at the
time is pre-eminent in the mind, the
| physical condition resulting from Sit
ting in u cranped position during q
tedious ride in carriage and the un-
accustomed exposure 10 The weather, 1t
is not surprising that eases of illness
result from The removal of the head
covering, particularly in elderly peo-
pie with an enfeebled circulation. On
hot day there is danger of producing,
if not actual sunstroke, ut least 4 con-
gestion of the membranes of the brain,
which causes persistent and violent
headaches. and TO these ministers and
those officiating are particularly liable.
Whether the day be hot or cold, wet
or only windy. let the services be held
at q place where the health of the at
tendants need not be imperiled; let
delicate and weakly persons be re-
strained from riding TO the cemetery
and from standing on the damp
ground; and especially let men obey
common sense rather than custom, and
keep on their hats when they risk 4
sickness Dy their removal. Medical
Times.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02
Two Ideas of an American Gentleman.

The truth is there are many different
qualities called by the name of vulgar
ity. We have had the misfortune OF
coming across many vulgar Americans,
and the pleasure of coming across
many of the same nation who were gen
tlemen in the very highest sense of the
word, and the same experience, OF
course, we have had of our own coun-
trymen. But the particular form of
vulgarity that is most offensive is not
that of Mr.. Washington Adams (of the
Grant White papers in the Atldntic),
but that of Mr.. Mansfield Humphreys.
The one is lacking in good breeding
and good manners, he is coarse and
unpleasant, and offends our taste in q
thousand different ways. But the 9th
er, underneath an artificial polish.
contains not q single quality OF true
refinement OF mind. He is always
thinking of his own good, and other
peoples bad behavior, and he is-the
worst sign of all-aggressiyely touchy.
He has studied the part Of the gentle
man rs an actor might, and goes
through it as an actor does. But with
one real touch OF nature he always
shows his real self. He is always pa
rading the fact that his part is real,
but he never takes in his audience.
He is often most pleasant and agree
able on surface, but, however, much
people may like to be amused by him,
they never wish to be connected with
him by marriage. And all the time he
is gloriousiy unconscious that the sur
face-polish is known to be surface-pol-
lish by every one who has the slightest
insight. Sucn is the man whom Mr..
Grant White has placed before the
world us the type he wishes to com
pare with an ''old English gentleman. >
| 1t is most unfair 10 the character O
America that such q man should be re
presented rs the lest type il can pro
duce-L Loat0a Sa urtlay RecicaD.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02
A Foolisi, Fraud.

y =
You would be surprised, y said
postoilie official recently, If you could
know how frequently stamps are used
g second or even third time. And
what is the most surprising thing about
it is there is no profit for the person us
ing . stamp the second time, as ii re-
oures more than Two cents worth of
application and ingenuity to c.e;tn "a
stamp; but the loss TO the Government
is very considerable. lwould De con-
tent to receive II sum equivalent to that
stolen from the departmtnt'every year.
in this way for my salary. P1stotlice
clerks by long practice become very
familiar with the appearances of good
and oal stumps.t They acquire per-
haps the same degree Of abiiity. in the
detection of the e'sirregularitles~a us do
clerks who handle money, but IN large
offices there ;re SO many letters, and
the work OF canceliing is OF necessity
50 rapid that very few chances are of
fered for detection. 1t is only when
letters are deposited in offices where
the mailgcceipts, are small, that there
is any considerable danger OF detec-
ton of using stamps u" second tim2.
But the use cannot be profitable, pack
ages or heavyweight letters having
sufficiently large postage stamps on
them to justify their cleansing for a
second use are subject 10 somewhat
rigid inspection and fraud can be de-
tecretl. AS l said, however, the use OF
smaller stamps second time is large
enough TO make quite hole in the de-
p.tr;ment funds. "--NeW Orleans 1t'neS'
Dam C IT.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02

The prevailing opinion regarding the
girl of the period is unjust. A few de-
cades back she spun, wove, knit, etc.
These things have given way to modern
machinery. She has higher planes, is
more of an ornament; when in health
is beautiful. She takes DR.. Jones Red
Glover Tonic, which clears the COM
plexion, drives away pimples and cuIes
all diseases of the stomach, liver and
kidneys. Fifty cents of d. J. Hum
phrey.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02

The American system of checking
baggage is admitted TO be by long odds
the most convenient and safe ever de-
vised. The proportion of pieces which
stray away from Their owners neyond
recovery in the course of Il Year, rs
compared with the immense number
transported, is phenomenally small.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02

Quinsy troubled me for twenty years.
Since started using DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil, have not had an attack. The
Oil cures sore throat at once. Mrs.
Letta Conrad, Standish, Mich, Ocr. "a,
1899
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-02
LOOK OUT FOR
New Fall Goods

We are this week opening up unusually fine assortment
and as every dollars worth underwent personal Inspection we
are bound to please everybody Don't buy old goods at old pr
money by coming to where new goods await
you at greatly reduced prices.
The latest styles fall and winter goods just from the old
world besides all the novelties in fabrics of American manuac
te We keep the musns shrngs, denims, etc. and at
lower prices than ever known The best makes Of boots and
shoes and the largest stock Of notions
Respectfully,
H.F. NORDEN e. co.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
g 4.

PILES are frequently preceded by a
sense of weight in the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing
the patient to suppose he has some at
fiction of the kidneys or neighboring
organs. AT times, symptoms of indi-
gestion + psesent, as flatulency, I'M
easiness of the stomach, etc. A mois-
ture, like p~erspiration, producing a
very disagreeable itching, particular
ly at night after getting warm in bed,
is a very m attendant. Blind,
Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at
once to the application of DR.. Bosan-
kos Pile Remedy, which acts directly
upon the parts affected, absorbing the
Tumors, allaying the intense itching,
and effecting a permanent cure, where
all. other remedies have failed. Do
not delay until the drain on the sys-
tenn produces permanent disability,
but try it and be cured. Price SO
cents. Sent prepaid on receipt of
price. Address, The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, Ohio. Sold by
Webb & Coever, Eaton, O.
mar29-ly
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13

full extent of Mr.. Miller's ambition
is not yet known, but if he starts out
to manage the whole Republican
party, there does not seem to be much
more eft for him to assume.
"Bossism" is as certain TO grow and
develop as the party exists, and it can
than can the tides be prevented from
the Creator. The desire to rule the
masses is inherent in the Republican
party policy, and the best illustration
of this is the strifes and frauds which
have rent the party from the conflicts
of the chieftains for pre-eminence in
ibis business. To delude, deceive and
hoodwink the people has been the
party policy from the beginning, and
they who were most apt at this stood
hig hest in party council. To be all
things to al men, to put forth plat
forms to tickle the ear of reform while
they plotted how power might best
be maintained, this has been the chief
work of the Republican leaders, and
that this system has been productive
of bosses is not al all to be wondered
at.
If the leaders have now been them
selves deceived by the development
of the Senator from New York to the
rank of a great boss, they need not
complain, for it is what they have all
pracliced, and if they are TO be led
around with q ring in their noses they
can then perhaps understand how the
people must have liked the previous
performances in which they were the
chief actors and the people the dupes.
If the Republican party was anything
else than an aggregation of ambitious
spoils seekers, and intent upon any
thing else than the perpetuatien OF
party power, the 'boss" system
might not so vex and worry them,
but unfortunately they are so wholly
bound up in their ambitions. that any
thing but that which ministers to
their desires finds no place i'll theil
creed. So long as that party remains
in power so long will the vices of oul
peculiar system of politics remain
with us to vex and annoy those who
would desire to see a different order
of things prevail.
There is, however, hope that the
days of the bosses are numbered. The
signs of the times point to a release
from 30 odious a dynasty and thu
restoration ofmelhods more in accord
with the rights and dignities of TIT
, voter. If this campaign is to be TIL
last in which Republican leaders will
scramble for control, and fret the al
, with their feuds and strifes it will b.
: a good season for tine people and on
: which they could appropriately cele
=. brate with all manne of%rejoiciDg, TO
never was there greater need of dc
liverancc from party domination.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Buying and Selling.

Philadelphia Record tfnd.J #
What does the working MAJ have
to sell?
His labor.
What does he get for his labor?
The going rate.
Does the government insure him
living wages?
No; labor is unprotected; it must
shift for itself.
What does the workingman have
to buy?
Shelter, clothing, food, medicine
and tools.
Does the government provide that
these nccessaries of | f. shall lie
cheaply furnished?
No; these have also to be bought
in the open market, and The govern
ment has so arranged its tax list
that without benefit itself the price
OF shelter, clothing, food, medicine
and tools is largely increased. This
is protection. But the laborer gets
none of it; he merely pays it for the
benefit of .the protected interests
Protection is a great thing when you
come to understand it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Legal Notice.

J. POLLET, James U. Pol
y let, John C. Pollet, Samuel Pollet,
Andrew G. PolIet, Henry Pollet,
Mary Pollet, Clementine Pollet, Sarah
J. Hostetter, Catherine Bower and
Elizabeth Hughes, all residing at Cold
fax, Indiana. and George B. Smith,
residing in Morning Sun, Iowa. will
take notice that on the 9Th day of
January, 1884, Marcus L.. Holt, Ad-
ministrator with the will annexed of
Ann Magce, deceased, filed his petit
ton in the Court of Common Pleas,
Preblc county, Ohio, in Case No.
1896, against the above named parties
and others, praying for an interpreta-
ton and construction of the will of
said testator, Ann Magee.
Said parties are required to answer
on or before the 9th day of April,
1884. MARCUS L. HOLT,
Admir- with will annexed OF Ann
Magee, deceased.
Attest-J. r. Cook, Cle!k.
feb2S-W6
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Legal Notice.
j. K. Mundhank, Pl'f.,l
vs.. Preble Com

j. K. Mundhank, Plf.,)
Adam HANNA, Def't. mon Pleas.
A DAM HANNA, residing in Port
n land, Indiana, will take notice
that on the 21st day of February, 1884,
j. X. Mundhank filed his petition in
the Common Pleas Court of Preble
county, Ohio, in Case No. 5414. against
the SAID Adam HANNA. praying for the
foreclosure of a mortgage made by said
Adam HANNA to Good and Rodgers, to
secure a note signed by defendant dated
October 18th, 1882, for $50 70-100 with
interest at so per annum, payable to
the order of said Good and Rodgers in
three months after date, and by them
duly assigned to plaintiff, together with
said mortgage securing the same. Said
mortgage being upon the following
premises, situate in the county of Pre-
BILE and State of Ohio, and bounded and
described as follows, to-wit: Com
mencing at the northwest corner of
the following real estate: The south
part of Lot No. five (5). of the sub-di-
vision of the east part of the northeast
quarter of section No. uhirty-four, (34)
of township No. eight, tS) of range No.
two ~ east, &C., beginning at a boul-
ueT db Illc SOuIledSL COTleF VI lie sdiu
Lot; running thence south S64 degs.,
west 26.40 poles to a boulder at the
southwest corner of said Lot; thence
north 81 degs., west COG poles to a r
on'a boulder; thence north S64 degs.,
east 26.3S poles to a on a stone on
the east line of said Lot; thence south
3 is degs., east sos poles to the p, ace
of beginning; running thence north
S614 degs., east 1873 feet; thence south
3 1-6 dogs, east 49% feet; thence south
S64 degs., west 1872 fee. thence north
8 1-6 degs., west 49R feet 10 the place
of beginning.
Plaintiff prays that said mortgage
may be foreclosed and said premise!
sold, and the proceeds applied to thu
payment of said note of $65 70-100 will
interest at so from Oct. 18th, 1882.
Said defendant, Adam HANNA, is re
quired to answer on or before the Gl
day of April, 1884, or Judgment may b.
taken against him.
MARCUS l.. HOLT,
Atty for Pl'f.
Attest-J. R. Cook, Clerk.
feb2S-w6
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Republican Identification with
Bossisln.

From the American Register.
That the spirit of "bossism," which
has done so much to disgust the peo-
pie with the Republican party, is an
essential doctrine of that political
organization, is freshly shown in the
career of Hon. Warner Miller, Sena-
tor from New York. He was picked
up by the "Half-Breeds" as an ardent
friend to reform, and his election to
the Senate was a protest against the
boss spirit shown by his predecessor,
whose lordly nod was q thing before
which party leaders were wont to bow
and tremble. The Republican party,
when opportunity offered, overthrow
this great boss, and with grateful
shouts of deliverance welcomed Hon.
Warner Miller to his vacant place in
the Senate. The "Half- Breed" press
in New York rang with his praises,
aud the triumph Of this reform move
ment over the party machine vas
duly heralded all over the Nation by
the papers which espoused the Gar
field wing of the party. They had
gotten rid of a machine mar and had
in his stead a man whose name was
synonymous with reform.
1t seems, however, that they shout
ed praises TOO early. The spirit of
"bossism," which they thought was
buried when the lordly ConkIing fell,
is revived again in this patron saint of
reform, and his performances i'll that
line now affords new texts for the
Republican editors to discourse upon.
They arc shocked to find that the new
leader is as much if not more of a
boss than the old one, and that his
cloak of reform was but a thin dis
guise to deceive the too easily duped
members OF his party. lie has now
blOssomed out as q boss of the first
water, and proposes not only to- die
tate The politics of New York, but
through his manipulation OF the New
York State delegation TO The Repub-
Iican National Convention, intends to
shape the destimies ofthe whole party
To this end his fine Italian hand was
seen in the organization of the New
York Legislature-all of its officers
being his friends and retainers. And
it is stated that the New York dele
CATION will be two-tlIirds composed
of men friendly to his ambition, and
that this delegation will support the
man whom Mr.. Miller shall n and
it is said his initials do not correspond
with those ofPresident Arthur. Tie
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13


The Democratic Campaign Con-
gressional Committee held a meeting
at the Arlington House last week
end selected the following Executive
Committee: Senator German, of
Maryland, Chairman; Representa-
tive Post, of Pennsylvania, Secretary,
and Senators Garland, Of Arkansas;
Kenna, of West Virginia; Represen-
tatives Stockslager of Indiana; Rose
Grams, of California; Paige, of Ohio;
Stevens, of New York and Murphy,
of Iowa, members. The Executive
Committee held a meeting imme-
diately after being selected and ap-
pointed Senators Gorham and Gar
land and Representatives Murphy
and Paige q sub committee on docu-
ments, and Representative Stock
Slayer a committee on finance. The
question of selecting members of the
Campaign Congressional Committee
for States and Territories not epre-
scented by the Democrats in Congress
was deferred pending correspondence
with the Chairman of such State and
Territorial Committees. During the
meeting the question of the conduct
of the campaign was incidentally
dis cussed, rs was also the tariff. The
Executive Committee selected is
composed CT five gentlemen who dur
ing the Speakership contest sup
ported Randall and are presumably
tariff Democrats, and for who favor.
ed Mr.. Carlisle's electioa and may be
called revenue reformcrs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13

Capt. j. N. Lake, who was charged
with raising orders On the Preble
County Infirmary to the amount of
$500, and for whom the Commission
ers offered q reward of $500, went
home voluntarily, and gave himself
up. He claims he can explain every
thing satisfao tory.-Miami Helmet.
We don't understand it that way,
Bro. Morris. Mr.. Lake makes no
such q claim.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13


Few people have any idea of the
number Of free passes granted annual
ly by a leading railroad. First comes
the exchange passes given to the
officials of other roads. It is nothing
uncommon for a railroad to issue l.
900 Of these passes. In some States
members of tie Legislature and
Congressman are furnished with
passes. Editors of leading papers
are also favored in this way. One
of the western roads issues editorial
passes in form of little books. Each
cook contains thirty six coupons,
and a coupon is taken up for each
division the editor travels over, if it
is not more than two miles. A black
list oil editors who sell their passes
has been compiled by the national
ticket agents association, and this
has a tendency to restrain the editors
Of one horse journals who are tempt
ed to sell their passes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13

Here is something that beats the
wonderful "pig tale" down in Somers
township, told a few weeks ago, be-
sides only requiring six lines Of the
New York Sun to give it:
At Bethany, Pa, recently, Thos.
Avery, while shoveling nov out OF
his yard, discovered buried in the
snow a hen. which he had missed for
ten days. She had packed the snow
down and made q room the size of a
bushel basket. Beyond the loss of
flesh accident to the long fast the
hen was unframed.
Now don't "squeal' CT "cackle"
about it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13

The last official statistics obtain
ed concerning coal mining in Ohio
represents five hundred and ninety
four coal mines, with on operating
force of sixteen thousand nine hun
dred and seventy two miners, who
produced for the year six million
four hundred and thirty seven thou
sand seven hundred and twenty-five
tons ofcoal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13

We don't object to Hon. O. Shep
pard acting as the attorney of the
Twin Valley people, or for the C. V.
W. & NJ. railway company as their
agent, but we do protest against him
spending his time that belongs TO
the people in that direction and
drawing So per day from the State
Treasury. But such seems to- be
Republican methods and they cant
help it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13

NJ. o. Vanfeet, the county Treas
-urer of Huron County, has abscond
ed with about $4,000 of the public
funds. Of course he is a Republican.
1t is only an occasional Democrat who
is found rascal enough to steal money
in his custody and belonging to the
people.