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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
An Unexpected Response.

A young Presbyterian divine had ae-
cepted an invitation to preach in a coun-
try school-house. Among the congre-
cation was a family named Culbertson,
who owned a savage-looking but really
harmless dog. When they had arrived
at the appointed place, the good wife
was vexed to behold the dog very Sc
dately entering with them. Not sat
isfied with being merely among
the audience, Ponto assembled the
platform, and composed himself for
a nap behind the clergyman's desk.
As the services were just beginning,
no efforts were made to route him from
his chosen place, and he was allowed
to slumber undisturbed. In the latter
part of his sermon the minister had oc.
casion to illustrate his subject by rela-
ting an anecdote of Libby Prison;
each morning the roll was called, and
daily there were names to which nc
answer would ever again be given. On
the morning of which 1 speak the first
name called was Henry Thompson.
No answer came, and a death-like still.
ness pervaded the ranks. Again the
name was repeated = Henry Thomp
SON."
A fatal step backward by the min
lister, "Bow, WOW" was the loud re
sponse. The rest of the ermon wa!
lost on the hearers, and afterward thu
dog was known as Henry Thompson
Judith Eyre, in Harpers' Monthly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
An Old Lady's Pleasures.

She had many mild pleasures. She
had a pretty house full of things which
formed a graceful encourage suitable. as
she felt, for such a woman as she was,
and in which she took pleasure for
their own beauty-soft chairs and
couches, a fireplace and lights which
we're the perfection of tempered warmth
and illumination. She had a carriage,
very comfortable and easy, in which,
when the weather was suitable. she
went Out, and a pretty garden and
lawns, in which, when she preferred
staying at home, she could have her
little walk or sit out. under the trees.
She had books in plenty and alt the
newspapers, and everything that was
needful to keep her within the reflection
of the busy life which she no longer
cared to encounter in her own person.
The post rarely brought her painful
letters for all those impassioped in
terests which bring pain had dieo out,
and the sorrows of others, when they
were communicated TO her gave her a
luxurious sense of sympathy, yet ex-
emption. She was sorry for them; but
such catastrophes could touch her no
more; and often she had pleasant letters
which afforded her something to talk
and think about, and discuss as if it
concerned her-and yetdid not concern
her-business which could not hurt her
if it failed, which would please her if it
succeeded. Her letters, her papers, her
books, each coming in at its appointed
hour, were all instruments of pleasure.
She came down stairs at a certain
hour, which she kept to as if it had been
of the utmost importance, although it
was of 10 importance at all; she took
just so much good wine, so many cups
of tea. Her repasts were as regular as
clockwork-never too late, never too
early. Her whole life went on velvet,
rolling smoothly along, without jar o,
interruption, blameless, pleasant, kind:
People talked of her old age as a model
of old age, with no bitterness or sour
ness in it. And, indeed, why should she
have been sour or bitter? 1t suited her
far bstter to he kind.-0s2 Lady Mary
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
The Trouble With the Great Editices.

The construction of these immense
commercial buildings in this city, which
now awaken admiration, will lead to
difficulty in the settlement of estates.
For instance, D. o. Mills grand build
ing in Broad street cost $4,000, 900. In
case of his death it would probably be
brought to the hammer, and where
could a purchaser be found for such a
property There, too, is the Cyrus w.
Field building, which cost 81. 500, 600.
As long as he lives there is no trouble,
but when his estate is to be settled the
question arises, how will the building
be dividedp Real estate auctioneers say
that when aproperty is worth more than
$400, 900, it Is impossible to geti its value
at auction. Another very important
risk is found in the prospective removal
of the stock exchange. Should this take
place the Mills building would not be
worth half the amount paid for the land,
and the same statement applies to all
those immense structures which now
form such a feature in the lower part of
the city. Even a real estate owner may
commit the error of putting too many
eggs in one basket. IN. Y. Letter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
FARM n

"A good crop of beets will be found
an excellent adjunct to the grain and
hay feed for stock.
Boiled barley is quite generally fed
horses in England. 1t is said to have
one-third more nutrition than oats.
Pea brush will be in best shape to
set il they are piled in a bunch, laying
the butts all one way, and then weighted
heavily with old rails or other timber.
-Chicago Times.
Cream biscuit-One pint of thick
Jour cream, one teaspoonful soda,
one teaspoonful cream tartar. Flour
sufficient to roll out, and bake in q quick
oyen.-Boston Globe.
AS soon as there is food for insects
on fruit trees they will be on hand to
eat it. Be ready for them. Watch for
the first 'stents" of the caterpillar and
remove them while small.
1t may not appear profitable to
purchase a fertilizer only to have its
cost returned in the crop, but the direct
benefits to the soil are great, as many
elements are left in a soluble condition
for a succeeding CROP Cleveland
Leader.
Cape May Corn Bread: One pint
sifted corn-meal; pour on it n quart
of boiling water and two tablespoonfuls
| of salt, three eggs, the whites beaten
first as light as possible, and then add
the yolks, u~nbeaten, to the whites, and
beat all again until very light. Bake
very thin.-M. 7. Posi-.
Mutton Pie: Slice cold roast mutton
andlay in a deep dish; put an empty
cup turned bottom up in middle of the
dish; this takes UP the gravya and keeps
it from boiling W Season the meat
with salt and butter and sprinkle with
flour; cover with a crust and bake
forty MISUNDERSTANDING.
-Caulifowers will not thrive except
under the very best conditions. They
are grown in the same n as cab.
bage, only the soil must be exceedingly
rich. Many growers have found il
necessary t. occasionally water this
crop, which is a hindrance to field Gull
ture, although the prices usually OBJ
tanned repay the care. If the leaves arr
drawn together over the heads, blanch
ing will be greatly facilitated.-Prairi
Farmer.
Satisfy is not generally grown, a
least not in farmers gardens. 1t is a.
easily managed as parsnips Or othel
roots. The root is rarely more than al
inch through at the larger end. By
giving it q rich soil and thinning to fiv'
or six inches apart in the row, the siz'
may be increased. This is often callet
"OYster Plant" or Vegetable Oyster
A soup made from it has somewhat thu
flavor of oyster soup. 1t may be Gu
into inches and stewed, or boiled ten
der, dipped in batter and fried.-Th
Household.
-Currant bushes may be propa
gated by planting the seeds, by bendin'
down bushes and covering a portion o
them with soil. or by cutting off tn
suckers at some distance under the sur
face of the, ground and removing then
with the small roots. The general wa
of propagating them, however, is b
lmeans of cutting. The cuttings shout
be formed of wood of the same year
growth, or of the previous season,
they are taken off in the spring. The
should, to grow to the best advantage
be cut in the spring before the sa
starts. The cutting should be don
with a sharp knife and the division
made at the axis of bud.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
Adulterated Food.

Selling lard for butter may be no
worse than selling chicory for coffee, or
spirea leaves for China tea, to unsus-
pecting persons, or any worse than
many other things in everyday prac-
tice, but a multiplicity of wrongs does
not make anyone of them right. Adal-
terations are common. There is hardly
a thing in the line of food and medicine
that is not in some way tempered with,
to the detriment of the purchaser. in
respect to property and health. This
whole business fraud by adulteration
has become such a common and crying
evil as to demand a correction. What
are wanted are stringent laws by the
General Government to cover every
thing in the nature of adulteration.
especially in the line of food and medi-
cine. Public sentiment is ripe for such
laws, and would give them ahearty ap-
proval.-Natiomal Lice Stock Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
Hired Help.

May I have a word to say in the Her
aid about hired help, for hiring as I do,
and keeping my eyes open, Think lean
stsee'' some of the reasons why so many
farmers do not find il profitable to EN-.
ploylabor. I have n O doubt many
men employed would be dear help, if
only given their board in exchange for
their assistance, but there is another
class of help, ready and willing to earn
their wages, and will do it any time, il
the farmer is a director of labor and
can ssplan'' the work ahead.
In the first place, no farmer a en-
ploy help at a profit who does not have
This seasons labor ''mapped out"
months ahead, and knows exactly what
he intends to do, and then does it. To
never know until after breakfast what
the days work is to be, and often
change the programme, after an hour
or two of labor, is to do nothing in the
end. A whole day or even more is
often sacrificed without any show for
the labor, but it all costs, and makes
a good acknowledgements failure.
Farmers often keep help at high figures
on jobs that are of little importance,
and wholly out of time and place al
that. Such as mending brush fence,
patching up IN old rail fence with
poles, etc, etc., the article labored
within the end not being worth the cost
of labor. All these things have theil
times of being looked after, but to
neglect crops, and be everlastingly fix.
ing something for the s'time being" is
to make paid labor improbable.
Again, unless the farmer enlarges the
magnitude of his farm work, grows
larger crops, improves his farm in many
ways and enlarges his income in pro-
portion to the outlay, there will be a
good reason for ''unprofitable help.
If the hired man is to do chores and
spotter about" and accomplish nothing
visible to the eye, or the pocket
book other than to '.fatten IT," the
employment of help had best be dis.
pensed with; but if fields are cleared
up, valuable crops raised, the dairy
made more productive by soiling crops
and the farm put to rights in the proper
| season, then farm labor must be profit.
able.
Lastly, it is rare that "cheap'' labor
is profitable. If a man is a good
worker, energetic, and ''can set him,
! self to work. and keep the machine
going, whether the farmer is presento OF
| not, the price he may ask, or demand
| will be the cheapest labor in the end
| It is keeping expensive help at worl
on jobs that produce no income, or il
so ordering the work that nothing i.
accomplished, that causes t~wo-thirds o
| the complaint about Improbable labor,
Cor. Cleveland Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
EXPECTANCY.

~
Do you hear him anywhere?
Death is comingl 1salE
He will steal along the air, AI.y
He will clutch you unaware,
And the drumming
OF your heart alone will say
On what day.
His is mem'ry of the best,
All! the blighterl
He turn the whitest breast,
When he chills it for long rest,
even winter,
And 10 one escapes his view;
Then can you?
Do you ever stop to think
o! the sorrowi
That no matter how you shrink
Some tomorrow
Holds q horror for your brow,
Named: "just now?"
Death will be no far. of dread,
Wrath unpleasant,
But he'll bend his ghostly head,
Mayhap, DER your midnight bed;
Briefest present
Will be yours, and you will cry,
II must dicP"
With your eyes in dark eclipse,
DllnQer,
You will wish your stif'ning lips,
Freezing to their fading tips,
Had been kinder,
That no idle, angry word -
God had heard.
But it will be late, too late,
To be better;
Good and evil, love and hate,
In the balances must wait,
And a fetter
Bind your bosom's beating core
Eyermore.
Do you see death anywhere?
He is comingl
He will clutch you unaware,
And despite your gasping prayer,
Stop the drumming
OF your heart; beware! bewarel
He is coming.
Mrs. G. ". White. in Cleveland Leader.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

1t vas certainly a-singular coinci-
dence that an the day of the Duke of
Albany's death the approaching mar
riage of Miss Barring was announced.
About four years ago the Duke proposed
to Lady Ashburton's daughter, with the
full appreciation of the Queen, but was
rejected, to his very great disappoint-
nent. He was not, however, the only
oae of the Queens SONS whose early
wooings were unfortunate, as the Duke
OF Connaught was twice refused by
Princess Marie of Hanover before hi
went to Berlin in search of a BRIDE
London Truth.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

IT makes every humanitarian sad to see
invalids seek such relief as is given them
by the use of bitters, kidney medicines,
and other nostrums. The first few doses
may make them feel better on account of
its Supplying Ingredients, combined with
some strong cathartic and diuretic that are
used in its, composition, but they eventual
1y grow worse. The only cure for weak
ness, nervousness, debility, aches, pains,
rheumatism, sores, urinary and digestive
troubles, is to make the blood rich, red and
pure, by using DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock
and Sarsaparilla, a remedy widely in
dorsed by physicians who have al,amiued
into its competition and effect.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
CURE OF RHEUMATISM.

RUNAWAY BEACH, N. VT
Jan. 10, 1884.
am a carpenter. A year ago I vas laid
up with rheumatism in my arms which
drove sleep from my pillow, and rendered
life a burden. After having tried for three
months il vain all kinds of remedies Of
physicians, I was induced by Michael Hol-
land, our Postmaster, to try BRANDRETH's
PILLS. He said they cured him after a
year of suffering. I took six pills every
night for three nights; then I took two
pills every night for ten days. At the end
of fifteen days I was entirely well. o.
casionally I q a slight twinge after be-
ing exposed to dampness or wet, but two
pills taken every night for four days
drives it away. JAMES HENRY.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Boys intending this summerto emu-
late the bold hunters of the prairies, who
live on roots when game is scarce,
should take warning from the boys Of
the training-ship Cumberland, stationed
on the Clyde. Ten of them were re-
Gently reduced to Inconsistencies and
made dangerously i'll by eating a bark
which turned out to be a species of hem
lonE -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

"A woman should make herself the
center of attraction in her home, and
nothing is to be despised that will add
grace and beauty to her appearance;
and in these days when the cheapest
calico is a marvel OF delicate coloring
and artistic design, it is in the power Of
every woman to make at least a neat
and tasteful appearance.-Detroit Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
The French are making extraordi-

The French are making
nary efforts to suppress slavery in Mo-
rocco. The French Minister at Tangier
has issued a decree declaring that
h~enceforth French subjects and Mus
sulman proteges of the French Ministry
must neither buy. sell nor hold slaves
in that country. The proclamation was
issued on account of the recent revival
of the traffic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
Poison Oak.

SPARTANBURa, s. c., March 10, 1884.
Your most valuable medicine (SwIFT's
SPECIFIc) has lone me so much good that
I feel like saying this for the benefit of
those who suffer like Ibid. Twas poisoned
by POISON OAK and saw not q well day for
six. years, until I used SwIFT's SrECIFIc.
In the six years I used almost every kind
of medicine, but none had the desired effect.
After using six bottles of SwIFT's SPECIFIC
I am restored to perfect health-Dith not O
sign Of that d,cfWt poison left!
Yours Truly, DAVID NESBITT.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer &. Atlanta Ga
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Mr.. d. II. BARNABY, Of Owego, N. Y,
says that his daughter was taken with a
violent cold which terminated with Pneu-
monia; the best physicians gave the case
up, when a friend recommended DIR. WIN.
HALLS BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS. She &C
copied 1t as afast resort, and was surprised
to find a marked change, and by persever-
ing a permanent cure was effected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Quickly ~silences a distressing cough. Pixies
toothache drops cure in one minute.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
SOME PLAIN FACTS.

Statement of a Gentleman Of Rochester,
N. Y, Showing h Power of DIR. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy (of Rom
dout, N. W over Diseases of the Kidneys
and Bladde
No pain which man has to endure surpasses
that of gravel. II would rather de- exclaims
the patient, ethan have such attacks very
often" 1t caused the death of Napoleon III.
Mr.. Z. Dewitt Parsons, of I'll Plymouth
Avenue, Rochester, N. Y, recently had a re-
markable experience with it. He is a we'll
knit, fne-looking. hearty-appearing gentle
man. One day he was Frustrated with pain
from the small of his back to the abdomen.
For some time previous his appetite had been
tickle, his bowels inactive, and he had felt sore
above hb hips. After voiding water he had a
severe Jain and ~gnawing sensation. "For
some TIME my disorder mystifed me-" he said.
but one day I read of a case very like my
pane appeared, and he confirmed it fully.
From thai little incident I discovered 1 had
stone in the bladder and grave in the kidneys.
l was greatly alarmed then, but the disease
has lost its terrors to me now, for I am fully
recovered--cured by DIR. DAVID KENNE-
Y FAVORITE REMEDY (of Rondout,
N. W, which I most cordially commend to all
persons suffering from kidney disorders, pain
IN back, stone or gravel. My wife also regards
Kennedy has performed many surgical opera
lions for stone when size prevented removal
through the natural channels, and he has new.
err lost @ easel
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Mr.. Magnin, Governor of the Bank
of France, gave a grand reception
lately at his official residence on the an
hiversary of the banks foundation
siGhty,four ysars sge,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
BEACH, N. 2,
1o~ IN 1904

The statement in the foregoing letter
made by James Henry, I know to be true,
as !, also, know it to be true that BRAND
REfH's PILLS cured me of a terrible at
tack of rheumatism which had confined
me to the house for several months. I,
however, tool two pills every night for q
month.
MICHAEL HOLLAND, Postmaster,
Oceanus Post Office.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

VALUABLE. AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs are a safe and sure
remedy for all troubles of the Throat and
Lungs. Sold only in bo1es. % cts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

The chance concoctions of ignorant men
have sometimes broughtdisrepute not only
on their own worthless medicines that de-
serve no credit, but sometimes, with much
injustice, or really reliable preparations.
Ladies should not hesitate about Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, for this RENE.
dy has been tried, proven and praised for
wears.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

LIFE Is short-only four letters In it.
~Three-quarters of it is a sslie" and half of
it is an ''if." Put this on stfle" If you
would as "lief.u-Erchdnge.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

''TRUsr men and they will be true to
you," said Emerson. But then this opin-
ion was not founded on keeping the sub
scription list of a newspaper. Oil City
Derrick.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

BEWARE of the incipient stages Of Con
sumption. Take Piso's Cure in time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

"PARALYzED persons permanently cured
Guaranteed by the proprietors of Sdmari.
tan Meruine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
The Great american IChoru,.

Sneezing, snuffiing and coughingI This
is the music all over the land just now.
awful cold in my head" Cure it with Ely's
Cream Balm or it my end in the toughest
form Of Catarrh. May be you have catarrh
now. Nothing is more nauseous and dread
full. This remedy masters it as no other
ever did. Not a snuff nor q liquid. APP
piled by the finger to the nostrils. Pleas.
ant, certain, radical.
A WESTERN paper heads an article
"Crumbs of Crime" They came from too
much Of o loaf.-N. 7. Graphic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Wells "Rough on Corns." 15c. Ask for 1t.
Complete, permanent cure. Corns, bunions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

"Sdmdritdn Nerpine cured our child's fits. The
doctors failed" Henry Knee, Yerrilla, Tenn.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Skinny Men. "Wells' Health Renewers
restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice,
crows, cleared out by "Rough on Rats. "15c.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Singing, irritation, all Kidney and Blad
der Complaints, cured by 'Buchu-Paiba rs
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

Don't Die in the House.. Rough. on Rats
clears out rats mice, flies, reaches, bed-bugs. 15c.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08
Regeneration TO

Regeneration for
enfeebled systems,
suffering from q gen.
eral want of tone, and
Its usual concomit-
ants. dyspepsia and
Is
seldom dertvable from
the use Of q nourish-
ing diet and stimru
of appetite, unaiS q.
A medicine that iii
effect a removal 1the
specific obstacle TO re-
newed health Dad Wig
or, that Is q genuine
corrective, is the real
need. 1t Is the posses
this grand re-
qufrem C n which
makes Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters 30
effective as an tnvig-
GRANT. Forsale by all
Druggists and Dealers
generally.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-07
COTTON.

SALES OF spots heavy At former ra'es.
Consolidated receipts for the week on ring
to-day, plsced St 1883, Is believed to be
error
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-07

This pure wine Ia simple vegc. \
table extrnct without intoxicating
qualities, and has proved to be the
most astonishing TONIC FOR WOMEN
known 70 raedical science.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-07
COTTON AND FUTURES.
MONEY. srooKs AND BONDS.

Nrw YonK, juno G.-Money lk: closed o.
feed ~; primo mercantile paper st, g. sterling
exchange, a. r., Arm. tsie: sight, 1861. Dry
goods Imports for tina week, Si,6s9.00.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-07

SrocRs -Irregular,ty and mostly advance
the rule. North western coed IL 'ighar
at 100. Lackiwsuna closed BIS io.er tt
IOl 10 Unor Pacific closed . per oaug
higher at if7.S. Tsxs IL Paciii closed
nearly urc1-pg,i ~ 10. ~eStsru U 1lon
closed Is hieh.r to- Is Northern Ps
cific closed 3.s lowcr at Is I s. Lake Shore
closed IA a ghar ut 81 3S.
Grajn-st. L,1is wnes', winter lo'r, No
2 closed lSlose-; j. uue uud Julv at 81 %
and 90 Chic'ao wheat oio-sd | cent high
er, 90 Is Cirr, Chicago, July, closed IL
cent lower 1913 C,ru, Sc Lonis. clos
ed, June, 80 7.S, Joly, SO, 4 cent lower.
Hog-bard 81 IL / 3 July unchanged;
pork $40 20, beng 8 cents lower. Cotton.
Ootisps closed higher on III months at OIL!
norris Advance 9 apd 3 points.