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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The poet says: SIN the world q
man must be either anvil or hammer"
He was wrong, however. Lots of men
are nothing but bellows Chicago
Tribune.
The most polite woman we ever
saw was the young lady who would not
peer into the mirror because, as she
said, it was very rude to look right into
ones face.
While an American girl looks with
favor on Duke or q Count, the En-
glish girl snatches up an American
plumber and has the best of the swap
every time.-M Y. Graphic.
-Yu will observe this, the devil
never offers to go into partnership with
bizzy man, but yu will often see him
offer to iine the lazy, and furnish all
the capital besides.-Josh Billings
The difference between a long and
short yarn is very well illustrated by
the difference of ones feelings in hold
ing skein for ones grandmother er
ones sweetheart.-Detr0t Post.
-"sWhat is the worst thing about
riches?" asked aSunday school teacher.
THAT they take unto themselves wings
and fly away" promptly replied the
boy at he foot Of the class. Chicago
Times.
"A writer says that Burmese girl
who wishes to kiss ~presses her nose up
against face and shifts" If we had
happened to go to Burmah without this
information we should have had the
girl arrested beyond doubt. Now we
know how to act.-BOst0n Post.
The only occasion upon which rail-
way trains in the United States are
known to attain speed of eighty-five
miles an hour is when you sweep in
sight of station with your overcoat
only half on and see the train YOU want
Just starting out. Before you can reach
the platform a shot from Parrot-gun
couldn't catch that train. She may
| Jolt along at twelve miles all the rest of
the day; but for about one minute, as
you 60 charging down the platform, she
makes an easy hundred.-BWrlingto
| HGWkeye.
Take the old ballads of any people,
and few adiectives will be found. The
singer says: "He laughed; she wept. "
| Perhaps the poet OF more advanced
age might say: "He laughed in scorn;
| she turned away and shed tears of dis.
| appointment But nowadays the am
bilious young writer must produce
something like this: "a hard, fiendish
laugh, scornful and pitiless, forced its
passage from his throat through the
lips that curled in mockery at her ap.
peal; she covered her despairing face,
and gush and whirlwind of sorrow,
ing agony burst forth in her irresistible
tears. .-PhilGdeiphia Press.
"A young lady who thought her per.
sonal charms gave her the right 10 be
disagreeable, was present a few days
since at party, during which quarrels
between husband and wife were dis.
cussed. Il think" said an unmarried
elder son who was present, 'that the
proper thing is for the husband to have
it ont at once, and thus avoid quarrels
for the future. | would light a cigal
in The carriage after the wedding
| breakfast, and settle the smoking Iues
ton forever II would knock the
cigar out of your mouth interrupted
the belle. .'Do you know, l dom
think you would be therein quietly re
F! marked the elder son.-Troy IN. r.
+! 2fiaes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Eternal Vigilance Is the Price.

Diamonds valued at quarter of a
million of dollars have for some time
been nightly exhibited in the show-win-
dow of a jewelry store at Fifth avenue
and Twenty y-ninth street, New York.
Lounging in the crowd, Detective Ser
geant Dolan, OF Inspector Byrne' squad,
and special policeman have watched
over the treasure every night. A third
watcher employed by the jeweler stood
concealed behind the folds of the heavy
curtain that formed the background of
the rare show. His presence there was
not suspected until the other night,
when a young swell who was in the
crowd at the window wap pointing out
to companion some. particular stone.
and unintentionaliy struck the glass q
smart blow with the ironshod-end of
the cane. Instantly, as the outside de-
tectives craned their necks, the curtains
parted and the barrel of huge pistol
was thrust between them, the muzzle
pointing directly at the frightened
swell. The crowd scattered as if blown
away by cyclone, and the swell's tale
remained unfinished! He has not since
been seen on Fifth avenue.-N y.
Times
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
The Fortunes Of a New York Barber,

In Park Row barber shop at New
York was face scraper named Anton
Ehrman. Anton was comely young
man from Berlin, well educated, had
the conventional German side whiskers
and kept his nervous system under good
control. While he was in the line OF
duty some time ago in came tall
physical specimen who seemed to need
attention. Fate threw him into Anton S
chair. They became friends. The
strangers s name was T. Lawrence. He
hailed from Florida and had shekels to
make him interesting. He had passed
six years of his pacific career in Ger
many at one of the universities, and
this enabled him to appreciate the Ber-
lin excellence of Anton German. Ian
guage is a great bond.
Mr.. Lawrence took such a fancy to
Anton that he took him to a theater
and paid for an omelette with truffies
next morning at Delmonico's. Finally,
in an outburst of confidence, Mr.. Law
renee mentioned the important fact
that he had sister-in-law in Florida
who wanted husband. She was young
and had S65, 900 in bank in her own
name. If Anton had any scruples
against matrimony they were overcome
by the financial clause. He was will
ling to meet her.
Mr.. Lawrence telegraphed and Miss
Florence Basch responded by train.
After glowing preliminary send of
by Mr.. Lawrence, the barber was in
troduced. Everything was mutually
agreeable. Both parties were accepta.
BILE and one was soon accepted. Next
day they went to lawyer, who drew
up contract by which the lady's for.
tune was placed under Anton's control,
and in return he pledged himself to al,
low her the use of his name.
Naturally Anton was rather overcome
by this stroke of matrimonial lightning
He told about it at the shop where his
surgical operations had been performed,
and gave away the implements of his
menial profession to his condemned as,
sociates. Then he took the train for
Boston with his intended, and promised
to call again on his return trip to Flor.
ida, where his good fortune leads him
into the orange grove business. Mr..
Lawrence confded the rather interest
ing fact that the lady's father was 6
man of large wealth, which would be
distributed among two children at his
death.-N. Y. World.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
News By Telegraph.
HEAVY FORGERY.
Making a Fortune Of 100000 by His
Wrong Doings.
A Trusted Clerk Goes Srong, bus FINDS
Retribution Too swift

CHIC AGO, January "A belated story of
heavy forgery has just been made pub
lie. E. d. Kobbe, exchange clerk for the
New York branch of the Liverpool COM
mission house of Bamford Bros, ab-
seconded a few days ago, after forging
and converting to his own use $780,
600 in exchange. Detectives were put
to work upon the case, and soon discovered
Kobbe here in company with a man named
J. K. Vanarsdale spending money freely.
Vanarsdale returned to New York, where
he was arrested, and Kobbe was arrested
secretly in house of i'll repute, with one of
the inmates of whom he had become enam-
ored and was on the point of starting for
Mexico. Four hundred dollars in money
was found in his possession, and $1.200
worth of furs and silks, which he
had lavished on the woman, were also
taken possession of. 1t was found
that Kobbe had spent $500 here,
and Vanarsdale 1900. Kobbe confessed
that his gains were fully 500, 900. He was
taken to New York on the same day he
was arrested, and took a detective to the
upper part of New York, where they re-
covered from dry cistern, encased
in an hermetically sealed drain pipe, and
wrapped in oil silk, government bonds
TO the amount of 900. Going thence to
Brooklyn another piece of drain yielded
$4,000. 1t is not known here whether any
more of the money has been recovered.
Kobbe is well connected, once occupying
responsible position with the lnnian Line,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
CREMATED.
TWenty-seyen Lives Lest in the Con.
vent Fire.
Terrible Calamity at BeIIeville, M
Burning OF The Convent Of the Iu.
macuIate Conception.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, January "Details of the
burning of the Institute of the Immaculate
Conception of the Sisters of Notre Dame,
at Belleville, H., last night, say that about
sixty pupils in the school, ranging from
ten years to full grown, all girls, and sew
eral teachers and others, were inmates Of
the building. The fire is said to have
started in tue rear of the third story, which
was used as dormitory, and an attempt
was made by the sisters to extinguish it,
but, this failing, efforts was made to re-
a1ove the pupils. The flames spread SO rap
idly, that no order could be preserved. A
panic seized both the children and the sis.
ters, and there was a wild and
confused rush to escape. Forty or
more pupils are known to have got out, or
were taken from the building, but several
in their fright jumped from the windows
and were either killed or badly injured.
Miss Mary Campbell, a teacher, of East
81. Louis, leaped from the third story and
to the roof of the portico and either fell or
was blown off and fatally injured. Search
ing parties were actively at work all day.
The streets in the vicinity were
thronged with people anxious to
be of service, but owing to the rapid spread
aid. The fire department was of little
avail against the mad rush of surging
flames, and in an hour the entire
building was mass of ruins. A
visit to the scene this morning found
the fire department still on duty and en-
deavoring to quench the flames, so as to
preserve in recognizable shape the bodies
of the victims. When the ruins were suf.
ficiently cooled a volunteer corps of men
went to work to bring out the bodies. 1t
was terrible sight. At times the search.
ers would find two OF three charred masses
huddled together. Two bodies were
found in the rear part Of the
building burned into an unrecognfzable
mass, but the majority were found beneath
where the dormitory was situated, They
seemed to have sought shelter in this room,
and too late recognized that their escape
was impossible, the flames beneath eating
away the supports, letting down
tine door into Seething vortex
of fire and smoke. The total of known
deaths is twenty.seven, twenty-five of
which are pupils and five sisters, among
the latter the sister superior. The building
and furnishings were valued at from $685.
600 to $751; 900, and were insured for S25, 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rev. John Jasper, the Richmond
co,ored preacher of .'the sun do move"
fame, has been accommodated from
his church. Chicago Tribune.
i'm one of the St. Louis schools q
girl thirteen years old was given prob
lens in complex fractions to write out,
and she headed her paper ''Perplexed
Fractions. st. Louis Post.
AT the dedication services In the
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church in New York the other day,
1872, 900 was subscribed, covering the
entire Indebtedness of the church.-M.
Y. Tribune.
Plug hats are worn as mark OF
distinction by the students of the Uni
versity of Texas, at Austin. When
they appear with their head-gear they
never fail to create a sensation.-Te5-
as Sytings.
Mr.. W. w. Corcoran, the Washing
ton millionaire, is practical in his phil
anthrophy. He has given $4,000 to St.
Johns College, Annapolis, Md, on
the condition that it be expended in
planting trees upon the campus. -
Washington StGr.
DR. Bliss. of Constantinople, who
sailed from this city, has distributed
more than 1,OOO, 900 Bibles in the East
during the quarter of a century of his
| superintendent of the American Bible
| Society's work in the Levant.-M r.
Mail.
New Haven (Conn.) girls don't
like to have their names printed when
| they earn pocket money by teaching in
| hn ha o,.1 hox
amended their rules so that temporary
teachers can be hired without getting
their names in the papers.-HartforCi
Post.
Every girl and boy should be
are to be rich, it will not last long un-
less they know howto manage and take
care of it. If they are destined to be
poor, they will need all of the practical
schooling and experience parents and
guardians can confer.-Detrot Post.
Efforts are being made by the
Catholics of Denver, Col, to make that
city the seat of the largest Jesuit college
in America. twenty-five thousand
dollars have already been subscribed
toward fund for the erection of the
necessary buildings, and much more ID
| promised under certain conditions
DenUer Tribune.
-Bryn Mawr College, of Bryn Mawri
Penn, has just issued its first circular
of information. The college wal
founded by DR.. Joseph W. Taylor, oi
Burlington, N. j., with view to giving
young women the advantages of col
lege education or to preparing them te
become teachers of high order. The
college buildings are in process of con
struction, and the trustees expect tha'
they will be ready for the reception o
students in the autumn of 1S85.-N. 7
Examiner.
There is clergyman in Tennes
see called the satisfying preacher y
If congregation is discontented he il
sent for, and so astrociously bad is ht
that after hearing him once or twic'
the congregation is entirely satisfied tt
keep the pastor it has. The Christian
AdUocate tells this story, and adds tina
when the great Robert Hall was recov
ering from mental alteration he took {
whim that he would not preach. Sew
eral clergymen filed his pulpit. A
last he heard one SO poor that he sale
to him-so the tradition is: ''Sir, yol
have produced a great effect by you
sermon to-day. If the people mus
hear you or me, my duty is clear
must resume preachingp"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Rothchild's Wonderful Orchid.

French horticulturists are at present
greatly interested in plant at one of
NJ de Rothchild's celebrated hothouses
at Ferrieres, near Paris. Perhaps the
strangest of the strange family of or
chids, Tanda LoWi, was discovered by
H. Low in 1S47, in the hot, damp forests
of Borneo, where it climbed to the top
of the highest trees. Its long leaves,
which not rarely measured q yard OF
more in length, appear small if COM
pared with the length of the clusters of
buds, which reach a length of three
yards. Each cluster-of which there
are at present eleven in full flower at
Ferrieres-numbers $50 buds, all flow
ering at the same time, wltich are so
different in appearance that side by side
they may be easily taken for distinct
species. The plant was bought in 1876
for large sum of money, but at present
it is considered worth S25, 900. 1t is re-
ported from Italy that in the garden of
Marquis Corsi Salviati, in Sesto Flor
iento, the Va11da LoUi is also at pres
ent in flower, which is the first time it
has ever flowered in Italy.-PaH NaH
Gazette.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
The Whim of a Woman.

JOLIET, Ill, january 6.-About three
weeks ago George Freestone attempted to
cut Mrs. Haycock's throat after, as was
alleged, committing brutal assault on
her person at the Auburn House. They
were engaged at the time, and expecte
to be married soon. He was put in jail
under $1,000 bonds. Mrs. Haycock grad
ually recovered from her injuries, and
went to visit the prisoner. They concluded
to carry out their original intention. She
procured license yesterday, and was on
hand with the document at the hour ap-
pointed to-day, but they could get no one to
marry them, as it is believed the woman is
not divorced from her first husband. Both
declare they shall yet be married, but have
agreed to postpone the cernlony.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
More of Barton's Stealinus.

WASHINGTON, January 4.-The Star says
another note containing the forged indorse-
ment of William Dickson, drawn in favor
of Clarence NJ. Barton, has turned up. 1t
purported to be signed by
Lucky, Barton's brother-fn-law, and
payable to Barton. It is said also that a
few days ago Barton presented check for
$40, signed by David Windsor, Alexandria,
but the signature was so plainly forgery
that the cashier refused to pay it. The full
extent of fraudulent paper put afloat is not
yet known. Barton is still missing.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Fatal Collision.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, January 6.-The engine
became detached from an extra train on
the Missouri Pacific last night about mid
night. The engineer discovering that the
train was broken in two, backed up and
ran into the caboose with terrible force.
A brakeman, Jacob Worden, had tive ribs
broken by the collision, and was also in.
jured internally. Another brakeman,
named Adams, was slightly injured. The
men were brought to this city to-day and
medical assistance was summoned, but
in Worden's case it was of no avail.
He died at p. M, not having spoken since
the accident
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
A Guilty Conscience.

LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, January 3.-John
Bryne appeared before the United States
Commissioners to-day and entered COM
plant against himself for collusion in de-
frauding the government out of 500 while
O member of the 9th Infantry, United
States Army, in 1863. In his final account
there was So for clothing money due him,
and he had the company clerk raise it to
$1S2. It weighed-.o -.on his conscience, and he
now wants to confess and get pardon.
The case will probably go to President Ar
thur,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
MARRYING a White elrIto a Neuro.

DENVER, COL, January 4.-Last night a
strange wedding occurred in this city. The
bride was fourteen years old, white, and
the bridegroom was black negro. The
ceremony was performed by white Meth
odist preacher named Hodges. Some years
ago the BRIDES mother, then a widow, with
this only daughter, came here from Canada.
A few months after she married negro
named Harris, by whom she has three chill
dren. 1t is reported the girl was forced
into the marriage by her mother, and the
is thoroughly excited.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10

A LARGE sum of money, S5,34S, 223,
has been expended for public and pri-
vate charities in New York City during
the past year. In four years the expen-
ditures in that city for that purpose
have increased thirty-one per cent, and
in the same time in Brooklyn they have
increased nearly seventy per cent. The
per capita expenditure in Brooklyn,
however, is now only s2.SS, while it is
S4 II in New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Plot 10 Kldnap Lord coIerldge.

ST.. LOUIS, January 3.-Aman who claims
TO be a member OF the Clan-na-Gael has
furnished the details of an elaborate plot to
kidnap Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge, of England, which was to
have been carried out while
the distinguished jurist was stopping in
this city. The informer states that Cole
ridge was to have been chloroforned while
in bed, and then, after safely hiding him,
he was to be held as a hostage for the re-
presence of watchman at the hotel pre-
vented the consumation of the scheme.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10

The question as to whether the spar
row must 90 is to be decided by the
Ornithologists' Union. Papers. con-
tanning questions are to be sent to
farmers, horticulturists and Others in
terested, and the result given at the next
yearly meeting. AT present opinions are
about equally divided. That sparrows
have been sold successfully as reed birds
would point to the possibility of sue
cessful solution of the question.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10

A GOLD nugget, 90 per cent. pure
metal and valued at 1920, was picked
up recently at Spitzkoff, in the Trans
vaal. The London Times remarks that
if ''finds'' of this sort multiply sit may
be safely predicted that the Beers will
have to face an invasion vastly more
formidable than British troops"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
A Boctor's Forqeries.

NEW York, January 4.-Dr. George A.
Greeley is a prisoner in the police head.
quarters to-day. He was arrested last
night at the Ashland House, at the instance
of the chief of the Syracuse police,
who notified Inspector Byrnes that
bonds and mortgages to the extent of sew.
eral thousand dollars. Greeley is ply 81
clan in good standing. He told Inspector
Byrnes that he was about to mortgage
property belonging to him valued at $40,-
eOD, in order to pay the amount of his for
prarias
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Its a Cold Day.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, January 4.-The
weather is intensely cold. The ther-
mometer at noon registered 3Or below, the
coldest at this time of day for twenty five
years. Tribune specials confirm the reports
of the coldes5 weather for years. At Brain
ard at six this morning, it was 400 below; at
Fond du Lac 800 below. Last night in this
city it ranged from 80 to a6o below, and it
is believed tonight it will touch a lower
mark
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10

The Museum of Natural History,
Central Park, New York, is forming
collection of woods and stones for the
benefit of mechanics and builders. Sec
tions of every known tree are to be shown,
polished and in the rough, accompanied
by paintings of the fruit, leaves and
flowers. This latter work is done by
the wife of Professor Sergeant, of Bos-
ton, who has the undertaking in hand.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
An Explosion Of Fire Damp

SCRANTON, January 3.-An explosion Of
fire damp in the Oxford Colliery of the
D., L. & W. Company this afternoon tore
out the lining of the hoisting and new air
shafts, and cut off communication with
fourteen men in the mine. Within an hour
men descended in bucket and found all
alive. John Hopkins, John Jones, and
William Morgan were seriously burned,
one fatally, the others being slightly hurt.
The cause Of the explosion is unknown.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Poisonous Boardina-school Meats,

MONTREAL, January 4-Sixteen boarders
and three Sisters, of Notre Dame de Lour-
des Convent, are dangerously i'll from
poisoning. Yesterday a meat pie was
served for dinner, and all who partook
were soon after seized with vomiting and
cramps. Two boarders are dangerously i'll: :
the remainder are recovering. Doctors say
the poisoning is the result of tainted meat,
which, although condemned by the civic
inspector. was sold to the Convent
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Four Children Burned to Death.

DUKE CENTER, Pa, January About
II O'Clock to-day the dwelling of ]. v,
Carver, at Kinzua Branch, near here,
caught fire from an overpressure of gas,i
while Mrs. Carver was absent, and in al
few minutes it was in ashes. Four littlel
children, aged from one to six years, were.
left in the house and perished in theI
flames. Thomas McHale fshed the bodiesl
out of the ruins this afternoon. They pre-!
sented a horrible sight. The parents are
wild with grief.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Anti Gambling Act Uuconstitu.iora,

CHICAGO, January 4.-Judge Smith, in
decision rendered to-day in the case of
Mary Learned against Francis Tiernan, de-
clared unconstitutional the act of the Leg
islature under which damages could be re-
covered from owners of houses in which
money had been lost in gambling. This
decision is of great Importance. The act
was a review of the old law, and treated
of two different subjects, which renders it
unconstitutional.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10

The first systematic census taken id
the United States enrolled 1929, 1927 peri
sons, 700, 900 of whom were slaves. The
census was taken in 1890 at cost Of
about $44,377, and was the first census
ever taken by order of any government
in the world
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10

SAYS Philadelphia pawnbroker:
1.-The great craze this year is to get rid
of watch chains. People of fashion
don't carry them nearly SO much as
they did. Some years ago every one
sold out scarf-pins, now they are coming
in again. Gold studs are going out,
and those that are not held by specula
tors to await changing fashion find
their way into the melting pot