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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

THE school-book publishing business
in the United States is estimated as
amounting to about $s,000,O00 year,
and is mostly done by about twenty-five
firms. Five firms do two-thirds of the
whole business, two firms at Cincinnati
and New York being credited with
81 500, 600 each.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

THERE are said to be Is, 600 Christians
and 40,000 Egyptians in the Province of
Soudan; there are no less than 1000
commercial houses owned by Europeans
and three by Egyptians, and the import
and export trade is valued at ELS, 900, 900
Annually.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
MISS SUSAN FENIMoRE {

MISS SUSAN Kenmore COOPER, a
daughter of the novelist, has established
home for orphan children at Coopers-
town, N. Y, where they are taught in
dustrial occupations. One hundred
children are inmates of the home, which
is superintended by Miss Cooper in
person.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
ARomance That Ended Wrong.

The Superintendent of an Eastern
railway, whose name denotes an old
world race, was five or six years ago at
Las Vegas, N. NJ, out of a job and
ssdead broke" Desiring to live in
hopes of better luck in the future, he
applied at a restaurant for job as
waiter. He secured it, but was SO
green at the business that in order to do
the work in any sort of satisfactory
manner he coaxed one of the girls em-
ployed there to give him instructions.
A railway man took his meals at the
hostelry; our hero served him, and, be-
ing an experienced railroader and ac-
complished civil engineer, was not long
in striking up an acquaintance which
resulted in the promotion of the waiter
to good position on the Western road
His progress since that has been sc
rapid that now he is Superintendent Of
snug railway. The restaurant CIR
that helped him out in the hour of hi:
greenness Is now his-not his wife, bul
lis wife's maid.--Chicaoo Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
Contract Signed.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 15.-A con-
tract has been signed between the Central
Pacific, Union Pacific, Chicago and North
western and the Pullman Company for
through sleepers and parlor-cars between
San Francisco and Chicago from April 1st.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

Mrs. BETSY MoopY, mother of the
evangelist, recently celebrated her
seventy-ninth birthday at her home in
Northfield, Mass. The evangelist was
forty-seven years old the same day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

SUSAN B. ANTHONY says that one great
hindrance to the suffrage movement is
women's lack of education in money
matters. They have had no experience
in earning money or in knowing how
far it will oo.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
The Old Family Pistol.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, February 15.-A
seven-year-old son of NJ. A. Kenny, prom
inent farmer and stockman, was accident
ally killed tonight by pistol in the hands
of his brother. Death was almost instant
aneous. The brothers were cleaning the
weaDon at the time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

ENGLAND, it seems, will not put up
with any more fanatical massacres of
Christians in Egypt. The recent dis
patch of 5000 British soldiers to the
Soudan means business. The Indian
contingent will next be called into SER
vice, and no doubt short work will be
made of the False Prophet and his fol-
lowers
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

A NUMBER of Arabs have recently ar
rived at New York. The indications
are that these wild roamers of the des-
ert intend embarking permanently in
the begging business.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

SINCE the first of the year the Massa-
chusetts Legislature has received 1877
petitions, with over $4,000 signatures,
for municipal suffrage for women, the
object being the promotion of temper
ance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont. has
served nearly thirty years in Congress.
six terms in the House and three in the
Senate. He is seventy-fve years old,
but could easily pass for twenty years
younGer -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
Tn +be oninion of a oenuine X

I'm the opinion of a genuine Ken
tuckian, there is no part of our National
history so important as the fact that old
Pete Anderson's son Calib married Tobe
Watkins laughter, and aiterward
owned "Stcp High, " the horse that Ben
Salus rode from Lexington to Frankfort
in Is59,--klrkansaw 7rapcllef:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
The Treaty Signed.

MADRID, February 14.-Correspondence
saws the commercial convention with the
United States was signed last evening. 1t
takes effect March ], except certain
eieaass asferrsd to = meeting Of the cortes
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

BROOKLYN has begun the experiment.
of furnishing free books in the public
schools. The sum of S75, 900 has been
set apart for this purpose during 1884.
There are many who doubt the success
of the plan.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

JOHN DU BoIs, Pennsylvania lum-
Der king, is said to be the richest man
in that State. He is worth $14, 600. 600,
and employs 600 men in his lumber
mills
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
Storm in California,

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, February 1.-THE
heaviest gale and rain-storm of the season
last night. Three hundred yards of the
Southern Pacific washed away north of
Newell. Telegraphs north and south are
Frustrated. No marine casualties reported
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

In Boston, under new regulations.
holders of licenses for. the selling Of
fruit and vegetables are prohibited from
crying their wares in the streets to the
disturbance of the inhabitants.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

!. A New YORK physician ascribes most
of the pulmonary and bronchial disor-
ders of the day to over-heated public
conveyances.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
TOPICS OF THE DAT.

I THE largest cultivated public park in
the world is the Prater, at Vienna. con-
tanning 5,120 acres.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

A SOUTH CAROLINA paper suggests
that the pistol be taxed. 1t declares this
firearm ssa curse to the human race,
boon to the highwayman, and COLL
panion of the assassin, the murderer, the
thief and the coward" Another papel
says that .'except for homicidal purposes
there is not more utterly useless
weapon" :;
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

Southern Dakota is expecting the
largest immigration from the Eastern
States and Europe the coming season
ever known. The Russian emigrant
agent in New York City has addressed
a letter to Herman Rosenthal, of Mount
Vernon, the leader of the Russian
colony there, stating that several hum
dred families will soon be sent on
to South Dakota. They are industri-
Gus, thrifty, and make good citizens
| CLicagO journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

An Indiana jury sent in q written
verdict of '.Blode to peces hi the biler
bustin' ."-Boston Journal. A Boston
jury would likely have stated it thus:
Horresco referens, hic jacet the molec-
ural remains OF one who experienced
the expansive and elevating power of a
fluid composed of oxygen. 8; hydrogen,
/, when under the influence Of H. .. T.
of 212 Chicago Inter Ocean
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
The year whose numeral is exactl,

divisible BY four is not called ''Leap'
because four will leap into it, but fol-
the very reason that in ancient times
it was found that none but the giddy of
the weaker sex, and the jumping jacks
the ancestors of the dudes-of the
sterner sex were forming marriage al
liances. Hence it was enacted by pub
lie statute in most of the nations of
Europe that tall maidens of good
repute shall hereafter, in every fourth
year, be empowered and authorized to
PROFOUND the interrogatory nuptial
without fear OF favor of any man--bar-
ring the King. ."-NeU Raren U1,ion. -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

A farm in the town of Eliot, Me.
has been the home of nine generations
of one family. having been handed
down from father to son for nearly two
hundred and fifty years. The first house
was built of bricks imported from the
old country, but in 1856 it was SO shaken
~ by an earthquake that it was torn
down and the present structure built of
heavy oak timber. Upward of seventy
five children have been born and bro r.ht
uf, hero, and it is recorded that only nne
unmarried person has ever lied IN Z, cx.
crI,t one rhild, WHO was Incidentally
htf,uI,z=J3e ,tsn 2fahsnriUi,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

Corn was the first vegetable canned in
Portland, Me-, in 1854, the canning of
tomatoes being begun about the same
time in Boston. The canning of fruits
began about ten years later, and of
meats about 1872. The canning of soups
of various kinds-pea soup, terrapin,
mock turtle, tomato, beef and chicken
appears to have originated in Boston,
and during the war. The canned goods
business forms about ten per cent. of
the trade of the average retail dealer
throughout the country, and every good
housewife "psts up" lots Of fruit :,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21

DURING last year Philadelphias es-
tablishment made 1,315,000 base balls.
1t makes fourteen different styles.
About three-fifths of the demand is for
the cheaper grades for boys, selling at
prices ranging from five to fifty cents
each. A good share of the remaining
two-fifths is for amateur dead" and
professional dead" balls, selling at
seventy-fve cents and 81 respectively.
The best make sells at S1.25. For bats,
the second growth of ash is best. 1t is
procured in Wisconsin and Michigan,
and must be well seasoned.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-14

were really affected by the efforts of ladies
in their behalf was the woman Minnie
Brooks. She was the prosperous keeper
of disreputable house, but she resolved
to begin new life. The story of what
followed can be briefly told. She dis
closed the genuiness of her attempted re-
formation By leaving her horrible business,
closing up her bar and devoting her money
to the new cause. Meetings were held in
her house for some months, and at each of
these Minnie Brooks, handsomely but
plainly dressed, was present. Then came
the inevitable. The amateur reformers,
tired of crusading, abandoned the meetings
and forgot that such woman as Minnie
Brooks existed. She had nc income, and
she could not pay her rent, and she be-
came ragged, even hungry. None of the
'.good" woman came near her. She retur-
ned to her old mode of life, became again
famous for the desperate character of the
place she kept, made money again, and was
murdered last week Whether or not the
ady crusaders who induced Minnie Brooks
to try reformation tor while think now
that they did their whole duty in the pre-
misses is not known. No Chicago preacher
in any fashioable church seems to have
called attention to the matter Perhaps
Minnie Brooks did not have soul, but If
she was thus malformed the fact was omit
ted in the dispatches. Somehow, in con-
sidering the Minnie Brooks case. one can
not help thinking of those crusaders who
her. What will Minnie say
when she meets them in place long,
long way from Chicago?
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-14
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chicago Milwaukee
& ST. Paul

halfway is the short line from st. Paul
1iu minneapolis, via La Crosse and Mil
SauNee, to CHICAGO and all points in
'e eastern States and Canada.
;. IT Is THE ONLY LINE
natf one management between St. Paul
' NM Chicago, and is the finest equipped
AWAY IN the Northwest.
. II Is THE ONLY LINE
suA,'ihs Pullman Sleeping cars, Palace
s noNln@ cars and the finest Dining cars in
"V world. Via the famous
=, RIVER BANK ROUTE.
o"s the shores of Lake Pepln and the
,na ,%ulalhl III Mississippi river to Milwaukee
~, NV ''lcago. Its trains connect with
r.: VI the northern lines in the grand
"''l Depot at St. Paul.
| q. NO CHANGE OF CARS
e,n' "il class between St Paul and Chi
mJ y, g. For through tickets, time tables,
sicta, 'pl information apply to any coupon
S', agent in the northwest.
" MkRRnI, A. V. III. CARPENTER,
T n, .'e'a' Manager Genl Pass. Agt
cI'k' eANkk' &. II. HEAFFORD.
VII oupt. Asst Genl Pass. Agt
i Milwaukee. Wis.
ma. UNION, General Northwestern Pas
s'f Agent, St. Paul. MINI.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-14

This doubtless means that Mr.. Fo.
garty is to obtain bail and that Nelson
Story is his bondsman, with the Miles
City gentleman named as the ultimate
sureties. We hope that Mr.. Fogarty
has concluded to accept his release on
bail contrary to his avowed intention
when he left here.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-14
Road Making in the Park.

OA1AMMOAh AAOI CfhlNC3S, Vcl. To-
Lieut.. D. c. Kingman. Park engineer
has had 12O men men employe(
III four companies under ole
and experienced foremen. H
J. Pickering had 81 men for about ;
month employed in widening the
grade along the Yellowstone river
near the Grand Canyon. The work
extends over about two miles of mar.
row and poorly bridged grades. Will.
liam Douglas had % men engaged in a
similar work Oh the north side of the
Gibbon river between tie lower ford
and Elk Park. Both of these com.
panies were called in on the 10th.
fearing that snow storms would make
it difficult reaching government head
quarters later.
Oscar Swanson has 47 men in his
company. The Golden Gate road is
finished up to and beyond the Pillar
of Hercules. Ten days more of good
weather will enable the wOrkmen to
open the road through to Swan Lake.
This is the heaviest rock work that
was ever done in the National Park.
Mr.. Swan says, and the heaviest that
ever will be done in it. He informed
the writer that during his connection
with the constru .tion of the N. p. R.
K. over distance of one thousand
miles there was no heavier work and
no solder trestle work than that
which lies between Golden Gate and
the West Gallatin falls.
Mrs. G.. F. and Mrs. G. T. Hobart
and Miss Nellie Henderson were the
first ladies who passed over the new
road out into the upper Park at Swan
Lake. They saw the giant at work who
hurls the rock from the cliffs
into the canyon. They also heard the
boom Of his guns long after they had
left the battlefield. 1t is to be hoped
that no soldier of industry will lose
his life while engaged in this difficult
and dangerous work.
E. Lalnartine has had q men en-
ployed between Headquarters and
Gardiner. This is most important
undertaking and will. when completed.
open up an easy grade, avoiding the
hard hills that had to he overcome in
crossing the range by Foot Lake on
the old road. The new road. besides
being beyond the reach of ow-slides,
will also pass through most romantic
and beautiful valley with cliffs and
towers of much greater magnitude
than one would suppose from looking
down from where the old road lay.
There seems to have been a rivalry
between the companies to excel each
other in the amount and excellence of
the work done. The engineer. his
foremen and the men are entitled to
public gratitude for what they have
achieved in so short time and in so
perfect Il manner. It would be mis- |
fortune If. from any cause. the pres
pnt engineer were to he removed from |
his present work which he has so we'll |
planned and so vigorously executed.
L. C.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-14

special TO Enterprise.
MILES CITY, Oct. 14.-Joseph Leigh.
ton, of the First National bank of this
city. and w. r. Stebbins, of Stebbins.
Mund & Co.'s banking house, have
telegraphed Nelson Story, of the Gal
latin National bank at Bozeman. that
they will be responsible for D. E. Fo-
garty's bonds.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-14

The Day: There died Monday in Chi
cago a notorious woman named Minnie
Brooks. She kept a house occupied by
abandoned white women and colored men
and died as the result of wound inflicted
by negro ruffian last Saturday. There
was nothing remarkable about the murder;
it was but an occurrence in keeping with
the character of the levee where it occurred,
but it would not have taken place at all if
the efforts of so-called lady '.reformers'
had been more than the fancy Of an hour.
In the year 1880 there were many cru
sades good Of people, and among those who
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-28
Lancaster Lectnre Association.

A permanent organization has been
formed with the above style for the pur-
pose of arranging lecture course for
the coming season. 1t is the object OF
the association to secure the best talent
of the country. About twenty-five men,
bers have signed an agreement to pay
$500 it necessary, for the support of
the enterprise. All signing said agree
ment receive course ticket without ex-
ira charge. Any wishing to become
members may apply to the secretary.
The officers of the Association are:
President, Dr. A. H. Barber; Secretary,
John A. Street; Treasurer, w. n. Stone.
Executive committee, A. ii. Barber, 5.
+. Hassell, L. A. Burr, II. A. Watkins,
X. G. Orr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-28
MOntfOrt.

There was large attendance at camp
meeting last Sunday. The meetings arc
being continued this week and are doing
considerable good in the way of making
converts and refining society Miss
Katie Woods, lady preacher, is doing
excellent work in the meetings. Her
sermons are pleasing and effective.
2. L. Stevens is now comfortably
situated in his new bank near his resi-
dence.
The Montfort and Mitllin boys had a
match game of base ball in this village
last Saturday. Our boys carried off the
victor's crown.
Candidates for Office are around look
ing up their chances for honors.
Mr.. Will Jones, of Georgetown, pass
ed through Montfort on Monday of this
week, on his way to take charge of a
school at Waukon, Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-28

Mrs. VIM. Proctor and two children,
Miss Norma and Master Clyde, of Mt.
Hope, were the guests of her daughter
Mrs. w V. Mink last week
Mrs Fanny Parks, of Mt. Hope, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
place.
The new bridge at the Chafee ford is
now completed.
Mr.. Hathorne, our book agent, has
gone into the fish business and makes
his regular trips through our town.
The blackberry crop was unuasally
good this year, some came from Bloom
ington and Beetown bringing their tent
and fruit cans with them and camped
out until they were well supply with
berries and Mosquito bites.
Mrs. Gleason and little daughter, of
Dubuque, Iowa, was the guest of Mrs.
A. Mink, last week.
Miss Nettie Stewart, of Platteville,
was visiting friends in Burton last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss May Oakley, of Cassville, is the
guest of Miss Carrie Mink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haverlan and daughter
May,of Mount Hope, are visiting friends
in this vicinity. CRIT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-28
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Mount Hone.

Norman Bull, Dan Webster and H. !
Is. Rittenhouse, of Prairie du Chen,
and Lou BETTER, of Patch Grove, spent
Thursday night of last week with us.
Business and pleasure mingled and
commingled as the hours passed until
after midnight. when we adjourned as a
fully organized w. H. Whiteside Post,
No. ia, G. A. X. Thanks. gentlemen,
for your visitance. Come again
Miss Jennie Day is home again. She
says she had a real good time at James
vile, and that the poor unfortunates of
Grant county are cared for much better
than those of Rock county.
The little Misses Kite and Fannie
Mckenzie. of Lancaster, are having a
grand time with relatives here, far
away from the din and confusion of
their city life.
George Zimmerman lost horse the
other night. Cause: too much green
corn.
Abraham Williams has sold his fine
farm of 10 acres to a Hurricane
man for 81, 400 $40 per acre
Master Seward Garthwaite, blind son
of w. Z. Garthwaite, of Bloomington,
is spending part of his vacation with
us. The little fellow is making rapid
| progress i'll music and is well pleased
with the managers of the Blind Asy-
lum.
Deputy Sheriff Richards gave us a
call last week, while looking after jur-
ors for the September term of court,
and the voters for the November cleo
ton.
The young folks of our Good Temp
lars lodge propose an excursion to Pic
tured Rocks, below McGregor, Iowa.
All right, but don't fool about the arte-
sian well at the Prairie, or you'll get
wet.
The ex-soldiers of Mount Hope have
organized Grand Army Post with a
membership of 10, with prospect of
enough more to bring it up to 30 MEM
bers. The following is list of the of
ficers of VIM. FL. Whitesde Post, No.
Ia, of Mount Hope: Commander, II.
M. Day; Senior Vice Commander, j.
w. Alexander; Junior Vice Command
er, VIM. Chisholm; Quarter Master,
James McCloskey; Surgeon, M. p.
Whiteside; Chaplain, c. w. Grimesy
Officer of the Day, j. 6. Harshberger;
Officer of the Guard, A. J.. Stratton;
Adjutant, VIII L. Taylor; Sergeant,
Maj. A. Williams; Quarter Master Ser
geant, b. l.. LOOMS. Regular meeting
second and fourth Wednesday evening
of each month
A. l.. Stratton, of our town, will
spend this term of the circuit court with
you in the city. Look after the young
man little, Cap, and see that he does
not get into mischief.
John Halferty has at last consented
to accept the appointment of postmas-
ter when Cleveland is elected, and has
made arrangements with Mr.. Loomis
for corner in his store room to keep
the office in.
Threshing, stacking, church meeting,
soldiers reunions, old settlers meetings,
picnics, excursions, courts, conventions
and caucuses all in u tumble. Truly
this is busy world.
There is determined and persistent
effort on the part of some individual to
spike our caucus with Democratic
votes. That is too thin, boys. 1t won't
work. Republicans will run their own
caucuses. G. o. M.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-28
Orr Veterans.

BY MARION JULIET MITCHELL.
Come rally round the flag again,
Yeveterans of the war
And may your tread be firm as when
You marched to fields afar.
No deadly foe you have to meet
As in the days OF yore:
But honored comrades here may greet,
And tell your stories DER.
No cloud of war our land alarms,
That cloud has passed away; :,
We hear not now. the call ITO arms !"
You fastened to obey.
We can't forget amid our joys,
The time well known to all,
When you. our brave Wisconsin boys,
Responded to the "call"
And when that last sad hour had come,
To leave your homes, so dear,
You marched away, withffe and drum,
Nor stayed to drop tear.
Sad tears were shed by those you left
And many hearty cheer
Went up from those, of joy bereft.
Who turned 10 homes then drear.
But some who went, ah, where are they
Your comrades brave and true,
Who marched beside you on that day!
We see them not with you!
Kind summer DER their honored heads,
Strews fragrant floral gifts;
And winter, softly o 'er them spreads
Its snow, in fleecy drifts.
Their names, with those.of heroes great,
Who well their country served,
And helped to man the Ship OF State,
Through time shall be preserved.
And You who gather here to-day;
Protect our grand old flag
Let not one star be wiped away,
Nor ever let it drag.
Forever may it proudly float
O'er all our native land;
And show to nations most remote,
The strength of Freedoms hand.
And should the monster Treason dare
Again to raise its head,
May our brave Badger Boys" be there.
BY Union forces led.
From TIE Sunday Telegraph