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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
SWINE.
The Proper Summer Diet for Young and
Growing Pigs.

The Proper Summer Diet for Young and
Growing Pigs.
There is no better food for young pigs
after weaving than good SKINNED milk.
with a little sweet. moderately fine
wheat bran and corn meal stirred into
it. There should not be alarge proper
ton of meal in the mixture at first, nor
so long as the pig is making growth,
though corn meal is excellent to finish
off fattening with. Many a young pig
has been spoiled by overlooking with
lori or corn meal. 1t is impossible to
get a good growth OF such food alone.
Clear milk would be better. but milk
will pay a larger profit when given in
connection with some grain. Milk
alone is rather to bulky for a sole diet;
it distends the stomach too much and
gives the animal too much to do to get
rid of the surplus water. Many young
pigs are spoiled by overfeeding. When
first weaned they should be given a
little at a time and often. They always
will put a foot in the trough, and food
left before them a long time gets so
dirty that it may be entirely unfit
to be eaten. But one Of the worst
methods of feeding milk to pigs is to
have it stand in a soul swill barrel,
mixed in along with cucumber parings.
sweet corn cobs and other kitchen
wastes, till the whole mass is far ad-
vanced in the fermentation stage.
Sweet milk is good, and milk that is
slightly sour may be better, it may be
even more easily digested, but milk that
soured until it bubbles, TIL the sugar in
it has turned into alcohol or into vine-
gar, is not a fit food for swine of any
age. and certainly lot for young pigs
that have just been taken from their
mother. A hog will endure consider
able abuse, will live in wet and filthy
pens, will eat almost every sort of
filthy food, and often thrive fairly well.
but a pig that is kept in comfortable
quarters and fed upon wholesome food
will pay a much better profit to the
owner and furnish much sweeter pork
for the barrel. Nearly all the diseases
which hogs are subject to are caused by
| cold. wet pens, or by sour, inferior swill.
Better throw surplus milk away than to
keep it until it rots and then force il
| down the threats of swine. Farmers
should keep swine enough to take all
the wastes of the farm while in a fresh
condition and then supplement it with
good wheat middlings and cor meal.
Our own practice has been to keep pigs
enough to take the SKINNED milk eacf
day direct from the dairy room, with
out the use of swill barrel to store anG
sour it in. A swill barrel in summer is
a nuisance on any farm. We could
never find a good place to keep it
where it would not draw flies or breed
fiies. In winter it would be less object
ionable. but it is a nuisance at all timel
and in all places.-N. Y. Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
A Texas Centipede.

The centipede is not pretty insect.
He runs too much to legs. Once I
thought them of no use, but after seeing
a lot of little Chiricahua Indian pa
pooses pulling centipedes from their
holes and greedily devouring them.
legs, poison and all, no longer doubted
the wisdom and beneficence of their
creation. In the course of my check
cred career l have had several adven-
lures with centipedes and always came
out second best. A centipede can raise
q blister on a mans body quicker than
a red hot iron, and if you don't imme-
diately apply a remedial poultice of
pounded prickly pear and dose yourself
inwardly with post whisky-which latter
is warranted to kill anything but an
army mule-the resultant effects may
be serious. Centipedes usually attack
their victim at night, when he is asleep
and can't defend himself. They are
armed with about 200 little lances con-
veniently dashed to the toe of each foot
of which they have several-and at
the base of each lance is a tiny sack of
venom. If a centipede crawls across
your body-which he'll most likely do
if you lie down anywhere within a half
mile of him-youm have no difficulty in
following his trail and you'll remember
his visit for weeks. No man ave died
from the bite of a centipede, but l have
known n to make q man wish he were
dead. .PHi3sdsinAsa Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
FARM N

Smoking plum trees with sulphur
Is recommended as a~preventative of the
ravages of the c~urculio.
Eggs at twelve cents per dozen give
the same food value as lean beef or
mutton at ten cents per pound. Eggs,
therefore, are economical food. and
they are excellent for the farmers
family.-Troy Times.
1t is said that scarcity of water Is
one chief cause of tough beef. Ami
mails fatted in summer on s%ucculent
food are more tender than those of the
same age and character fatted in winter.
1t is well-known hat when a COW
aborts in a herd it becomes contagious.
This is due to a disease which causes
the difficulty rather than from any
physical disorder. No cure is known,
and the loss among the herds annually
is very great-Albany Journal.
If your blacksmith insists upon
| burning your horses feet, says the
National StockmGn. in order to make
the shoes fit, hunt another farrier at
once. The horseshoer who will do such
q thing is either an ignoramus or is too
lazy to do his work as it should be done.
Milk toast (for invalids): Take a
couple of slices of bread and toast well
that is, crisp. Take new milk or
cream, also q bit of butter varying &c
cording to toast required), and melt in q
saucepan together. Then dip in the
slices of toast, let them soak for a
moment or two, lift on to a deep plate
and pour the remains of milk and but
ter on top. Serve very hot; add salt as
required.-M. =. Herald.
-Currant Vinegar: This fine rine-
gar is made by simply pressing the
fruit to a mash, let it stand a night,
then strain the juice off clear and fill
bottles to the brim. Set them uncorked
in the sun. or in a warm place. until the
fermentation ceases. ANY little impur-
tiles that arises skim off with a piece of
blotting-paper, and cork the bottles
well. White currants are excellent for
delicate pale vinegar. Red ones make
a vinegar equal to that made from the
finest red wine.-Philadelphia Call.
The putting up and marketing of
butter in good shape during the sum-
mer months is an almost impossible
task. The butter often m into
market really unfit for use, when, no
doubt, it started from the dairy in fine
condition. Farmers should put up their
butter just as well as the regular dairy
men. pack it solidly in vessels made
especially for the purpose and in every
way prepare it to 60 on the market in
the best possible shape. If they do this
there will soon be no reason to com
plain of selling butter in summer at ten
to fifteen cents per poundCPrairse
Farmer.
The Soldiers Broil: Half roast, OF
stew, or parboil a m~oderate-sized shout.
} der of mutton, lift it into a hot dish,
, score it on both sides down to the bone
season it well with fine salt and cay
} enne or pepper, and finish cooking ii
} upon a gridiron over a brisk fire.
l Skim the fat from any gravy that may
have flowed from it, and keep the dist
which contains it quite hot to receive
the joint again. Warm a cupful O
picked mushrooms. let a part of then
be minced, and strew them over tn
{ broil; when it is ready to be served ar
range the remainder round it and sent
T it to table instantly.-M Y. Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
The Epidemic of Crime.

Whence comes this epidemic of suicides
and murderaP Recent discussions havo
several causes. Hon. G. b. Reeve,
of Indiana, charges it to infidel teachings
holding that hopelessness OF . fufure
state cripples fortitude for bearing LIES
ills. Another declares suffering from the
universal business depression b cause.
third writer attributes it to increasing u.
SANITY, a physician thinks much OF the
tendency Is inherited, while temperanco
advocatAs lay the responsibility upon
strong drink.
Free thinkers have committed suicide
but so have orthodox churchmen. Finan.
cial straits have beset many, but the
wealthy have also taken their life.
Insanity and dissipation have preceded
suicides and family murders.
One feature common to almost every
such crime challenges attention. Wei
nigh every report of suicide and family
murder men hons the perpetrator as having
"for some time been subject to melan-
choly." Whence comes this? All recog.
nized medical authorities tell Us that the
fire which consumes the brain Is always
kindled by arrangements Ct digestion; that
good digestion Is impossible without pure
blood, and cure blood is never known when
the liver and kidneys are out OF order.
Under such circumstances, q preventive
should be sought, and for this Warmers
safe cure is Sovereign fact conceded by
the best authorities in the land, and Il fs
especially commended by the celebrated
DR.. Dio Levis.-ROchester Democrat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
ACCIDENTS THAT ARE COSTLY.
The Expense That Railroads Are Put to
by Even the Most Ordinary Accidents.

The Expense That Railroads Are Put to
by Even the Most Ordinary Accidents.
"You occasionally hear people find
fault because managers of railroads dc
not prevent accidents" said a railroad
man in Jersey City the other day.
s'There may be bears among railroad
owners who rejoice in w%recking rail.
roads that they do not own, but to the
practical railroader a train wreck is a
big loss directly, besides the loss in
prestige which follows"
as the rolling stock so costlyp"
Eyes, a freight train for instance,
that rolls down an embankment. where
half of it is burned will give you a good
idea of the loss. The average engine
is worth $1,000. A common freight
car is worth $475. or perhaps $500.
The ordinary gondolas are worth from
$4OO to S425. An engine is rarely
ruined beyond repair, but a wreck can
knock $4,000 out of it just as easy
as rolling off a log. A burned
car is a ruined car. of course, and re-
pairs on those that are crushsd may
| cost any where from $50 to 5000 each.
If a passenger car, such as is used on
ordinary roads. is burned, 81 $500 goes
up in smoke. These figures are for the
cars in use, and not new out of the
shop. From this you can see that
wrecks may happen which cost a COM
pany SO. 600, and yet nothing is likely
to be said abont them in the papers I'M
less some one gets hurts. and not then
if the railroad men car keep it quiet"
Y. Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
MR.. x LATEST.
A Writer Who Will Not Be Popular WI
the Children of the Well-to-do.

A Writer Who VIII Not Be Popular With
the Children of the Well-to-do.
In future, we should say, Mr.. Ruskin
will not be particularly popular with
the children of those who are well-to-
do, to Judge from a letter he has been
writing. 1.-The father" he says. 'should
never provide for his children. He
should educate and maintain them to
the very best of his power till they are
of mature age" Then, ''when they
are strong enough, throw them out of
the nest, as the bird does" mo for
tune" should be '.left to them" The
ssnest" should always be at their dis
posal-'father's house open, says MI
Ruskin-but nothing more" Mr..
Ruskin does not say what he means by
s'mature age" so that we are left to fix
the period of maturity for ourselves.
Some would place it at one time, some
at another. And, moreover, Mr.. Ruskin
does not tell us what is to become of the
property which would, in ordinary
his children, if he had it to hand over.
Is it to go to the State, or to an institu-
ton. or to any other relatives than the
unfortunate offspringsP Honorable
children" says Mr.. Ruskin, will have
| their own houses" But that is not
always the case; and what is the use of
the said children providing for their
parents" if the said parents do not re.
quire to be provided forp MI. Ruskin
is good enough to lay down that mo
| guilt should ave stand between child
and p~arents;" but, though this sounds
People will still want to know why, il
they have the means, they should NOT
provide for" their children; and the
only persons, we fear, who will salute
| Mr. Ruskin as a prophet are those who
may be glad of an excuse for casting
their progeny upon the world.-London
| Clinic
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
Why HE SOLD THE FARM.

'eThen why do I sell3' you ask me again,
Big cabin, an olesrin,' IN alI2
Well, stranger. IN tell you; though maybe
1t amt any reason at all.
There's, plenty Of hardships in pi'neer life;
IT, hard workin, stint. at the best;
a heart Ike . log in my breast.
Dye pee over there by the cottonwood tree,
A elimbin' rose close by . mound
Inside O e fence made Of rough cedar
with woodbine all runnin' arounda
weily,Netty, my darling old woman. lies
Not VEN old either, you see;
She -s'n't morn twenty the year I come
Shed be, comm grass, thirty-three.
How she worked with . viii at our first little
mi her forehesd was .sHb5 Srned. and her poor
through Osu'S ni ssrdships, grew rugged n
She never complained; butmany a time
With eyelids all red n her face to the
You see all her own folks were there.
I'd cheer her and tell her we'd go by an by
b the olearin' an plowin' was through;
And poor Netty had plenty to do.
SG s Se'e would aThi bfd sG sn f fSs s ooep.gs sss IN :rv:
We hadn't no meetin' to speak of, you know,
Not . woman to talk to was nigh.
An she wanted to show little Joe to her
She vas hungry, I s'pose, for the sight
OF faces and scenes she had loved all her
Which twas material. stranger, and right.
But just when we'd planned to go over the
The deyiIlsh Sioux game about,
30 We waited, 1t may be, q harvesto or two,
And then came the summer Of drought,
That left us poor people. The next coming
Such a wearIsome fever came round;
An stranger-hold on till I tell you-there
It laid little Joe in the ground.
Netty pinned to q shadder, and moped by his
And her eyes grew so large and so clear,
That knowed we had got to go soon to the
If I cared about keepiu' her here.
If you'd seen her poor face when at last ]
! would take her home visitin.' we'll
III never forget how she put up her hands
Into mine, and for joy cried q spell.
She didn't feel strong though, that week OF
An the cough an the fever increased.
But softly she'd whisper-she couldn't speah
"We'n go-by an by-to the East"
She never got east any further than that,
Right over there under the mound;
But I'm going to take her and Joe in the
To her fathers old buryins ground.
That, strangers the reason I'm wfllin' Z,
You can buy at . bargain, you see;
It's mighty good land for q settler to have,
But 1t seems Q graveyard to me-"
-Teras SVtinos.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
THE ART OF GOOD TALKING.

The Virtue in q Good Subject and the Value
of Silence.
Those who are not very good takers,
and are mortified sometimes by being the
wall flowers of the evening, may get
some consolation from the consideration
that there is a great deal of talk that
could very we'll be spared, and that idle
words must be accounted for. Indeed,
they also serve who only listen. A
Frenchman once said of a gentleman in
whom he could detect no other quality
worthy of compliment, ''that he had a
great talent for silence" And some
people are very valuable in that way.
We have known people who could listen
sc in%spiringly as to draw eloquent dis
course from very ordinary people.
THE whole force of conversation"
some one says. depends on how much
you can take for granted" The good
listener may contribute to that force by
intelligent nodding. We once intro
duced two friends who were going in
the same car on an all-day Journey.
One of them was an %inveterate talker;
the other, also a good talker, could keep
still when necessary. Meeting the lat
ter a few months after, we inquired
how they enjoyed that day together.
1.-The doctor enjoyed it first rate" said
the quiet man. He began talking
when the train started, and never
stopped until it pulled into Jersey City,
encouraged by only intermittent mods
and smiles from me. Parting as we left
the train, the doctor remarked elusive
ly, We have had a good day; 1 don't
know when 1 have enjoyed a converse
ton so much.'"
Talk and silence do make good con-
versation sometimes, if they be rightly
adjusted to each other. Successful con-
versation assumes, in the first place.
sympathetic people. There must at
least be a willingness to get on COM
mon ground. DR.. johnson once tried a
fellow traveller in a stage coach on vari-
GUS topics and could get nothing out OF
him. At last the poor fellow. realizing
the humiliating situation, in despair e
claimed, TRY me on leather!" He did
and found an eloquent talker. He who
can adjust himself to his company will
always be entertaining. A good talker
must have, in the second place, a good
subject. Gossip leads to Alterations.
The man or woman having a worthy
subject will talk naturally. Small ma
lures talk about people, earnest souls
talk about things. 1t is easy to be
fluent in canvassing our neighbours pc.
culiarities, but one can't gossip about
astronomy and Free Trade and Undue
| tive philosophy.-Boston Beacon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

Payment to singers has sometimes
taken an odd form. When Mile. Zeile,
a vocalist from the Theater LyTfque at
Paris, was making a professional tour
around the world some years ago, she
gave a concert in the Society Island.
She agreed to sing an air from Norma
and a few other songs, and was to get q
third of the receipts. When counted,
the prima donna's share was found to
consist of three pigs, twenty-three tur-
KEYS, forty-four chickens, 5000 cocoa
nuts, besides a quantity of bananas,
lemons and oranges.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

in Alaska in midsummer, accord
ing to a late letter. the almost c%ontinu-
GUS light of day shines upon bright
green slopes, shaded here and there
with dark timber belts, rising up from
the deep, blue waters. An endless va
riety of bright-hued flowers, the hum
of insects and melodious song of birds,
together with a degree of heat dispensed
BY the solar orb which to our
thickened blood appears oppressive.
would cause a stranger suddenly trans
lated there to think himself in any
country but Alaska.-Caicaqo Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
THE pold engagement bracelet is b

The gold engagement bracelet is be-
coming as popular as the engagement
ring. Only diamonds, rubies and pearls
are used on these bracelets. The old
superstition about the pearl, that it
brings bad luck as a wedding gift,
seems to have gone owe entirely. and
now it is said that emeralds and sap
phires are the unfortunate" stones to
give for bridal presents, although they
are highly fashionable as gifts any day
later or to any body else.-M Y. IT16.
u7ae.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

There are several accounts of the
origin of the name Emerald Isle" for
Ireland. but that which seems to have
the weight of evidence on it's side is the
claim on behalf of Mr.. William Dren-
man,. one of the ablest writer's among
the United Irishmen. He was born il
1854 and died in 1920. He was the IN
thor of several poems. includ ny ti:lt
under the title of .Er n" in wh. 81 g.
uses the title referred to
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
-Thirty wears AGO an attempt to rails

Thirty years ago an attempt to raise
sufficient money TO buy a town clock
was made by the citizens of Farming
ton, Me-, but failed. Last week a fair
was held there for the same purpose.
and enough money was raised. together
with that collected three decades of
years ago, to buy the long-sought-for
time-piece, which will be placed on top
of the new county building now being
constructed oston journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

Positively Popular; Provoke Praise; Prove
PriceIess: Peculiarly Prompt; Perceptibly
Potent: Producing Permanently Profit; Pre-
cluding Pimples and Pustules; Promoting
Purity and Peace. Purchase. Price, Pet-
~. Pharmacists Patrouizing Pierce fro-
cure Plenty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

The wall paper of the room at St.
Helena, where Napoleon died, continues
a 8 ityas at the time of his death. This pat
tern is preserved in France, and a new
supply is manufactured and sent over as
it is required.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
"sHE tried her prentice hand on man.
And then the formed the laaSieS, OF

And then she formed the lassies, OF
"what is woman's WORTH" asked a fair
damsel of a crusty old bachelor. He did
not know, so she said: w. o. man ldouble
YOU o mani. But q woman feels worth
little il disease has invaded her system and
male weaknesses, DIR. r. V. Pierce's "Fav.
orite Prescription" stands unrivaled. 1t
cures the complaint and builds up the sys.
en-. Send two letter stamps for pamphlet
to Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
kion. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
HAY-FEvER.

I ear recommend Ely's
Cream Balm to all Hay
Fever sufferers, It being.
in my opinion, founded
upon experience and q
sure cure. / was AFFLICTED
with Hsy-Fever for TWEEN,
ty-fve years. ind never be
fore found permanent re
lief.-wEBsrI:R II. HAS
KINs, Marshh,sld, vt
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

A CHICAGO firm il introducing wooden
slippers into this country. The small boy
IL an IL q sweat for fear that his mother
will take it into her head to buy a pair
Burlington Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

Fruit jellies may be preserved from
moldiness by covering the surface one
fourth of an inch deep with pulverizsd
sugar. CHICAGO Times
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

JAPANESE. fans sell from three cents up
to $500. The former are the best for use
1t is easier to 'sraise the wind" at that
price.-Nofristo,Un Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

IT 10 said that in England lovers remain
engaged from three to five years. b
English lover, however, doesn't have to
buy ice .cream every week for his girl
Chicago Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

For stomach cramps, ginger ale or
a teaspoonful of the tincture of ginger
in a half glass of water in which half a
teaspoonful Of soda has been dissolved.
Boston Budget
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

A PorTEss signs: ST sit all alone, /
sit by myself, l sit all alone." If she
would stop writing she might have more
company.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

PrkK'sToorHAcHE DROPS curein minute, 25c.
Glsnn's Sulphur Soap heals and Soc.
GrnNAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns 3 Bunions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
CREAM BALM

has gained an enviable rep
utation wherever known.
displacing ali other prepa-
rations. A particle is ap.
piled into each nostrfl; n
Price, soc. by mail or at dr.
ELY
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

USE the great specific for GO cold in head"
and catarrh-Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
UN|MPEACHAbLE
TESTIMONY !

your Female Regulator for falling Of the womb and
other diseases combined, of 16 years standing. and 4
really believe I am cured entirely, for which please &c
cept my heartfelt thanks. / know your medicfne
saved my life, 80 you see lean not speak too highly In
its favor. Respectfully,
MRS W. e. STEBBINs, Ridge, Ga
your Female Regulator for years, and have had .
steadily increasing. demand for 1t; It gives the very
best satisfaction. 1 frequently sell It to physicians
who use it in their practice with the most sstisfactory
results. r. THOMAS, N. d. DruGEtsG
Valdosta, Ga, June q, 1883.
Send for Treatise on Woman. Mailed free.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co. Atlanta, Ca
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27
HAGAN'S
Magnolia Balm

is a secret aid to beauty.
Many a lady owes her fresh
ness to it, who would rather
rot tell, and yo1 can't tell