The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
.Chow-Chow-A variety.

Chow-chow is a variety of highly spiced in
gredients-cabbage, mangoes, pickles, COLI
flower, vinegar, mustard, and the various
spices. And as variety is the spice of life, we
wish to show that our lives are surrounded by
a greater variety, even, than this condiment
of which we are so fond. Some people, as to
disposition, are sour and sharp as vinegar, I'M
Intentionally wounding the feelings of those
they love the best; while others are decided
ly peppery, ever ready to defend their pet hob
bies against imaginary foes; and others still,
like mustard, draw upon our patience most
sorely.
Thu cabbage, which enters so largely into
this compound, might be termed the Queen of
so appetizing to the palate. We see a variety
of occupations pursued by various men, some
choosing the life of an agriculturist, upon
whom the townspeople depend largely for
food. The farmer plants the grain, reaps the
harvest and brings his productions to the
stores of our city. Were it not for our farmers
we would. be in a sorry plight indeed; and in
turn were it not for our merchants they would
be deprived of useful articles.
The miner brings from the ground metals
both useful and ornamental. Though they
are taken from the earth in a rude state, they
pass through different processes till they are
moulded as we see them and sent to us for our
use, for "Nature herself is a labatory in which
metals and all elements are forever at a
change" The milliner, the mantua-maker
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when we wish to have like spring, a new suit.
Some enter upon a life-work as doctor, law
yer and minister. But that of the teacher is
of vast Importance; he teaches us from early
liberal education. We admit he is often placed
where his patience is sorely tried. The scholar
may be difficult to teach, or so Indifferent that
it is impossible to make any advancement
But it is in our power to make our school days
the happiest and most profitable part of our
lives.
Among the many useful occupations in
which men are engaged, few give us more
pleasure than the photographer, who, by the
aid of that great luminary, paints our pictures
and brings the. faces of our distant friends to
our Preside.
The homes that we all love so dearly are
built by men of different occupations-the ma
son, the carpenter, the plasterer, the painter,
the upholster and the artist, all are necessary
to the completion of the cozy home.
1t takes good and noble characters to make
home what it should be; for there are laid the
foundations of the future. Much of the sue
cess of after life comes from home influence.
Among the greatest characters the world has
shown us, the name of Julius Caesar stands
first. He was eminent not only in one but in
all things, and we'll deserves the name that
Shakespeare gives him-"Thef foremost mar
of all the world" As we have taken Shakes
peare for our authority, we must here mem
ton him as the greatest dramatist the world
has ever known. t.s
Louis XIV of France, is briefly described by
saying he is the greatest actor of majesty that
ever filled a throne. Coming nearer to rhe
present time and to our own country, We men
ton George Washington, noted for the love of
his country and the purity of his character
"First. in peace, first in war, and first in the
hearts of his countrymen." Lincoln, also, be-
cause he possessed all the homliest traits of
the common people, and with his pen he sign
ed the freedom of many millions of slaves
Among the names worthy of fame in the pres
ent century, we would mention Gladstone, Bis
mark, Grant and Tyndall.
We must not, while we picture the charac-
tiers of history, omit the gentler sex. One
good example is Queen Elizabeth, whose reign
was in every respect one of the greatest eras
traits and the heart Of King; all she did was
for the good of her country. Also Queen Vic
toria, known as the good Queen of England.
The people have complained of her for the
first time; but the complaint itself has been
the highest proof of love and honor. 1t has
been said again and again to her honor, that
she has never failed in her attention to bust
ness, through all her family SORROWS. TIL
Queen has not yet passed the line that di-
vides middle life from age, and we hope her
path may lie far beyond it, and that she may
present to posterity the venerable picture of
an aged sovereign, as she has already fur
nished a most charming and characteristic ro-
nance of royal love and youth.
Florence Nightingale is also worth to men
tion, on account of her example in calling forth
the exertions of American women in behnlf of
the wounded and sick during the late civil
war. Her name and example belong to the
race she has honored, but to us whom she
served in the crisis of our fates and thus as
sociated her name with the benevolent and he
roic ladies of our land she will ever be pecu-
liarly dear.
Long, long ages ago, architecture and sculp-
ture were developed by the Greeks, Romans,
Italians and Spaniards. Painting and music
belong more properly to the middle ages, and
in these mes very high degree of perfection
was reached.
1t is acknowledged that in sculpture the
Greeks obtained absolute perfection. The
finest specimens that remain to us are those
that adorned the pediments of the Parthenon
in Greece. But they have lately been taken
to London as "Elgin Marbles" and placed in
the British Museum.
Whether any original or national architec-
ture will be evolved from the style of the pres
ent day is a question which the future alone
can show. Modern architects seek to give an
individual character to separate buildings,
but are still inclined to follow ancient, classic
and mediaerval forms. Great advances have
been made in architectural decorations during
the last few years. We pause here in our con-
sideration of American art, because to go fur
Their, We should find it necessary to study the
work of living artists. Great advances have
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the growing taste for study abroad seems to
have destroyed the purely national character
which prevailed the works of early painters
t'Hence in silence and in sorrow,
Toiling still with busy hand;
Like an emigrant he wandered,
Seeking for the better land"
Dead he is not, but departed, for the artist
never dies.
The literature of our language is traced
back to go A. D., and here also We see a great