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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Birds Nests.

1t is a striking fact that the birds of
different feathers show a very marked
preference for building in naples. 1t is
true these trees are more numerous than
others about our streets; but there are
also elms, ~locusts, ash, ETC., mingled
with them-enough, at least, to decide
the question very clearly. One after
noon, a lady friend counted the nests
in the different trees as We passed them,
with a view to this particular point, and
the result was as follows: In the trees
of various kinds she counted eighteen
nests. The remaining one hundred and
nine on her tablet were in NAPLES.
Especially in villages the bird visitors
seem a very sociable a c 1t is pleas
ant to notice how frequently they build
near houses, about the very doors
and windows, as though out Of
friendliness to man, while other
trees, quite as good as those chosen. are
standing vacant a little further of. We
have noticed in several instances two,
three, and even four, nests in one tree
shading the windows of a house, and
once observed a cottage with three little
naples recently planted in the door
yard, and so much trimmed that they
could scarcely boast a dozen branche.
between them, yet each had its large
robins nest.-Golden Days.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
JEWELRY,
The Sensation Caused by the Most II
portant Ruby in the World.

The Sensation Caused by the Most Inn.
portant Ruby in the World.
The jewelry in the south central gal.
lery of the Inventions Exhibition come
in for a lions share of admiration.
Human nature must be almost inhuman
that withstands the temptation of look
ing upon the costly objects exhibited
without some inclination to covet.
There are very precious stones indeed
displayed by the two latest exhibitors.
The Goldsmith and Silversmiths' Com
pany. of Regent Street, have the best
position in the shape of a corne allot-
ment. Here it is shown how diamonds
and pearls are set, and the labor-saving
operations of a perfect little machine,
worked by electricity in the splitting
and drilling of pearls, are more inter-
est'ng. The attendants inform YOU. that
the company drills millions of pearls
every year and that the machine per-
forms the work of twenty men. What,
too, shall be said of the single stone
diamond necklet valued at E8, 600 or
the three-row necklace of large pearls
worth f5, 900, and a cat's-eye and dia-
"Ouu p0uuduG " Uc lOT
half that amoIfht? Ali the goods, of
course, are not rated at this high figure,
though after them the commoner goods
will probably have lost much of their
glitter. There is, for instance, among
the exhibits a fine gold lace brooch. set
with pearls. largely sold as a souvenir,
which represents only a few shillings,
though to the casual observer its artistic
qualities may not be inferior to the
jewelry of a hundred times its value.
Bond Street is represe lted by Hancocks
& Co.. and at this stand the lady visitor
may take her choice in fancy, if not in
reality, of such tribes as a thirty-two
carat brill'ant-a Cape stone of superb
luster-ticketed f4,50O; a very dark
cat's-eye and diamond, FL, 200; row of
pearls with ruby snap. f3,0 600. and a
remarkable ruby and diamond necklace
and earring f5, 900. 1t took four years
to match the rub'es, the difficulty being
to get so many of the orthodox pigeons
blood hue, and it was from Burmah
that they eventually came. The sensa
ton exhibit is a ruby, m inch long.
three-quarters of an inch wide, and
we Ching tw~enty-four carats. As regards
color, size and brilliancy this is said to
be the most important ruby in the
world. and it is supposed to have been
hidden away for many years among the
treasuers of an Indian palace.--Lon-
don NeaOS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Listen tn Your Wife.

The Manchester GUARDIAN, June 9Th, 1888, says: AZ
one of the
Windows
Looking on the woodland waysi With
clumps of rhododendroms and great masses
of MAY blossoms! !! "There was an inter-
esting group. -
1t included one who had been a "Cotton
spinner but was now SO
Paralyzed!!I
That he could only bear to lie in a reclin-
ing position.
This refers to my case.
1 was first Attacked twelve years ago
with "LOcOmOter Ataxy"
"a paralytic disease OF nerve fber'rarely ever curedl
and was for several years barely able to get
about.
And for the last Five years not able to
attend to my business, although
Many Mar T., things sggna hays bse Se; SSn Ss for % STRETCHING
Two years agoI was voted into the
Home for IncurablesI Near Manchester,
in May, 1882.
am no "Advocate;'' "For anything in
the shape of patent Medicines?
And made many objections to my dear
wife's constant urging to try Hop Bitters,
but finally to pacify her
Consented!l
1 had not quite finished the first bottle
| when 1 felt a change come over me. This
was Saturday, November Sd. On Sunday
morning l felt SO strong l said to my room
companions, 81 was sure I could
walk!
So started across the floor and back.
Ihardly knew how to contain myself. Twas ali over
the house. i am gaining strength each DAY, and can
walk quite safe Without any
"Stfckt'
Or Support.
/ am now at my own house, and hope soonto be able
to earn my own living again. l have been . member
Of the Manchester
Royal Exchange"
For nearly thirty years, and was most heartily CON
graduated on going into the room on Thursday last.
Very gratefully yours, JOHN BLACKBURN
MANCHEsTER (Eng.) Dec, "a. 1883.
Two years later am perfectly well.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
II SODA
Where it Comes From and How the De
posits Were Discovered.

Where it Comes From and How the De-
posits Were Discovered.
Along the Peruvian coast, stretching
for hundreds of miles, are the famous
beds of nitrate of soda, which, purified,
is saltpeter. These deposits, more prof
table than silver or guano, were dis
covered accidentally by a vagrant Eng
lishman named George Smith, but were
not operated to any extent until recent
years. Now, nitrate having been found
a valuable component of a hundred
chemical forms, is demanded the world
over, and millions of dollars worth is
shipped from the ports along the coast
annually. Before its value was fully
known a number of far-sighted men To-
Gated claims after the fashion in vogue
in mining camps everywhere, and then
the Government stepped in and forbade
any further presumption. But the origi-
nal locations cover enough of the de-
post to supply the market fora century
or two, and to keep up prices they have
formed a pool and a monopoly COM
bined, under which they charge from 80
to So per cwt. for what costs them
about Is cents. There is apparently nc
limit to the stuff, the bed stretching up
and down the coast for 800 or 400 miles.
Christian at Work.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
RRAvING THE INDIANS.
How a Georgia n Rescued a Fa
Maiden From Her Indian Captors.

How a Georgia Pioneer Rescued a FafI
Maiden From Her Indian Captors.
One of the first men to locate liz
Franklin County was William Settlers,
a brawny blacksmith, who lived in the
neighborhood of Blacks Creek, and foI
a time on the place where DIR. J. w.
Sewell now resides. He, together with
others, was captured by the Indians
once but being a blacksmith he did not
share the fate of most prisoners. They
kept him in captivity for a long time,
and it was his business to shoe their
ponies and repair their guns, toma-
hawks. etc. He finally made his es-
cape when most of the braves of the
tribe were out on the warpath. Some
time after his escape a young lady in
the neighborhood was captured by the
Indians. Settlers. being enamored of
the young lady. started in immediate
pursuit with his rifle and his dog as his
only companions, and lowered around
the camp at night, but found no oppor.
tunity of rescuing the fair prisoner un-
til the seventh night. The Indians, be-
lieving themselves free from pursuit,
left their captive in care of two warriors
and went to meet other members of the
tribe. Settlers approached as near the
camp as he could with safety, got the
two Indians in line with his heavy rifle.
and sent an ounce ball through their
bodies, killing them instantly. He un,
tied the fainting girl, put her upon his
horse. selected a fleet pony from among
the herd belonging to the Indians, and
reached home with his fair charge in
safety.
It is said that the course of true love
never did run smooth. and the adage
proved rue in Settlers case. The 9 RI
whom he had rendered such sigma
service and for whom he had dared Sc
much turned her back upon him ant
refnssd to accept him as her husband.
He bad better luck in subsequent WOO
| ings and married Il charming woman
some years after the above occurrence
He left this country for the Southwesr
about eightY-tive years ago. and moth.
ing of his aftar-life is knowns-Gaiwes
vsHs Ga Register
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
The increase of Insanity.

Boston supports 800 insane, says Mr.. T:
B. Sanborn, not 70 of whom will recover!
This is frightfull Insanity has in
creased 40 per cent. in a decade and most
of the cases are incurable. Whatever the
individual cause may be, the fact remains
Uric Acid blood sets the brain on fire,
destroys its tissues, and then comes some
form of fatal lunacy.
Nothing is so pitiable as a mind diseased.
Most brain troubles begin in the stomach;
then if the blood is filed with uric acid,
caused by failure of kidney action, and the
consequent destruction of the blood life
albumen-you lave the fuel and the flame
and a brain in full blaze as when one raves,
or in slow combustion, as in milder forms
of insanity. Rev. E. D. Hopkins, of st.
Johnsbury, VT, a few years 6 was o
fined in an asylum. He took a terrible
cold while aiding in putting out a fire in a
neighbours burning house, and for twenty
five years that cold was slowly filling his
blood with uric acid and finally the deadly
work was done. The case looked hopeless
but he happily used Warmers safe cure
and recovered. That was three years ago
and having ridden his blood of ali surplus
uric acid, he has remained well until this
day.
It is indeed a terrible thing to lose ones
mind, but it is a more terrible thing to suf-
fer such a condition when it can be sc
easily prevented.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Pen Painting on Fabrics.

As this method of decorating cos.
tunes, curtains. %portieres, mantel and
table borders and lambrequins is very
fashionable, it is well to know how it is
executed. On velvet the effect is hand
some and bold: on satin and Henrietta
it has a much more delicate appearance
and makes u beautiful trimming for
dresses. First have the material upon
which the floral design is outlined in
chalks mounted or rather stretched on
a stiff board, and then mix ordinary oil
paints or enamel colofs with a little
turpentine OF mastic varnish. Having
reduced them to the consistency of but
ter take them up. on your palette knife
and scrape them of this on to the edge
of a small tin palette. then having the
different shades of the flower to be pro-
duced already on the tin palette. take
an ordinary steel pen. with very broad
shoulders and carefully and firmly
scrape up a small quantity of the paint,
transfer it to the design by sticking the
point of the pen firmly into the outline.
turn it sharply over and the paint will
be left on the design. After carefully
outlining the whole flower in this way,
wipe the pen perfectly clean and pro-
coed to stroke down the rim of paint
firmly, closely and finely, which VII
produce a series of lines. each line rep,
r%esenting a crewel stitch. For the veins
of leaves and flowers pant is merely
laid finely on with a pen. not stroked
down. For the centers of such flowers
as dais 'es and suntlowers, the paint is
laid on in one thick lump and then
punched with the point of a coarse pin
till the desired effect is produced. More
brilliant effects are attained by using
gold and silver in conjunction witt
bright PHILADELPHIA Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
H OIL SCOUT.
New Profession Which Is Misunderstood
BY Most Writers.

In 10
BY Most Writers.
The oil scout is not too good to be
comprehended, but he seems to be
imperfectly understood by the outside
public. He is neither an Indian fighter
nor a detective, nor is he a cross be-
tween the two. as some of the story pa
pers and even the metropolitan dailies
have pictured him. He is simply an
expert in all matters that pertain to
drilling and handling oil wells, and
is employed to get Information
CASUALLY under dificulties) for
speculative or other purposes. A
knowledge of woodcraft helps him on
his way through the wild woodland,
where many test-wells are drilled, and
to succeed he must be a good Judge of
human nature and have the sleek ways
detectiye instinct is strong in him, and
his mind is inventive and he can be
pleasant and pay close attention to what
may seem unimportant details, he has
many of the elements which go
to make up the successful scout.
The oil scout who renders val
udUle SERVICES Is OIteu IOTceu u
arrive at conclusions from slender in
dicators, and in sending amessage from
a wildcat we'll one mistake might cost
his employer more money than a scout
could expect to earn during a lifetime.
Though a life of hardship, it is strange
ly attractive to most of the men who
follow it, and the portion of a mans ca
reer spent scouting is likely to be better
remembered than what has gone before
or may come after. 1t was not an I'M
common thing for a field man during
the busy years of 1882 and 1883 to keel
his boots on foul days at a stretch, ano
find refreshing slumber on a pile of cast
ing or on the damp ground under thu
hemlocks. Many nights have the scout
watched the stars twinkle as they re
clined near and sometimes inside tn
guard lines, listening for the faintes
sound from the mystified wells. Tn
professional oil scout first became a fac
tor in oil operations in 1877. He wa
ushered in with the great Bradford field
became prominent during the Cherr.
Grove excitement, and has since bee
inseparably connected with all develop
ments that have exerted an influence o.
speculative values. = Bradford Petr0
leum Age.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Life in the Paris Sewers

is possible, for a short time, to the robust,
but the majority of refined persons would
prefer Immediate death to existence in
more revolving to be in one's self a liuing
seaoer. But this is actually the case with
those in whom the inactivity of the liver
drives the refuse matter of the body to
escape through the lungs, breath, the
pores, kidneys and bladder. 1t is aston.
ishing that life remains in such a dwelling.
DR.. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery
restores normal purity to the system and
renews tine whole being.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

Under a new law in Italy any circus
which does not fully perform every act
promised in the printed programme, or
which misleads the public by means of
pictures, is fined $500 for each offense.
Such a law suddenly sprung upon cir
cuses in this country before they had
time to get new posters printed would
make the evenings performance last
twenty-four hours, which would sadly
interfere with the show in the adjoining
county the following day.-NorTistown
Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

Gentlemen living in flats will be
surprised to learn that s'to be a house.
keeper a tenant must occupy the whole
of the house." What would become of
us if there we're no laws to tell us
thingsP-LouisuiHe Comrier-Jownal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Prosec,.te the s,Csmdlers ~!

If when you callfor Hop Bitters the druggist hands
out anything but " Hep BitteTs'' with u green cluster
of Hops on white label. shun that druggist as you
bogus stuff. fndict him for the fraud and sue him for
damages for the swindle, and we will reward you
literally for the conviction.
See U. S. Court Injunction against C. d. Warner
Reading, Mich, and all his statesmen and agents.
Druggists, and other imitators, take warning.
HOP MFG co.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Throw Away Trusses

and employ the radical, new method
guaranteed to permanently cure the worst
cases of rupture. Send two letter stamps
for references, pamphlet and terms
Worlds D~ispensary Medical Association
663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

The Johnstown (Pa.) Sentinel says
81. A. Osborn, of State Line, shot a
wild goose with a revolver a few days
ago that measured five feet two inches
from tip to tip" Some people would
call a revolver of that size a cannon
NOrrisfOUn Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

The retail liquor license in Fulton
County, Ga, exceptin Atlanta, has been
increased to $1,000, just five times as
much as heretofore.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

In front of Yankton. d. T., where
the channel of the river ran twenty feet
deep five years ago. there are now one
hundred acres of land six to eight feet
above low water mark. The river is
shifting to the Nebraska sids.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

A DENTIST advertises "Teeth inserted
without pain" This shows one marked
difference between a dentist and a dog
N. Y. Graphic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

P1KE'sTooTHACHE DROPS cure in 1 minute, Csc.
Glenn,sS Sulphur SOAP heals and beauties. Csc.
GERMAN Corn REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

THEY stay that Bjornsten, the tjenor
will make a trip through this country
this fall.-Chicdgo Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

A YOUNG lady gave as a reason for no
marrying a man, that he didn't suffer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

"Her face so fair, as flesh it seemed not,
But heavenly portrait of bright angels hue,
Clear as the sky, without a blame or blot,
Through goedly mixture of compilations
due,
This is the poets description of a woman
whose physical system was in a perfectly
sound and healthy state, with every func
ton acting properly, and is the enviable
condition of its fair patrons produced by
Any druggist.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

"WHAr is the worst thing about richesf"
asked the Sunday-school Superintendent.
And the new boy said: SHOT having any,"
Boston Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

WHY is a balloon voyager greatly to be
world, and has most excellent prospects.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. '5c
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Stuf6nu Up.

For all forms Of nasal
catarrh where there IL
dryness of the air pas
sage with what is com
monty called "~stufinG
up" Ely'sC Scream Balm
v relief
Its benefit to me hal
been priceless.-A. G
CHASE, NJ. D., Mill
wood, Kan.
Being a sufferer from
chronic catarrh, ant
having derived grea'
benefit from the use o,
Ely's Cream Balm / cal
highly recommend It,
B. FBANKEN, Druggist
s%igourney, Iowa.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

BASEBALL is q curious game. So soon
as a player gets out he is obliged to come
in
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

A particle is applied into each nostril; is agreeable tc
use. Price 50 cents by mail or at Druggists. SEND fol
circular. ELY Druggists, Owego, n. 4
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Men Think

they know all about Mustang Lin
iment. Few do. Not to know is
not to have.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22

INV "a o. " S"A w = hkh4 thou
l somewhat ~imprudently, perhaps, spoke
to him by name. But, will you believe it?
the ungratefel dog stared me in the face,
and marched sullenly by without word or
sign of recognition. $50 much,' thought
1, "for gratitudew
Some months later. when the next sum-
mer was getting well advanced, we had
one night an alarm of fire. Many of the
newer mills at E~katerinburg are of stone,
but the main building of ours, being COM
paraA vely old, was of wood. 1t was a
thing to blaze up like Q box of matches. 1t
that the fire had broken out, but in some
sheds connected with the main buildings
by a range OF shopping. This last was
stone-built, but, as i'll luck would have it,
covered with wooden shingles.
A good many people were soon got to-
gether, mostly our own hands, and
directed and encouraged them as well as
could to get the fire under. But they were
a stolid, heavy set of fellows, those Rus
slams, and the way in which they take care
not to ov~er-exert themselves at a fire is
enough to drive an Englishman wild. Yet
there were some few who worked well, and
one fellow in particular. noticed a rag.
ged fellow, a beggar l took him to be, who
really worked splendidly, and in a way
that ought to ave made many of those
whose daily bread depended on the exist.
ance of the mill ashamed of themselves.
"udU DtUWtcu Uue dpdUuy VI buOSe lazy
~scoundrels generally n want of water
it was soon plain that the sheds which
were on fire could not be saved, and tina
what we had to look to was the mill itself
The danger of the main building was in
creasing every moment, for the fire was
beginning to make its way along the shin
gled roof of which 1 spoke.
could see what had to be done-thos'
shingles had to be stripped off. ] had
ladder reared against the building, anc
called for volunteers to mount it. Tn
height of that roof from the ground wa
considerable, and the fire was every mo
ment getting more and more hold upon it
To strip off the shingles would be a hart
job and a hot one. and it is not to be de
MED. a dangerous one. Not one of thos
cold blooded rascals who had eaten on
bread for years would come Onward.
stood at the foot of the ladder, and tolt
them / was going myself. IORered INVENT;
roubles-ffty reubles-to any man VIII
~ould help me aut it was CT no USE
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03
Grants Choice Of q Profession.

'Tt was mere accident that put me
INTO the army" said Grant to an old com.
sde. 81 hadn't much fight In me, and
lidnt want to 60 to war. l thought Of
being farmer and thought of going
% sea; but OF all the possible futures
dreamed of when boy, being soldier
wasn't among them.
81 know that those who remember my
ooyhood tell about my firing pistoj
without flinching when was two years
old, and crying for more OF 1t, but don't
think such tendencies were strong.
iever thought Of being a soldier. Going
% West Point was just the accident
ave told you.
IF was superstitious should think
here was some fatality in my going tc
West Point, for, when the war was over
figured up, and as near as l could fine
,ut the little country village Of George
town, O., from which l went-a place O
+. couple of hundred people--sent to thu
war one full (myselD, three major gen
erals, two brigadier generals, three col
onels, three or four line officers, and ont
private soldier. The private deserted,
'hnk.
81 had no very easy time OF it at Yves
Point. In a class of more than one hun
bred l was behind them in almost every
:hing. never succeeded in gettin:
very near either the head or foot of tn
class. was within three of the foot il
languages, 1 believe, and within five o
The head in mathematics, but that didn'
count. graduated as No. 81, and wa
glad to get it."