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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
The Value Of the Percheron Stud
Book of France.

"
It contains the pedigrees and brief
descriptions of about five thousand Of
the best bred Percherons, and none
laAs the Of recorded sire and
dam are now elikible to entry. Every
one is familiar witfe+he old breeding
axiom, Like begets like or &e likeness
of some of its ancestors" FrofH>tals
alone the most obtuse mind will readily
perceive that a knowledge of those
ancestors is as necessary to the sue
cessful breeder as the perfection of the
animal himself. Stud books are histo-
ries of the individuals of a breed. and
are, therefore, the only means by which
the value of any animal for breeding
purposes can be measured; while the
worth of animals of unknown ancestry,
however fine they may be, Individually,
can only be ascertained by experiment.
This is the reason why animals of es-
tablished pedigrees. tracing through a
line OF excellent ancestry, always COM
mand higher prices. In this advanced
age of scientific breeding any person
attempting to disparage the value of
pedigrees, or opposing improvement
through the NEAR of stud books, must
be actuated by selfish motives and
should be regarded with suspicion.
There are many horses being imported
from France, of whose origin nothing
is known.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
Grows Gan Count Four.

Leroy, who, though he expresses the
opinion that 'the nature of the soul of
animals is unimportant," was an excel
lent observer, mentions a case in which
a mar was anxious to shoot a crow.
ITO deceive this suspicious bird. the
plan was hit upon of sending two men
to the watchhouse, one of whom passed
on, while the other remained; but
the crow counted and kept her
distance. The next day three
went, and again she perceived that only
two retired. In fine, it was found nee
essary to send five or six men to the
watchhouse to put her out in her calcu-
lation. The crow, thinking that this
number of men had passed by, lost no
time in returning" From this he in
ferred that crows could count up to four.
Lichtenberg mentions a nightingale
which was said to. count up to three.
Every day he gave it three mealworms.
one at a time; When it had finished one
it returned for another, but after the
third it knew that the. feast was over.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
Drying Seed Corn.

The old plan of hanging the seed corn
to the joists ofthe kitchen by the husks,
which had been stripped back and
plated together for the purpose, always
seemed to make ''seed that would
grow" because it was thoroughly dried,
says a contemporary. Not many
farmers wives will allow their Kitchens
to be cluttered up this way nowadays;
and so we suggest that the CORN be
hung in the smoke house and regularly
smoked, like hams. This will secure It's
thorough drying, which is the essential
point, and the smoke will tend to keep
birds and insects at a respectful dis
lance when planted, But, what ever
plan you may adopt, be sure hat the
seed is thoroughly dried before it is
reached by cold weather.-Indianapolis
journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

English experiments in telephoning
between a light ship and the land have
proved remarkably successful. The
vessel selected was anchored ten miles
from shore, in sixty feet of water. For
eight months messages of all sorts have
been sent and received in all weathers,
with but a single interruption from a
break in the cable. Passing vessels
have been signalled and reported; or
ders transmitted from owners to their
ships approaching or leaving port; the
state of wind and tide communicated to
waiting Mariners, and timely notice
given Of the occurrence and location of
wrecks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

The dead body of an English or
American lion-tamer named Stewart
was lately found in the room Of a house
at Romainiere, a suburb of Paris. By
the side of the remains was the corpse
of an old lion. Stewart had fallen on
evil days, and went to Romainville with
his lion. 1t is supposed that he sue
cumbed either to sickness or starvation,
and that the monarch of the desert lay
calmly down and died of grief and hum
ger BY the side of his master.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

New England farmers never tire of
looking for gold in their rocky pastures.
A promising mine has just been opened
on the farm of William Mott, lear
Slocumville, in a wild part of Western
Rhode Island. The rock is said to assay
$175 to the ton, and the gravel veins
$75 to $50. There are three veins, one
OF which has been traced three-quarters
of a mile, extending southwesterly be-
yond Slocumville. and there are pockets
in which the ore assays as high as 5000
a ton. Machinery is being put in, and
mining On an extensive scale is to be
begun.-Boston Budget.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
a how met with a SINGULAR accident

"A boy met with a singular accident
in Little Grass Valley, California. He
was standing on a barrel which was be-
ing conveyed in a wagon. The latter.
on reaching the brink of a hill, over
turned, and the barrel and its occupant
rolled a distance of owe 100 yards,
finally fetching up in a creek. The lad
was quickly ffshed out by the wagon
drivers, and found to be much bruised
and almost dead from fright.-San
Francisco Call.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

We often see children with red eruptions
Ofte aas sers an on a sse head sGus These sssi shi na1n in nde
cate a depraved condition of the blood. In
the growing period, children have need Of
pure blood by which to build up strong and
healthy bodies. II DR.. .Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is given, the blood is
purged of its bad elements, and the child's
development will be healthy, and as it
should be. Scrofulous affections, ricketts,,
f~ever-sores, hip-joint disease or other grave
maladies and suffering are sure to result
from neglect and lack of proper attention
to such cases.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

Interview with Mr.. Wilson Soule, q Large
Representative Advertiser, as to Its BEN
ehts.
From the g Haven Comm Sunday linton.
Oct IL, 1885,
Mr.. Wilson Soule, Secretary and Treas
urer of the Hop Bitters Manufacturing
Company, has been spending the last two
days here, arranging his advertising mat
tiers, and was interviewed by q UNION re-
porter as to the results and the worth of
newspaper advertising. He said that for
the four years previous to 1878 they spent
all their money! in bill posting and cfrcu-
lars, from which they received no profit; in
fact, they got back just about half what it
cost them for making the medicine and
printing and distributing the circulars.
In the spring Of 1878 they placed an adj
vertising order Of $4,000 with H. P. Hub
bard, OF New Haven. The results were
sales of $4,000. They increased the ad-
vertising the following year to 100000, the
spent $4,000, with S4S0,00O sales, and the
next year the expenditure was slightly In
creased, as also the sales. They argue from
this that nothing but simon pure newspaper ad-
vertising, judiciousiy and Thoroughly applied, Is
the sure road to success.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

Much of the trade of India, the total
value of which exceeds $3.50, 600. 900 an
nually, is carried on along its coast from
Kurrachee to Mergui. Much the largest
part of this coasting traffic is in grain
and pulse. The trade in tea and to-
bacco is falling of.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

"A citizen of Georgia had a quack
arrested for fraud in selling him q prep
aration for preserving the scalp, during
the use of which he lost all his hair.
But the quack escaped. II did moi
Pretend" he said, ito sell you a pre-.
servation for the hair, but for thd scalp.
Your scalp remains intact, does il
notp'' =
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

The London Lancet says that Eng
land is safe from cholera for another
year, and congratulates its readers onSa
scar which has been productive of so
much needed cleaning up and sanitary
Improvement, the effect of which will
be quite as useful against other diseases
as in withstanding cholera.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
A Noted Ladies', Seminary.

In no institution of learning in the coun-
try is a more complete education givent than
in the celebrated Notre Dame, near Balti-
more, Maryland. The Sisters in charge say
they find that Red Star Cough Cure sue
cessfully removes all colds and throat trou-
bles among their pupils. 1t is absolutely free
from poison, and costs but twenty-five cents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

"What a lovely complexion" we often
hear persons say. 81 wonder what she
does for it," In every case the purity and
real loneliness Of the complexion depends
upon the blood. Those who have salow,
and healthy by taking enough Of DR..
Pierce's sGolden Medical Discovery" to
drive out the humors lurking in the system.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

Pumpkins should be fed with grain
or mill feed for best results. If YOU
have corn meal to sprinkle over tho
pumpkins you have the best of feed
In the absence of this mill feed comes
next,-Rural Neg Yorker.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

-Dechinite or vanadate of lead and
zinc, has been discovered in Montana.
Ore of this nature is worth 500 0 a
pound Chicago Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
Ministers.

Rsv. q. q. Fairan, d
D., Editor Of the Itnoc
Xeshodfst. says edttori
ally. in the Novemb be-
(1sSs) number Of his Pc
per: I'VE have tested
t. merits Of Ely'i
Cream Balm. and be
Neve that, by . thor
ough course Of treat
ment. 1t will cure q
most every case Of CT
tarrh. Ministers. NJ
class, are af1icted witt
head and throat trou
bles, and catarrh seem
more prevalent tha'
ever. We can not ret
ommend Ely's Crear
Balm too highly"
A particle
use. Price so cent? by
----r-. uY nDnT
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

PIXIES TooTHACHED DROPS cure in ! minute go
Glenn's Sulphur Soap Leals and beauties. Csc.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
The Poor Little Ones.

WINTER is a trying season for hogs il
Chicago.-Loucel Citizen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

ALUcKLEss sportsman wanders aim-lessly
about in the wood.-Detroit Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

San artist in black"-A designing widow
-LoueU Citizen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggistsse sell it. Csc.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

BOGUS butter-A goat without horns
Rochester Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.

AucTIoNEERs have anod way of receiving
bids.-N. o. Picayune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

A TEXAS steer-go there and grow up
with the c~ountry.-Oa City Derrick.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
New Rendering of an Old Song.

Constructed expressly to harmonic
with the latest medical opinion on the
subject of kissing babies.)
will not kiss the baby,
The darling little flower,
She might catch the diphtheria
And die within an hOur
will not kiss the baby,
The precious little elf,
She might have the diphtheria
Which / would catch myself.
-ROSt0l Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

OUT at the elbows-The tramp's coat and
stovepipe.-N. Y. Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
A Lovely Complexion.

The small boy is trimmed with birch-rod
basting.-Hatchst.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

MILD, soothing and healing is DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
Consumption. Sold everywhere. "5c.
A PUSHING young MANTLE scene shifter.
The Rambler.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

watch
OutI
onI|s my was a little boy wouldn't say his
hen he went to bed at night, away up
hssrd him holier, an his daddy
ey turn the kivvers down he
" at ALL
him in the rafter-room, an
UP the chimbly.nue. N
guess.
+ found was thist his pants
bIe-uns IL git yon
Don't
Quit
ne time a little girl nd allus laugh an
lake fun of ever one an all her blood.
h-kin
Pne't, when they was company" an, ole
olks was there,
mocksd 'em an shocked 'em, an said
shist as she Kicked her heels, an turntto
e-standin' by her side, ~
lthey snatched her through the ceIlin'
r she knowed what shc's abouti
ne gobble-uns II git you
Don't
watch
OutI
little ayphant Annie says, when the blaze
: the lamPytck sputters. an the wind goes
woo-ool
AN you hearshe crickets quit, an the moon
An X .lightnin'bugs in dew is all
-sduenched away
You better mind yer parents, an yer teachers
An charish them at loves you, an dry the
; An be p the po' an needy ones at clusters
all about,
Erthe aobble-uns IL git You
81 you
Don't
Watch
Outl
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
THE %ELF-cHlLp.

= %tMoDERN)
hstne OrphaAt Armies come to our house 20
An wash the cups an saucers up, an brush
An snoo the Chickens of this porch, IN dust
the hearth an sweep,
AN make the fire. an bake the bread, an
earn her board an'-keep;
an MS other children, when the supper
We SCI around S1e KITchen ire an has the
mostest fun
Alist.nin' to the witch tales at Annie tells
An the gobbie-uns at gifts you
Ef You
Don't
Watch
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

A particle i~sapplied into each nostril: e asreses!ets
use. Price so Cent? by mail or at Druggtgts. Send 70
circular. L BROTHERS, Druggisu. owegQ MI
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

America. or Germany could be found
who would say that it would be posi-
BILE for France. in the event of a wal
with England, to make any use what
ever of the tunnel in securing a foot
hold for her army on English soil.
By special invitation of Sir Edward
Watkin, l visited the experimental tun-
mel last May. A small party was made
up in Lsndon, and workmen were on
hand to take us down the shaft and out
to the heading, about a mile and a
quarter under the sea. This expert
mental tunnel is only seven feet in di-
ameter, cut from the chalk by a verit-
able boring machine, which is driven
by compressed air. The entire surface
of the tunnel is cut away by knives
which are fixed to a revolving frame
seven feet in diameter, which is driven
forward at a steady pace. The chips
fall through the frame and are gath
cred by the machine itself and loaded
upon trucks in the rear. The material
is soft and the progress is rapid. At
least $50 feet may be cut in twenty-four
hours, even after allowing time for the
laying of new track. The escape of
the compressed air secures ample ven
tilation.
With machines at each end, the main
tunnel could be cut and lined in two
years. No work has been done since
April, 1888, beyond running the ma
chine for the edification of visitors, and
to keep it in working order.
As soon as England is over her
scare the work will be resumed, and
those who visit England in 1895 will
probably be able to pass over to France
by rail and with less annoyance than
we now pass Hosaac Tunnel, for there
will be no smoke or gas.-Cor. ST.
Louis Republican.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17

OF the wealth of the world, $780,.
00O, 00U are owned by four men, as
follows: Mr.. Mackey, S275, 900, 600 ;
Rothschild, 5000, 900, 900 Vanderbilt,
S175, 900, 900, and the Duke of West
minister, SS6, 900, 900. Their income
per minute is S25, 800, s1s and 81 re-
apectively. ~ +. Herald.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

If seed corn is taken from any place
except as hung up i'm braids on the raft
ers OF a warm room it will need to be-
tested before planting N T. Herald.
-Currant and gooseberry bushes
should be pruned every year. III they
are pruned i'm tree form they will bear
larger and finer fruit, and the latter viii.
not be so apt TO mildew. Rural World
Rice Pudding: A teacup of rice.
soaked for an hour; pour of the water,
boil il in pint OF milk till tender; put
1t into pie-dish with brown sugar; put
few Jumps of butter on the top, and
bake until BROWN y Herdld.
One of the best manures for the
garden is made by mixing two bushels
of fine bone with wagon-load of stable
manure. The bone makes the manure
heat more quickly, and the manure soft
ems or dissolves the particles of bone. -
Exchange.
Provide good harness for YOUR
horses, especially the collars A faulty
and poorly-fitting collar may lose YOU
several days work by one OF your best
horses. If it can bee done. let the har-
ness-maker take the size of the horses
shoulders before making the collar. -
Hartford Courdnt
If sawdust is easily prCcurable il
will pay TO mulch the ground around
all vines and bushes heavily with IT, II
may not do the vines rs much good as
fertilizer, but indirectly will benefit
them greatly. 1t keeps the weeds down
and thus saves much labor, keeps the
ground moist and mellow, and gradual.
ly becomes rotten wood, when il is one
OF the most valuable fertilizers for
plants and vines. Prairie Farmer.
EARLY vegetables necessitate putting
the seed in the ground often before all
danger OF freezing is past. A good way
70 protect the seed and TO insure them
to terminate is, after the seeds are in.
20 cover the beds an inch deep with
fresh fine stable manure. This will
start the seeds, prevent freezing, and if
there is any danger of the manure in
lurlng the plants it can be raked off Just
as they are ready TO come through. The
advantage of this is that il will secure "A
weeks earlier start, which is quite an
item in growing earlier vegetables for
market. Detroit Post
--lce-cream cake: One cup of SUGAR.
one-half cup of butter, two cups of
flour, one and half teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, whites of three
eggs well beaten, one teaspoonful OF
vanilla; make three layers and bake in
a hot oven. Frosting of three
eggs, one cup of sugar, one-half tea
spoonful of vanilla; beat fifteen min
utes, when it will be like cream. Put
this on each layer and on top of the
cake, then set in hot oven for a few
minutes till the frosting is little set.
then take out when the cake is cold the
frosting will be firm. Boston Budget.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29
Marriage and Health.

IL has been proved beyond all perad-
venture that married people suffer less
from sickness-haye fewer diseases and
live longer lives than the unmarried
this is true of both sexes When cholera
RACES il takes away more single than
married people, and so Of all contagious.
Professor Richard A. Proctor while adj
hitting these facts warns sickly people
against marriage. He says they have
no right to burden wholesome partners
with invalid companions for life, nor
should they run the risk of bringing
children into the world, that may inherit
their chronic ailments. The greater
mortality of the single may be due to
the TACT that invalids of both sexes often
abstain from marriage The question
has been raised whether anyone should
be permitted TO marry without n doctor s
permit. Certainly it is mockery of a
divine ordinance, for clergymen 10 unite
persons who cannot be true companions,
and who are unsuited TO each other by
difference OF age or an inherited ten
dency to insanity or disease. i eMorest's
MOnthiy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29
The Exquisite Pleasure Afforded BY
Family Reunions.

In this broad land teeming with
wealth of natural resources and advan-
tages, there Is n lamentable tendency
for famines to become widely separated
as its members arrive at maturity. IL
frequently occurs that mother must
travel a thousand miles or more in Or
der TO visit her several children and
their families. The exquisite pleasure
afforded by a family reunion is, alas
too seldom enjoyed. Not always is it
convenient for sons and daughters to
leave their homes and little ones TO
gather around tie old hearthstOne.
Would that the custom could more fire.
quently be INDUCED i'm. On many oc-
casions illness I'm the family Is a re-
straining cause. Too often the monster
disease enters an otherwise happy
home, despoiling n parent, afflicting
child. Our duty to ourselves and TO our
little ones demand that we make good
health the one grand study and object
of our lives. A terrible master is dis
ease, Unsuitable and unrelenting. AT
first with deceptive, alluring ways he
gains n foothold, while his victim
murmurs at is nothing-OlIy n Httle
pain, onjU q feeling Of iOedrinesS,
only q slight disorder" until eventual
ly disease assumes complete control.
Fight the monster i'm the start meet
him at his first approach u by using Or.
GuYS0TTS YELLOW DOCK AND SARSA-
PARllLA. 1t will make you feel fresh,
the blood will be made pure and circIl-
late with more vim. Sores and pim-
pies will disappear, the urinary and di-
gestive organs will gain strength and
perform their functions without pain,
while robust health, strength, freedom
from aches etc, and happy content be
the result, and longevity your reward.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29
a Great Benefactor of Women.

Lydia 10. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, is
often spoken of as the great benefactor OF
women and frequently receives letters like
the one we quote from, written by lady
I'm San Francisco, she says: 81 am taking
your Vegetable Compound and find great
benefit from it. N has done NE more good
th0H all me DOctOys." Mrs. r., of Vim
cennes' Ind, writes: Having taken If
bottles Of your Vegetable Compound and
cured by its use, ! feel very anxious that
every woman afflicted with Womb Disease
should make use Of it. Another lady i'm
birmingham, Mich, was suffering from
weakness and displacement. She says
Il began taking your Compound and it
helped me so soon, feel like proclaiming
TO the World its great virtues os a healing
agent for women"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29

WE accidently overheard the following
dialogue on the street yesterday.
Jones. Smith, why don't you stop that
disgusting hawking and spittingg"
Smith. How can II You know / am
martyr TO catarrh.
Do as did. / had the disease i'm its
worst form but am well now.
=. What did you do for e?
ID / used DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
1t cured me and il will cure you.
y. I've heard of il, and by Jove I'll try il.
u. Do So You'll find it at all the drug
stores in town.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29
"JOSIAR."

never kin forget the day
T.Stt we went out a-walkin'.
Aud sot down on the river bank,
And kept on hours a-talkiu';
He twisted up my apron string
An folded II together.
An said he thought for harvest time
Twas Gurus kind O weather.
The sun went down ms we sOt there;
Josiar seemed uneasy.
And mother she began 10 CALI
"LowceZyl % LOwecLy!"
An then JoSiar spoke right up
rs was Just a startin',
An said: "LOweeLy, what's the use
OF us two ever partiu'T'
IL KIND % took me 10y SURPRISE.
An yet l knew twas comm:
Il heard IL all the summer long
In every Wild bees hummin':
ld studied out the way al act;
But, law, I couldn't do IL:
i meant to hide my love from him,
But seems as IN he knew it:
In looking down into my eyes
He must a seen the tire:
An ever since that hour I've loved
An worshipcd my Josiar.
--EdtOnfOI MesSengsT
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29

Walking down Broadway is very pleas
ant when you feel WELL and Tx
never felt better than when his friend asked
him how he got over that severe cough of
his so speedily. "Ah, my boy" said T.,
=" q. NJ. ID. did it," And his friend won
dered what q. NJ. ID. meant. He knew il
did not mean Good Many Doctors, for
T X had tried dozen in vain. ~
have IL" said he, just hitting the nail on
the head, ''you mean DIR. Pierce,s Golden
Medical Discovery or Gold Medal De-
served as my friend J. s. always
dubs it," Sold by druggists.