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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
A Hint to Dudes.

'.This life is horwlbly dull, Angelina, !"
he observed, as he drew his seat closer
to her. II am boahed to death, 1 as.
suah you. pom honah.'
Il am very sorry that you find life
so," she said.
Everything is so beastly dull, yaw
knaw; nothing going on
lit is very sad
1T is, / assuah you. l feel as if 1 had
dwank the cup of life and got down to
the dwegs. There seems to be nothing
in the world TO engage the mind.
80, yes there is, she said with ami.
nation. You 90 and hunt around and
get the mind, and when You have found
it come tt. me and will suggest some
thing thai win engage 1t. "-BostoiS
Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Analysis of Soil.

The fertility of the soil is governed by
the proportion of fine impalpable pow
der which exists in it, this powder alone
acting directly upon vegetable growth,
which it does by entering the roots in
solution with the water and acids with
which it comes in contact. Put into
large (about foot and half long)
glass tube the soil to be examined, the
sample to be all the soil removed in
digging hole two inches square by
eight inches deep in any part of the
land to be tested, then fill the tube half
full of water and vigorously shake the
whole until the contents are well mixed,
and afterward allow it to settle. The
heavy grains sink first, layers will be
formed, the most fine and impalpable
being nearest the top, the amount of
which will of course govern the degree
of the fertility of the sample, and an in
telligent inspection of the different
layers will allow any one to form
pretty accurate analysis of the soil from
which the sample was taken. San
Francisco Chronicle
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Panie-Stricken Spain.

MADRID, January Additional shocks
of earthquake have occurred in various
parts of the Southern Provinces. Albania
is terribly afflicted by the earthquake and
presents an awfully impressive spectacle.
The upper portion of the town is built
upon hill, and fell on the low
er portion in the, valley. The
bodies of over three hundred victims
are already recovered. Ten thou
sand head of cattle were killed. All public
buildings were demolished. Seven thou
sand persons camped in the fields hold re-
ligious service in the open air. Engineers
report that the remaining houses at Al.
bunuelos are in dangerous condition, and
it will be necessary to blow them up to in
sure public safety. During the earth
quakes the silence was broken by
showers of stones. Despite the risk,
hundreds of persons remain among the
ruins searching for property. Parents are
weeping over places where their children
are buried, imploring soldiers to dig. for
and recover the bodies. A number OF the
injured are lying on straw, and many of
them are delirious. The Governor has
been on tour of inspection through the
ruined districts and has distributed relief
to the sufferers
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Quickness amt no sign O. sense
De trout snaps at de hook sooner der
de catfish, but he doan lib SO long
'Arkansaao TraUeler.
Roses killed in the garden by cold
weather come again on the cheeks oi
the dear girls who are wise enough to
romp and walk in the open air.
"A recipe for lemon pie vaguely
adds: Then sit on stove and stiI
constantly" just as if anybody could
sit on a stove without stirring con
stantly.-M. y. Herald.
1t is said that Mark Twain rewrite:
every article eighteen times. This i,
pencil makers from shutting down and
throwing men out of employment.-De
troit Free Press.
20. dear, no!'' exclaimed Mrs
Silvadollar; I'VE were obliged to re.
main at home this year. / did so lona
to see dear Paris again; but paw saic
he wouldn't think of it while the epider.
mis- lasted. .'--Boston Transcript.
The banner Democratic counties q
the North were New York and Kings.
which gave SO, 939 Democratic majority
while the banner Republican counties
were Philade .phia, Allegheny and Ian.
caster, in Pennsylvania, giving Repub
hcan majority of nearly 60,000.-Chi
cago Times.
"A little boy in one of the city Ger
man schools, while engaged in defining
words few days since, made a mistake
| which was not mistake. He said,
"a demagogue is vessel that hold,
beer, wine, gin, whisky, or any othel
| kind of Intoxicating liquor. Washinsa
ton Post.
| Once in a Lifetime
Her cheeks are flushed, her eyes are wet,
| She heavea a gentle sigh,
| Her hair is nluSSed, she scarce knows yet
| What's best, to laugh or Cry.
| What makes her blush and tremble SO
With mingled joy and fright?
The first time in his life her beau
Has kissed her sweet goodnight.
| Boston Courier
q am afraid that George is giving
too much attention to the classics" re.
marked an old lady. ''Why do yos
think so?'' asked the old gentleman
because when he was home the othes
day overheard him tell young Smith
he played baseball great deal, and
that his studies were mostly all Greek
to him But am glad the poor boy
plays ball occasionally ~. Y. Sun
Il don't see," observed Mrs. Crap.
"why, when they are giving away all
them offices they don't let women hold
something They would, my dear,
but the women won't do it." answered
her husband ..Well, should like tc
know, John Crap, what they'll let them
hold?' He took his hat, looked to see
that the hall door was open, and in
trembling accents nurmured, ''Their
tongue, my dear"
An epicurean bishop was neatly
taken in by smart boy at Banbury.
Being desirous of tasting the famous
cakes, he beckoned to the lad to come
to him to the window of the railway
carriage, and asked the price of the
cakes. ''Three pence each. sir, replied
/ the boy. Giving him six pence, the
bishop desired him to bring one, and
added as he was running off, ''Buy one
for yourself with the other three pence"
> Presently the boy returned, munching
his "Banhury," and, handing three
pence in coppers to the bishop, an
nounced in the most ingenious manner
, There was only one left, sir. London
american Register.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Unitarians are moving for
Church Building Loan Fund.
John Wesley's copy of the Bible
was in use at the recent Centenary
Methodist Conference in Baltimore.
The pastors of The churches in Pitts
ton, Pa, have united in a card against
Sunday funerals. Pittsburgh Post.
The oldest church in New Jersey,
the Church on the Green, at Hacken-
sack, belongs to the Reformed Dutch
Communion. 1t was organized in 1886
with m ,mbershir, of thirtY-three per-
sons.-M Y. Sun.
The Episcopal missions to Italians
in New York has been quite successful
the past year. The Sunday school has
numbered 180, there were 81 candidates
for confirmation, "a baptisms, and
about 500 communicants.-N. Y. IT1b-
une.
Bishop Hurst, of the American
Methodist Church, has had a private
conference with Alexander l., Prince OF
Bulgaria, in which he explained fully
the object of the mission there. The
Prince is Protes,an and the new con-
stitution gives equal rights to all de-
nominations.
"A strong effort is making in Massa-
chusets to improve the night schools
which, under the law of the State,
form a part of the public school systems
As history tells OF so many great men
who were forced by poverty to gain
knowledge in their youth by the light
| of pine knots, it must seem that the
night school has a special reason for its
| beinp-Curre7at
| The Yale College catalogue, just
to be on a new plan. The summer va.
instead of twelve, postponing the OPEN
4 tember "a. The Christmas vacation
this year will therefore be only two
lweeks-from December % until Janu.
ary 6-instead of three, as formerly,
The total number of students in all de
total of 1902 last year.
1t is reported that Mr.. Ira d. San.
key, Mr. Moody associate, has decided
to use a portion of the profits accruing
from the, sale of Gospel Songs" in
erecting and furnishing public library
building in New Castle. Pa, Mr.. Sam
keys home. The profit from the sale
of the books has, been very large, bul
the evangelists have refused to apply q
cent of it to private ends. The fund il
used to found or maintain religious in
stitutons, as the evangelists may direct
In New Castle, with its large manufac
| turing interests, there is great need o.
such an institution as Mr.. Sankey pro
0ses founding.- United Presbyterian
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
1t Was Loaded.

DAYTON, O., January Mrs. Charles
Gillis accidentally shot her husband in the
back with pistol this morning. He had
been cleaning the weapon, and she, sup
posing it was not loaded, playfully snap
ped the hammer. The wound is not con-
sidered dangerous. A pistol, also thought
not to he loaded, was fired in the Office of
the Phillips House last night in the midst
of a number of people. The ball lodged in
a counter, to the immense relief of those
who heard the report, and thought some
one must have:been killed OF wounded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Fish Statistics.

GLOUCESTER, MASS, January e--From
a summary of the Gloucester fish products
for 1884, as compiled by the Cape Ann Ad-
uertiser, the following figures are taken:
Total receipts of cod during the year, 3d.
200 pounds. The principal features
noted are comparative failure of
the western bank cod fishery.
The total product of the halibut
fishery was 9,029, ,265 pounds, against 1885,
90S pounds in 1888. The mackerel
catch was ,343 barrels, against 1OS, ,346
barrels last year. The total receipts of
frozen herring was 1900, 200, decrease of
2,154,000 from the previous year. Prices
ruled low, and profits have been much less
than for many years past.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
A Governor Breaks Loose.

WINFIELD, w. VA, January 1.-Yester-
day at L. A. Carr & Co.'s large Touring
mill in Buffalo, this county, the belt on the
governor broke, the result of which started
the engine off at very rapid speed. Before
anyone could approach it the velocity had
so increased that it was dangerous, and in
few minutes the large twenty foot cast
iron, fly wheel flew into a thousand pieces,
portions of which passed through the
roof of the mill, knocking it down and
damaging the structure to the amount of
81 coo. Nobody was hurt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Dreadful Work of Dynamite.

BRADFORD, PENN, January 4.-The nj
tro-glycerine factory of George Dana at
Windfall, near here, was blown up last
night, and two men, Chas. Thompson and
James Shining, employees of the establish
ment, instantly killed. The vicinity of the
explosion presents evidence of gen.
eral destruction, large trees being
shattered, and trunks, limbs and
branches piled up in hopeless confusion.
A house standing in the neighborhood was
seriously wrecked, windows blown out and
furniture demolished. The factory itself
was scattered to the four winds. Thomp-
sons body was mutilated almost beyond
recognition. About twenty pounds of
Sinning's body have been found scattered
about on the ground in small pieces. He
was totally annihilatel.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Insane from Insanity.

New YORK, January DIR. Tauszky shot
his wife and himself mot fatality in a
temporary fit of insanity. DR.. Tauszky is
well known as an expert in insanity, and
recently read an exhaustive essay on
"Luracy and Its Crimes'' before the Medi-
co-Legal Society. When the Jesse Hoyt
will case was begun he gave up his large
practice to devote his entire attention to it.
A few months ago he had quarrel with Mr..
Morris Witzel, with whom he lived on East
Seventh street, because Witzel would not
prepare something to eat for him at late
hour at night. He assaulted Mr.. Witzel
next day, and ths affair has preyed upon
his mind since. He is Independently rich.
His friends have considered him to be of
unsouud mind for some time past.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Two Miners Fall Six Hundred Feet.

BUTTE, MONT, January An th Magma
Charta mine, at Walkerville. yesterday,
James Tippert and William Bray, miners,
became dizzy while ascending the shaft,
and falling out of the cage, were reduced
to pulp against the timbers. The remains
dropped to the bottom, nearly six hundred
feet below. John Bray, the only other oc-
cupant of the cage, arrived at the landing
place in kneeling posture, suffocated and
holding the bar in death clutch.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Accident to a Grain Elevator.

noon frame in a grain warehouse recent
ly completed, broke under loaded car of
wheat, precipitating it to the floor, dis
tance of twenty feet, shattering the
car and breaking through the floor. The
car and wheat weighed six tons. There
were nine men on the car when it fell. Au-
gust Anderson was hurt about the head,
perhapse fatally. A companion had his
shoulder dislocated and five others were
more OF less bruised.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Sad Ending of a Skating Party.

NEW YORK, January 4.-Jacob Statter-
stein and Ida Rosenstein were married two
weeks ago in this city. They went to live
at Lawlor's Farms in Westchester County.
Isaac Rosenstein, brother of the bride,
and Moliie Crystal, her friend, with the
newly married couple, went to skate. The
ice gave way. Isaac Rosenstein managed
to get out, and grasping his sister by the
hair, rescued her. Miss Crystal and Stat
terstein were drowned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Earth Still Quakinu.

MADRID, January 1.-Shocks of earth
quake continue to be felt at Jaen, Malaga,
Benamargosa and Velez Malaga. There
were several severe shocks at Torrox,
more buildings. The town was completely
abandoned. A church at Terje was dam
aged, and services are now held in the open
air. Three hundred and fifty cerpses have
been discovered at Arenas del Rey, and
two hundred and fifty persons are now
suffering from injuries.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Lone Widow Tortured by Burglars.

WILMINGTON, DEL, January New
Years eve two burglars entered the house
of q widow named Rooney, in Wilmington,
for the purpose of stealing $1,000 which
they had heard she had just received. Not
being able to find the money, and thinking
it was hidden somewhere in the house, the
villains badly beat her, and subjected her
to fiendsh cruelties. After being given $3
they departed. Mrs. Rooney's injuries will
probably result fatally.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

"A peculiar surgical operation was
recently performed at Cleveland, o. "A
child was born in that city with cleft
palate, which made swallowing almost
impossible. An effort on the child's
part to swallow food tended to force it
through the nostrils. 1t became neces-
sary to cut the palate in two and then
sew it in place, and the difficulty of do
ing this was increased because an an
aesthetic could not be used lest the child
should be smothered by its own blood.
The operation was reasonably success
ful.-CleUeland Leader.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
The War in China.

PARIS, January Am official dispatch
from Hansi says General Negrier defeated
six thousand Chinese troops at a distance
of one days journey east olChui. Details
of the fight are not given. The transports
Chandernazer and Cheridon, with the
French reinforcements, have arrived at
Haiphong.
MARsEILLEs, January 4.-Letters from
China state that active preparations for
war are being carried on, and recruits and
munitions of war are being sent to For
mosa and elsewhere. Enlistments con-
tinue everywhere, and the Chinese authori-
ties are offering 81 900 a month to foreign
officers for services in their fleet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Encke's Comet Observed.

NASHVILLE, January 2.-The return of
Encke's comet is noted. The comet was
discovered by Mr.. E. E. Barnard, at the
Vanderbilt University Observatory, at
7:45 O'Clock, Washington time, tonight.
The position at the time discovered was
right ascension % hours, 56 minutes and "a
seconds; declination north 4 degrees, 1
minute and 66 seconds.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

With reference to the proposed in
novation of computing time to twenty
four o'clock, correspondent writes to
the London Standard that this has been
long the practice in Italy. Time is
properly reckoned there from the even
ing Ave Maria (Angelus) at sunset un-
til sunset of the following day. This
method, somewhat pulling to foreign
ers, appears to cause no Inconvenience
to the Italians.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
DR.. Caryer's Feat.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, January DIR.
Carver, the marksman. to-day broke a
quarter OF ton Of coal, piece by piece, fir
ing six hundred and thirty shots, in thirty
three minutes. 1t was /; practice shoot,
preparatory to an attempt to!break sixty
sixty thousand glass balls in six days, at
Lincoln Skating Rink, this city, next week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
The New Years Borean Entrance.

ST. PAUL, January Thermometer 900
below. Roads running northwest report
little or no trouble with trains. Trains on
roads south We're delayed by storms in
Iowa.
ST. LOUIS, January 1.-Advices from ex-
treme Southwestern Texas state that the
recent cold weather was quite destructive
to live stock in that section, large numbers
of poor cattle and sheep have perished.
SALINA, KAs., January 1.-Temperature l.
90 below at the Government Observatory
last night, the coolest ever known here.
OMAHA, January 1.-The mercury to-day
was 21o below zero.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Sprinuer's Inyestigatio1.

WASHINGTON, January 2.-Representative
Springer, Chairman of the subcommittee
appointed to investigate tho conduct of
Marshal Wright at the Ohio election, left
Washington to-day for Cincinnati Van
Alstyne and Stewart, other members of
the committee, will meet Mr.. Springer in
that city. The investigation will begin
Monday and continue two weeks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
WARNING to Fickle Women.

PHILADELPHIA, January 2.--Some time
ago William NJ. Hogan, violinist and mu-
sical director of tha National Theater, en-
tered suit against Mrs. Josephine G.. West
colt, said to be worth $50 900, for damages
for breach of promise of marriage. No
plea or answer was filed by the lady, and a
Sheriff's jury gave him $500.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
General Grant Broken Down.

WASHINGTON, January "A prominent
Government official says that when in New
York a few days ago he learned that five
physicians had been called in consultation
to examine the state of General Grants
health, and arrived at the conclusion that
the General was completely broken down,
physically, and required absolute rest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
ChanGe in Time.

WASHINGTON, January with the be-
ginning of the new year the time for tax
ing observations by the Signal Service was
made eight minutes and twelve seconds
earlier, so as to conform to standard, or
seventy-fifth meridian time, instead of
WASHINGTON local time. as heretofore.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

The Buffalo Commercial comes to
the rescue of the Niagara Falls hack
men, and declares that ''unless a visitor
is fool he can easily bargain with a
courteous, intelligent driver for ride
upon the most favorable terms.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Years Coinaue at the PHILADELPHIA Mint

PHILADELPHIA, January 1.-The coinage
at the United States Mint in this city dur
ing the past year, aggregated 52,2I0,O00
pieces, representing a valuation of SIT, ,949,-
pieces, S14 ,412, 900 silver and $7ss,OOO was in
bas coinS
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
MiIwaukee's Good Showing.

MILWAUKEE, January, 1.-The CONNER
cial editor of the Sentinel has COM
pleted report showing that in the year
1884 Milwaukee mills manufactured ILL.,
676 barrels of four, against S75, ,S92 barrels
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Electric Line Incorporated.

NEW YORK, January 1.-Articles of in
corporation of the electric railroad, to run
from Far Rockaway to the Long Island
Railroad, have been fled; capital, $500 200.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Drowned While Skatinu.

GOSHEN, IND, January 4.-George Link
and Eva Miles, aged twenty and eighteen,
broke through the ice while skating last
night, and both were drowned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Arthur Not a Candidate.

NEW YORK, January 4.-President Ar
thur will not be Senatorial candidate be-
fore the New York Legislature. Honorable
Chauncey Depew has been named in his
Staal
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

In Southern Alaska rain falls dur
ing three days of the week. The other
four days are damp and foggy, The
winters are comparatively mild.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Great Gntfnn Fire

HAvRE, January 1.-Two thousaad bales
of cotton, landed here at the Eure Dock
from the steamer Rhodora, from New Or
leans, are being destroyed by fire.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, January 2.-The following
is the public debt statement for Decem-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-30
TWO JAInBREAKRRs.


Peter HeIioT, the FoIpp, walks Out Of the
rsf County JAIL ri 40
Yesterday morning shortly after 8
o'clock, Peter Heiser, Imprisoned in the
county jail, or ordered to be imprisoned
and safely kept there, At least, escaped.
Heiser was charged with the grayest
crime Of any of the prisoners there, and
bis trial was set for Friday. His olIense, a
uameless crime, the victim being his own
little step.dAughter, Is punishable with
death. The circumstances attending his
arrest and commitment are fresh in
the public mind, and the indigua-
ton occasioned by the publlCa.
ton Of his guilt has not sub
sided. It would seem that his custody
should have been carefully looked after,
but instead OF this he has been allowed
the liberty II tbs jail, yard and jailer's
residence during the day, and only placed
in confinement ut night. He has assisted
about the cooking and other work of the
jail, and when on one occasion Jailer
Nichols was warned 10 be more careful,
he replied, "Psha! YOU couldn't drive
him away from here!"
Yesterday morning at o'clock Night
watchman John Qnigg woke Heiser, as
usual, to help get breakfast. He lett him
in the kitchen while he went TO wake
JaiIer Nichols. When no returned, Hell
ser was gone. A ladder against the north
wall, and deep tracks in an ash heap on
tho other side, told how he had escaped.
The ladder was one used in the build
ing to clean windows and the like. Heiser
had every opportunity to know where it
was kept, and every avenue OF escape
seemed open. 1t is said that he has been
allowed to be out on the side walk in front
OF the Jail several times.
A thorough sea,ch Of hsunts where
Heiaer, It was thought, would probably
90, failed to show any signs Of hin, and
he did not leave on any Of the early trains
gu either side Of the river.
His escape caused general astonish-
ment and indignation. sheriff Handlan
expressed his surprise that Heiser should
DO so carelessly guarded when chargt d
with so serious crime, especially with
out his knowledge OF the special fayors
extended to such prisoner.