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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

Hon. George L. Converse, member
of Congress, has received from the
Librarian of Congress the official
vote for all the states at the late
Presidential election, being the ag-
gregate vote received in each state
by the highest elector, and the foot
ings for the whole United States are
given. The footings show that the
total yote cas-. was 10, O4O, S6S, Cleve-
land receiving 4,91O,975; Blaine, A.
SIS, 022 St. John, 151,443; Butler,
133,42S. Cleveland's plurality over
Blaine is 65, 953. The division of the
states into republican and democratic
disclose some interesting facts to
those who are interested in political
matters. The northern democratic
vote was 3,194,S32; the southern
democratic vote was 1,7I6,l43. The
total republican vote in republican
states was 2,599,331; the total re-
publican vote in democratic states
was 2,246, 091. The St. John vote in
republican states was 89,OS2; in
democratic states 52,369; The But.
Ter vote in republican states was 49,.
127; in democratic states, 4O,3O1.
The democratic vote in democratic
states was 2,719,O9s; democratic
vote in republican states was 2,191,
TIT. The northern republican vote
was 1853, O56.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

cratic statesmen Of the country. He
is a Democrat through and through.
He will drive from office every
rascal, drone and mere partizan
whom pernicious Republican meth
DDS have fastened upon the public
service. He is a reformer through
and through.
He will make no "clean sweep" of
mere petty sobordinates on account
of their Republicanism provided
they are capable, honest and ex-
perienced and have not been vile
partizans. He is a truthful man
through and through.
This forecast of the policy of the
Democratic Administration is no
new departure. The platforms of
the party and the utterapces of the
President elect are against any
Who'll sale political prescription. If
capable and useful sobordinates were
to be driven from their offices simply
for political reasons, the platforms OF
the Democracy would be falsifed
and the President disgraced.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

Wade Hampton and a few other
Southerners are telling great tales Of
their intended good behavior here
after. Men are not to be taken at
their word, who once held their hands
to high heaven and pledged them
selves to ever stand by and protect
the government, then turned upon
their heels and fixed bayonets to
charge upon its very life.-Green
vHle Courier.
Why then have you and your party,
Bro. Calderwood, took so much stock
and placed SO much confidence in
men Of the Mosby, Longstreet, Ma
hone and Riddleberger stamp?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15
Think ofthis Occasionally.

Here is a brief statement Of facts
that might be thought of occasion
ally: The Democratic party is
naturally aggressive and expanding
in its policy-from Jefferson's time,
in 1900, to the present moment. We
have been acquiring territory and
peopleing it with the SOL of toll
from all parts of the world. 1t has
acquired every foot of territory west
of the Mississippi river, including
Florida and a portion Of Louisiana
east of the Mississippi river, except
Alaska, which has about as much
value to the United States as an ice,
berg in mid ocean. The Democrats
met with opposition in Louisiana
purchase in 1903, which cost us six
teen million dollars-and Of the pur
chase of Florida, in 1921 for five
million dollars; also the annexation
of Texas in 1916, and the war with
Mexico in 1916, which gave us terri
tory including Texas, equal to four
teen States as large as Ohio. Cast
your eye on the map of the United
States and you will see what is a his
torical fact that the Democratic
psrty have acquired two-thirds of
the whole country since 1903. While
it has made it a business to acquire
territory by craftsmanship, blood
and treasure the Republican party
have been equally active in giving it
away 20 the nebobs of this country
and indirectly to the nabobs and
monarchists of the old world, upon
which millions of railroad bonds are
p~redicated. 1t mas also created i'm.
mense monopolies, and so ~legislated
TO place wealth in the possession OF
the favorite few.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

That the American people are be-
coming renowned for their beer
drinking is clearly indicated, by the
following statistics recently compiled
which show that the United States
now ranks third in the list of beer
producing countries in the world. Al
though her breWeries are few in
number compared with those of other
countries, yet she makes two thirds
as much beer as England, whose
breweries are ten times as many.
England is at the head of all beer
producing countries, with 81, O
b~reweries and a product of 900, OOO,-
900 gallons annually; while Germany
with $4,000 breweries, makes 9OO,-
600, 600 gallons yearly. The United
States with only 5000 breweries,
makes about Goo, O0O, 900 gallons per
annum. Then comes France, with
5000 breweries and a production of
l57, 50G 600 gallons, and Austria and
Hungary, with 2,033 b~reweries, with
a production of S0,O0O,O 900 gallons.
Belgium has 1850 ~breweries, which
produced last year 12O, $50 600 GAL
Ions; Holland 500 breweries, produc-
ing 100000 gallous; Russia $50
breweries producing 5000, 900 gal
lous; Switzerland, 423 ~breweries, pre-.
ducing y, 500 1000 gallons; Denmark
$50 producing $4,000, 900 gallons;
Sweden 220, making 21,O0O, 900 gal.
Ions, and Italy, $50, making only f.
100000 gallons. Nearly $4,000 per
sons are emerged in brewing lager
beer in the United States.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

Much was written and said during
the past campaign, pro and con,
about the corruptness of our national
administrations, and the question
able character and ven impurity, Of
the public and private lives of many
of the men who hold the highest
offices in our land, and the most i'm
portant places of trust and honor.
We wonder at it. We question
whether it can be true, and are al
most compelled to admit that there
must be some ground for it. If even
the smallest percentage is so, it is n
very grave and serious matter. 1t
seems as if the city of Pollution had
emptied its garbage wagons at the
very doors of our public offices. Yes,
we wonder at it. Do we know why
it is so, and a We suggest a remedy.
In the main it is because We have
been careless about u local politics,
and have allowed them to fall into
disreputable hands. These in tu,
have sent their characterless leaders
into places OF ~preferment. five We're
careful to have our home political
leaders pure and stainless, staunch
and true, how could IA corrupt man
rise to national afairs? We have
no men in national life who have not
first served an apprenticeship, as it
were, in the home circle. Ifthen the
scource Of supply be impure it is a
matter of wonder that tie stream
should be kept so even to it's mouth?
Is not this the secret of the corruo.
ton Of our national life, and does
not this suggest the remedy?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

The New York World says: When
the President elect takes the office he
will make a thoroughly Democratic
Administration by calling to the
leading positions of the Government
the most reliable and trusted Demo
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

Governor Hoadly will next month
have to appoint a State Librarian,
Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
Railroad Commissioner and Superin-
tendent of Pubic Printing in the
place of the present Republican in
cumbents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

The negro population who migrat-
ed from the Southern States to Kan
a a few years ago, are leaving that
state now and going to Texas. They
give their reason: First, "Dar's a
scarcity of hog meat; second, "Dar's
too much wind; third, "Dar's no
sich thing as getting a little whisky
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

Governor Cleveland's idea seems to
he that officials who have been active
in politics had better be given OPP
p%ortunity to devote their entire at
tention to politics without being EN-
barrassed by official duties. They
will probably get the opportunity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

Fitness will be the winning card
for Government positions under
Cleveland, rather than persistent
Importantly or self solicited recon
mendation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

The Second Adventists might as
well retire from the field now as pro-
phets concerning the winding up Of
all earthly things.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

The electoral vote for President
and Vice President of the United
States will be counted on the second
Wednesday in February.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

The celebration of st. Jackson's
day at Columbus on Thursday last,
was a grand affair and passed off in
good feeling all around.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

The public debt was increased in
December. 1t was increased in No
vember. 1t was evident hat it is
time foc the republican party to go.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

General James s. Robinson, the
newly elected Secretary of State, took
possession of the office on Monday
last.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

The trial of United States Marshal
Lot Wright is showing the beauties
of Republican protection Of a free
BALLOT"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-15

"Ohio in the Cabinet" is worrying
some of our small fry statesmen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-23
Yours Truly,
FARMING

The writer met q farmer who declar-
ed that farming was the poorest.paying
business in the world, and yet, in the
course Of conversation, it turned out
that twenty-three years previously this
man had arrived in one of the Western
States with a wife and something less
than ten dollars, and gone to work on a
farm. To-day, or rather at the time of
meeting,g hesWas the owner Of q. farm of
one hundred and eighty acres, worth,
with Improvements. sixty-five dollars,
an acre; IN addition, he owned some
good stock, including a pure-bred bull
i've good horses, and a fair plant in the
way of implements, wagons, farm tools,
etc. In a word, he could not be worth
less than fifteen thousand dollars at
least This man had a sort of impress
sion that he earned little or nothing; in
a word to use his own expression, he
just managed ''to keep things going y
yet he had not only made a living, no
doubt an economical one. for himself
and his family, but had accumulated
fifteen thousand dollars; and vet, be-
yOnd certain shrswGness and good
Judgment, this man had no special ad-
vantages, Could he have done better
or as well in any other line of life9 On
the other hand, we have constantly
presented cases where men have start
ed in with some capital in farming and
lost it all, OF are worse of to-day
than they were fifteen years ago.
while the cases are legion where
after painful struggle with forr
tune, lasting tent fifteen. or twenty
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-23

years, the farmer has succumbed to the
temptation Of selling his farm for twice
what he paid for it. and taking what
was left after paying mortgage and
debts, has made another move westward
to begin life anew, let US hope, more
favorable auspices. But is it not a fact
that, in most Of these cases, the victims
of what they call i'll luck are men VINO
would not have arisen anywhere to a
higher position higher than that Of mere
labOrersP WOPkmen there are in abund-
ance- carpenters, jOiners, blacksmiths,
painters, printers, but how many are
there who, in addition to knowing their
trade, have the additional qualifications
to conduct a business eff their own, or
even to make competent foreman? So
with farmers, how many there are com
pent enough to conduct the ordinary
operations Of the farm, but lacking in
the good sense, the Judgment, intelli-
gence, and general capacity to conduct
the business Of farming successfully.
Such men manage to exc out a poor lily
ing, and on farms not worth more than
ten to twenty dollars an acre their i'll
success is not quite so conspicuous, but
as the country grows andHtheir neigh
bOrhOOd becomes settled and land rises
in value, they feel out of place and be-
hind The rest of the9processiOn, and as
they have never made an effort at self
and probably are unequal
to the task, perhaps the best thing they
can do is to sell out to a better man and
move out of the way.-Live Stock Jour
nal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-23
HILLSIDE.

Mr.. Editor As 1 have not written
for some time, and thinking a few lines
from this part Of the country would be
Of interest to your many readers, L will
write again.
We had a fine rain this morning and
everything looks fresh and green.
Corn planting is a thing Of the past in
this neighborhood.
Winter wheat win make about half 3
crop, having winter kill ed. Spring
wheat looks well.
We have had some pretty cold wealth
er out here.
Mr.. +. r. Cannon has built a nice
stone house. How well il looks to see
such houses taking the place Of dug-Outs-
j. NJ Nichols has built a new sod
house, and Grandpa Nichols cOntemz
plates building soon.
III. +. BOrel mas been building pasture
fences and otherwise improving his
place. He is indeed a very happy man
for q little girl came to live with them
There viii be quarterly meeting at
the Hillside school house next Saturday
and Sunday. Let everybody come out,
Quite a number CT boys from Pleasant
Valley were up to. Sunday School and
meeting yesterday.
May IL 1850 UNCLE JOE.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-23
Let all Loyal Citizens Standby Him.

Let all Loyal Citizens Standby Him.
Being shut in from the world outside,
will the many readers OF the HERALD
please bear with me while I, as I lie on
my couch, jot some passing thoughtsP
The suffering that I have, for the last
twenty years endured, of which the
States Rights faction Cbourbon democ-
racy) was the cause, would, perhaps,
amount to a hundred deaths. Yet re-
joice and am, filed with gratitude to
God. in that the grand preponderance
of this, the only nation on earth worthy
the name Republic, are lOyal-WhOse
ideal is our nation, first and last, and
parties when they can be used for loyal
ends. am proud of the grand show
ing of the Lincoln, Douglass and John
Brown spirits in their grand counter
precedent to that of the faction demOc-
racy of 1861, in their allegiance to law
fully instituted government, and that
the general tone Of the press is loyal
though I did not vote for President
Cleveland, and perhaps never shall, yet
1 am greatly concerned for him. and
pray for him. He is the best president
we have just now, and our nation is liza
bic to get one that is bad. Hence my
first thought jotted here is: In the past
history of our nation many. Of our presi-
dents have died of disease, and some of
them got killed, before their presiden-
tial terms expired, while so far (if I re-
member rightly never sieken and die,
nor do they get killed, but always live
full four years. Second thought: As
we think that our presidents would be
far more secure, healthier, and live
longer if each congressional district was
to elect their own elector for a four
years term; the electoral college be-
come a standing college, and they meet,
in Joint body with both houses of con-
gress, nominate and elect a president to
the presidential Office and vice-presi-
dent to the vice presidents Office, which
would, as we keep thinking, be more
satisfactory for the people, more safe
for the nation, and healthier for our
presidents. As it is disloyal not so to
do, let all the loyal stand by him, and
all the praying pray for the president
and the two ladies of the White House
who have swept all Intoxicating drinks
from of the presidential table, a noble
precedent of respect to temperance.
AN ELDER.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-23
AsUoRER.
BIZ HUGH CONWAY.

Once, when the sun, in slowly dying splendor,
Sank, sending crimson smiles across the sea;
when, in the twilight eyes looked true and tender
''Tell me" you said, show great your love for me-
Darker and darker grew the sea before rs;
Turning. 1 shadow at your side;
Mist filed the sky and hid the pale stars DER rs,
AS those who speak in dreams my lips replied;
''SOme measure love by gold,
BY endless time, by sOundless sea;
But IL love you well enough
To leave you, love, if needs must be-
Words. thoughtess wOrdsl but breathing doubt
forbidden;
FeaIs, foolish fears that love must luIl 10 rest
Not you or knew then the meaning hidden,
Yelled in those words you deemed an idle jest;
Now, love with paths divided, Bands agunder,
Now we have learned the meaning, you and I,
Hid in the misty sky, the dark sea under
Hid in those words spoke, and knew not why
''SOme measure love by gold,
By endless time, by soundless sea-
But II love you we'll enough
To leave you. love, if needs must be-"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-23

fully carried through and that too at no
distant day.
The statesmen of Mexico and the
United States since the day of Cortez
have considered the Tehuantepec route
the most favorable for American COM
merce and in fact for the commerce OF
the whole world, Plans and surveys
for intsrOcianie railways and canals
have been made by governments and
individuals during the last $50 years.
If the necessity for interoceanio com
mnnicatiOn at this point existed in the
past, it is still more imperative at pres
ent. 1t may not be generally known
that the oversee commerce of the
world now amounts to 81, OOC, 600, 600
and that it is increasing at the rate Of
70 per cent every 10 years, also that
the commerce Of the far Pacific coun-
tries-Australia, China and Japan, is
now $4,000, 100000 per annum and in
creasing at the rate Of so per cent
every five years.
1t is absolutely necessary for this
country that we should be able to reach
this commerce. The opening of the
Suez canal and the development of
commerce through it, has itself increas-
ed the necessity for Inter Oceanic com
munication, across our own American
Isthmus. This country produces in
manufactured articles over 500 600
900 per annum, but on account Of our
inability to reach the Pacific countries,
we export but 8 per cent Of these pro-
ducts, therefore if it is practicable to
build a ship railway, there should be no
hesitancy in constructing it. In addi-
ton tOgthe demonstration of its practi
cability by the working model, support
ing opinions can be given without num-
Der from the best practicable experts in
the world. Such men as Sir Edward j.
Reed, late chief constructor of the Brit
lsh navy; Mr.. VIM. John and MIR. Mar
tell, Of Lloyds Register; Mr.. Pierce, of
the GOVan works at Glasgow, who built
the Elbe, Arizona and Oregon, sfalso
many other prominent ship and dock
builders Of England, have given une-
qulvOcal testimony in favor of the pracs
tlcaDiIity Of ship railway.
The government CT Mexico is very de-
sirOus that the ship railway should be
built on its territory, and is assisting the
enterprise by every means in its power.
There is no doubt that the United States
also, will give the same assistance when
the matter is properly presented to the
government.
During the last three years the subject
has been SO fully presented TO the Amer
lean people, and has become SO fully |
by them, that they will sup
port any reasonable proposition that is
made to the government, we are in
formed by the gentlemen who have this
enterprise in hand, and who are push /
ing 1t forward as rapidly as possible,
that The working model above described, /
and exhibited in London, New York. |
and Philadelphia, and at
the Worlds Cotton Centennial Exposi- |
ton, has been most convincing ar
gument OF the piAetIcablity of the ship
railway, and has developed a strong /
public sentiment in favor of this great |
enterprise.
Yours Truly, B. /
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KEOKUK THE INDIAN CHIEF.
The Story of an Old PIoneer-An In
dian RCmuIus.


Being a very superstitious people,
legends grow with the tribe ike chill
dren, and to almost every child was at
taehed a special phenomenon, or at
tending its birth a legend. Among the
many that the tribes of Keokuk could
recount was the one attending his own
babyhOod. 1t was a custom for con-
quered tribes TO mingle with their con-
querers, and on one occasion the menu
bers Of the entire wigwam Of keOkuk's
tribe girded themselves for q western
hunt, leaving only one squaw behind
who had just returned from q dance
with a conquered tribe, Keokuk at tins
time was only eighteen months old, and
during the day the squaw fell asleep,
leaving young Keokuk to pilot himself,
when a wolf, finding everything silent
about the camp, ventured boldly up
and took young Keolluk off to its den.
When the tribe returned from their
hunt they found young Keokuk gone.
Search was Immediately made for
miles and miles around the grounds,
but with no results. They returned.
and gave up hope of ever finding the
missing child, and held mourning
dance in honor of this lost papoose. On
the third day after the loss, the mother
Of young Keokuk was frantic with grief
but was quoted by being told that her
child was IN the moon. to look after and
forever guide the destiny of the tribe.
This was substantated by the squaw,
who was left in his care, declaring that
the Great Spirit came while she was
asleep and took him to the moons
That she saw a spirit in a vision while
asleep. Three weeks passed and no
trace of the babe could be found The
next day, however, a wolf was seen
proving around the ground aud chase
was made by yOpng brave by the
name Of Fleet Foot.
The wolf was tracked to his den in the
lodges Of the rocky bluff that crowned
the banks Of the broad Mississippi. In
this burrow was found little Keokuk.
in company with four cub wolves, snug
ly slowed away in a comfortable nest,
fast asleep with his stomach well filed.
presenting every appearance Of being
well kept. The old wolf was pursued.
caught and killed. S he proved to be a
mother in milk, and it was upon her pap
that young Keokuk had lived for over
three weeks. The babe and cub of
wolves were removed from the den and
the babe restored to his mother who exr
hibited much joy and ordered grand
festivities upon his return.
1t is said that much of Keokuk's
bravery stragetic cunning and success
as a warrior was due to his imbibing
the pap of q wolf. He was without a
doubt the greatest chief Of his time, and
he is remembered by many Of the early
settlers Of Iowa as both friend and foe
to the white man. AS a trophy of this
legend, the nest in which young Keo-
kuk was found was removed to the wig
wan Of his parents, and there kept till
the extinction of his tribe.-Keokuk
Gate City.