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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Our old Deighbor, Levi G. Gould,
of the Eaton Democrat, who is polit.
ically about as bitter a pill as one
will find in a weeks ride on a fast
railroad, and who objects to the
training ofthe self constituted bosses
of his party with a vim that it don't
take two guesses to know what is
meant, is proposed for Revenue Col
lector of the Dayton District. Well,
we are not particularly ~interestedtin.
Mr.. Gould's getting + soft place, but
if the new Administration want a
t%rue-bIuc, native, dyed in-the wool
Democrat. who would kick himself
if he would eve think of being anv
thing else, who likes 10 fight a Re
publican just because he is q Repub
lican, and who would, at the same
time, bring to the discharge of his
duty an industry that never flags, an
ability that would be equal to every
requirement and an Old fashioned
honesty that nobody questions. W,
don't knew that it could do better in
the district.
Bro. Isaac Morris, draw On Us for
the lemonade.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
Republican Obstructionist,
lCleveland Plain Dealer.l

In it's platform and through it's
press the Democratic party of Ohio
has at all times made its position on
the liquor question clear. 1t is in
favor Of regulation by means of Ii
cense. 1t believes shat this is the
only practibie, satisfactory way of
regulating the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors. 1t has proclaimed its pur
pose to submit q constitutional
amendment granting power to license
TO a vote Of the people, believing that
all people will endorse such an
amendment, and upon this issue the
party is ready to stand or fall.
A resolution submitting such an
amendment has been offered in the
lower house Of the general assembly
and is now pending in that body.
The Democrats have offered it hon
estly and in good faith as a practical
plan for settling this vexatious CUES,
ton and getting it out of politics. So
far as their efforts will go, they will
endeavor' to have tie resolution
adopted.
But it is in the power of the Repub.
licans TO prevent the submission oi
this amendment. 1t will require
sixty, three votes to adopt the reso.
luton and there are but sixty Dem
ocratic members. If the Republi
cans vote solidly against the propo.
sition, it can not pass and no amend.
ment can be submitted to a popular
vote. 1t rests with the Republicans
therefore, to say whether they viii
permit this measure to pass. Oh
whether they will tor a supposed
popular advantage play the part Of
obstructionists and prevent this
question from going to the people
The people should understand this
Republican legislatures have tinker
ed with this question for years, pass
ing impracticable and u%nconstitu
tionai laws and the result is fret
whisky. The Democrats now come
forward with q plain common sens
proposition to place restrictions upor
the liquor traffic in the only way i
can be done effectually and satisfac
torily. They are ready to go befor'
the people on the issue. Why, theI
do the Republicans propose to blocl
their way2 Why this cowardly pol
icy that seems to have been agreed
upon? Are the Republicans afrait
to face the license question squarely
We admit that it is in the power o
the Republicans to prevent the sub
mission of q license amendment t.
the people SO far at least IS the lex
election is concerned. By voting sol
idly against the resolution now pend
they can prevent its adoption. Blu
the Democrats will have demonstrat
ed their good faith in the matter ant
will at least put their opponents OIL
record as obstructionists with no pol
icy Of their own and willing for al
imaginary partisan advantage to pre-
vent a settlement of this question
If they are content to rest upon tina
record, if they are intent to go befor
the people as the opponents of tn
onlg plan that will Yer SATISFACTORY,
settle the liquor question, the Demo
Gratis will not object. If the peopl
cannot have a license law until the,
have a Legislature with q Democrat
majority large enough.to submit tn
necessary amendment, they will Sc
to it that such a legislature is chosen
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
CornpIimentary..-Very.

The brain power controlling the
Eaton Register has always been a
great wonder to the average inhabi-
tant Of this county. 1t remains as
tonishing yet, Notwithstanding
change of administration. In proof
we re produce the following power
full (?) article from its columns of
two weeks ago. Comment is .unnec-
essary:
GONE HOME ON A SHORT VISIT
How dear to the heart are the
scenes of u CHILDHOOD" when
fond anticipations of q fat office
"present them to viewt' We were
reminded thusly as we SAY the Ed.
tor of the Democrat polling it for the
depot, grip sack in hand, on Tues
day morning. On inquiry we learn
ed he was going home" We have
not learned whether Cleveland is to
meet him at Carlisle, Pa, or Wash
ington, but we rather guess the lat
ter place. No doubt Cleveland will
be glad to see the man who has been
so instrumental in reducing the Re
publican majority in Preble county
from 500 to 3OO" Levi "never was
an ofIice-seeker!" All these years
his has been = labor of love, and now
if after twenty-five years of patieLt
waiting, Cleveland does not reward
him with the Collectorship Of this
District he will prove himself I'm
grateful.
Mr.. Gould is q mar of nerve he
never hesitates to stab a foe, and al
ways ready to defend his friends fol
the money there is in it. His love
of party has led him to the bottom
less pit of filth and biliingsgate tt
accomplish the end in view, and il
men are to be rewarded for their fl.
deity to party Levi will be remem
bered when Cleveland asceuds tn,
throne of power.
We have but one fear as to tn
final outcome. A man may be abb,
to spread himself over a county ant
dictate to county conventions, bu
when it comes to spreading himsel
over on Internal Revenue District h
is apt to become a little too thin
The "inards" are apt to sho1
through the gauze.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
Ma2aTi;sI POISON.

The drouth in Southwest Georgia
last spring dried up the wells, and we
were cox PEELED to use water from the
creek on the plantation. The result
was that all were troubled with chills
and fever. 1 carried with me several
bottles of Swift's Specific, aud as long
as L took it, l had perfect health. AS
500 as L ceased taking it, j, like the
rest, was afflicted with chiils. When |
resumed it's use, 1 was al right again.
We have used it in u family as an an
tidote for malaria poison for two or
three years, and have eve known it
to fail in a single instance.
w. C. FURLow.
Sumpter Co., Ca, Sept. II, 1884.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The skies are Frightening, and ev-
licences of improvement in the bust
ness world come 70 US from nearly all
sections of the country. There is no
longer any doubt that we are slowly
yet surely advancing on toward pros
nerity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Brother L G. Gould, editor of the
Eaton (Preble Co Democrat, is an
applicant for the Revenue Collector
ship ofthe 9Th district. # there is
any virtue in faithful service aud lie
serving l%aerit, our Preb!e county
friend will not get left, and We wish
him success.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

House Committee on Pensions, &C.,
are investigating the participation by
pension bureau employees in the Ohio
October election. The scoundrels
should not only be turned out of of.
flee, but they should be sent to the
Penitentiary where they rightfuIly
belong.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Drowning men catch at a straw"
The latest straw that the G. o. p. has
been wildly grabbing for is the for
lorn hope that Cleveland's admins
tration will be a failure, and cause
a fatal division in the Democratic
party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Oregon sends the good news that
the wonderful snow falls and snow
slides and avalanches on the Pacific
coasts are likely to make full repara-
ton to bringing about a plentiful
wheat crop all over that region.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The high protective cranks must
go. They have interfered with the
laws of trade in this country long
enough. Most of the great disasters
in business can be traced to them.
They try to substitute for natural
laws an artificial system injurious TO
everybody, and particularly to the
farmers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Coal miners of the Massillon dis
trict have accepted the reduction to
IS cents per ton for mining and re.
turned to work, thus ending the
strike.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The Minnesota legislature has
adopted a high license law, making
$500 the figure. 1t has also adopted
a new penal code, which makes hang,
ing the penalty for murder in the
first degree. Heretofore the passage
of a death sentence was left to the
option of the court, bet no Judge ever
exercised the privilege.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Sunset Cox has seen Mr.. Blaine's
book, "Twenty Years in Congress-
and will go him ten years better.
MI. Cox's forthcoming volume will
be entitled "Three Decades of Fed
eral Legislature"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The Nebraska supreme conrt has
rendered a decision in a suit in man.
damus brought by a man who was
refused the privilege of becoming q
subscriber to a telephone company,
although he offered to comply with
all of the required conditions. The
supreme court, in deciding in his ia,
vor, held the telephone company to
be a public servant as a common a
rier, and as such must treat all per
sons alike.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Chicago pork packers have, since
the Goth of October to the Goth of
February, slaughtered and sailed
2,22S,000 hogs, against 1,S9s,O00 for
the corresponding period a year ago.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The records Of the Treasury De-
par:ment show that during 1884, 1876
appointments were made under the
civil service rules, and not one OF
them a Democrat. 1t could not have
been any worse if the old methods
had been pursued. but the experience
will be useful in showing how elastic
these rules are.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
The Centennial Of the Settle.
rcnt Of Ohio. RSaR.aRAR.

April 7, 1789, Il band of pioneers
moor edtheir eth "Maylnwer"
on the bank ofthe MuSkingum. near
its confluence with the Ohio, aud here,
ike the Pilgrim Fathers of 1920,
founded the first English settlementin
the great Northwest. The Marietta
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The annual report of the Depart
ment Commander of the Grand Army
of the Republic shows a membership
of 10000 in Ohio, an increase of 5,
600 during the past year.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The Supreme Court of Ohio has
decided that a telephone company
can remove the instrument from the
possession of any one who swears in
speaking through it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The secretary of the treasury has
issued an order suspcnding the coin
age Of one and five cent pieces, un
til it shall appear necessary to resume
their coinage.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Colonel Ingersoll announces that
he will remain abroad five years.
The country would not mourn if he
would remain abroad for all time to
come.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Congressman Hit, of Illinois, is
worth a cool 100000. Hence ii
appears that Hit is a good nan to
strike.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The Post says that there are over
10000 idle men in Cincinnati who
would work if they could get employ
ment.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

.Geddes will not be a candidate for
Governor of Ohio, and neither will
Converse. Is General Ward to have
an open field?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

The grand old Republican party
has stepped out! Good bye, dear
old fraud.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Gentlemen of the Ohio Legislature
give us a graded license law. That
is what the people want.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
HOS acre OF AND.
a. III. CRISLER.

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Notary
n Public. Office in Eidson's build
ing, second floor, opposite Court House,
Eaton, O. [nov22, 's8-ly
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

We'are now breathing the pure
air of a Democratic administration.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Hon. Samuel j. Tilden has resign
ed his trusteesh'p of the Chicago Il
Northwestern Railroad Company.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
Steam Saw MILL for Sale.

Z COATED o%np-fourth mile east of
"a West Alexandria. Is paving piece
of property. y desire to get ont of bn-
siness is my reason for selling. Will
sell cheap. Also,
go5 acre. OF LAND,
One-half mile east of West Alexandria,
on Twin creek, is we'll aGSpted for dairy
purposes. VIII sell AS 4 whole or in
part. to suit purcha ers. Terms easy.
Call on or address,
T. S. STOTLER,
West Alexandria, Ohio.
marJ-tf
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Open wide the Nations books.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

March s, 1886.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
Birth aud Death,

There is dancing and drinking and laughter
and song,
But the babe in the cradle smiles not with the
throng;
There is silent lamentlng and sorrows hot
tear
But smllo wreaths the faco of tho dead on
the bier;
Why the dance fer birth? Why the tear for
deOthg
There's the painting of woe in an infants first
breath,
Men know not the times for their smiles or
their tears,
When grim logic would groan the air waves
A day is lifetimo-what is death but q sleop9
When men dozo DER the wine cup us treach-
erous ana deep,
True hate is aVoidanco-Soc not tue cohtenl
OF the throng singing songs through life
time ill-spent.
They rise surly from couches OF down IN the
morn,
And blush at the swoat.drops of tell that
Scarcely heard is tho wall of the babe at its
birth,
When Grape tells of age to be laid in the
earth,
From the road of this life death is only a
From The babe to the lad and the lad to the
man,
From proud manhood to age and from age to
From the bnptisms sprinkle to funeral OBJ.
stersc,
Ay! sorrows the stamp on the brow of the
born,
But the roses in graveyards need no punish
ing thorn
On slow funerals is fixed the pale infants
gaze;
But the eye of the dead secs eternity blaze
Why, then, smile for birth, and why weep
for u tomb?
Why the torch in the sunlight? Why closed
eyes in the gloom2
While they drink round my cradle smile at
their toasts;
None know the true good but the kingdom of
ghosts.
How empty to joy over one born to die!
For one dying for life, oh, how empty the
sigh
Sin alone is fit cause for mans sorrows and
tears;
Not the cup nor the dance, but tits virtue
that cheers.
When my time shall have come, and Death
stands at my side,
And coffin shall cover my strength and my
pride,
Have dancing and drinking and laughing and
song
AS who toasted my birth bear my coffin along.
Dalton Williams.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
Hon. James G. Blaine.

In his work Twenty Years of Con-
gress, page 496, says: "Ihc tide of
invasion had been rolled back after the
bloodest and most stubbornly-con-
tested field of the war. The numbers
on each side differed but little from
the numbers engaged at Waterloo, and
the tenacity with which the soldiers of
the British isles stood that day against
the hosts of Napoleon, was rivallcd on
the field of Gettysburg by men of the
same blood fighting in the ranks of
both armies"
Yes, too true it is, that an 1rishman,
commanding thousands of other Irish
men, fought on the field of Waterloo
for the honor and glory of their OPP
pressor. 1t is also true that in the
ranks of the Confederate army at Get
tysburg many an exile from the old
land fought for the STARS and Bars, ="
but careful examination of the rolls
Of the Union forces engaged in the
three days struggle shows that about
tVenty-three per cent, or in round
numbers, 10000 of the heroes of Get
tysburg were of Irish birth, or traced
their descent directly from Irish ances-
tors. The Instantaneous who fought
on the Confederate side had made their
homes in the South. =" They did
wrong in battling for cause having
for its object the dissolution of this
glorious Union, this ayslum OF the OPP
pressed of all nations, but who will
question tho honesty and purity of the
motives of Gen. Patrick Cleburne, one
of the most gifted men in the South,
and others who thought as he did, and
fought bravcly for the "lost causcPn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
&, Grants Plan after Vicksburg.

In his article on the battle of Chatta-
nooga, in the November Century, Gen
oral Grant says; After the fall of
Vicksburg urged strongly upon the
Government the proprcty of Il move
ment against Mobile. General Rose
Grams had been ut Murfreesboro', Ten
hessce, with large and well-equipped
army from early in the year 1868, with
Bragg confronting him, with force
quite equal to his own Mt first, consid-
ering it was on the defensive. But af-
ter tho investment of Vicksburg,
Bragg's army was largely depleted to
strengthen Johnston, in Mississippi,
who was being reinforced to raise tho
siege. l frequently wrote to General
Hallcck suggesting that Rosecrans
should move against Bragg. BY so
doing he would either dctain the lat
ter's troops, or lay Chattanooga open
to capture. General Hallcck strongly
approved the suggestion, and finally
wrote me that he had repeatedly Or
derod Rosccrans to advance, but that
the latter had constantly failed to-com-
ply with the order, and at last, after
having held a council OF war, replied,
in effect, that it was military maxim
not 10 fight two decisive battles at the
same time If true, the maxim was
not applicable in this case. 1t would
be bad TO be defeated in two decisive
battles fought the same day, but it
would not be bad to win them. /, how
ever, was fighting no baltic, and the
siege Of Vicksburg had drawn from
Rosccran's front 50 many of the enemy
that his chances of victory were much
greater than they would be if he waited
until the siege was over, when these
troops could be returned. Rosecrans
was ordered to move against the army
that was detaching troops to raise the
siege. Finally he did move on the Oath
of June, but ten days afterward Vicks-
burg surrendered, and the troops sent
from Bragg were free to return. 1t
was at this time that | recommended
to the gencral-in-chief the movement
against Mobile. knew the peril the
Army of the Cumberland was in, being
depleted continually not only by ordi-
nary casualties, but also by having to
dctach troops to hold its constantly ex-
tending line over which to draw sup
plies, while tho enemy in front was as
constantly being strengthened. Mo-
bile was important to the enemy, and,
in the absence of 4 threatening force,
was guarded by little else than artil-
lery. If threatened by land and from
the water ut the same time, the prize
would fall easily, or troops would have
to be sent to its defense. Those troops
would necessarily come from Bragg.
"My judgment was overruled, how
ever, and the troops under my COM
mand were dissipatcd over other parts
of the country where it was thought
they could render the most service"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12

Once upon a time Il donkey fell into
deep hole, and after nearly starving
caught sight of passing fox and im-
plored the stranger to help him out.
81 am too small to aid you," said the
fox, "but l will give you some good
advice. Only lew rods away is Il
big, strong elephant. Call to him and
he will get you out in jiffy."
After the fox had gone the donkey
thus reasoned: Il am very weak for
want of nourishment. Every move l
make is just SO much additional loss
of strength. If | raise my voice to
call the elephant ] shall be weaker yet.
No, shall not waste my substance
that way. 1t is the duty of the ele-
plant to come without calling"
So the donkey settled himself back
and eventually starved TO death.
Long afterward the fox on passing
the hole saw within it whitened
skeleton, and remarked: "If it be the
souls of animals arc transmigrated into
men, that donkey will become one of
those merchants who can. never afford
to advertise. "
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
A Central American Hotel.

AS preliminary to the start We must
have breakfast, SO proceed to tho hotel,
kept by an Irishman married toa ma
tive. 1t was queer conjunction,
Celt with low-caste Guatcmalan; but it
was not a success in a high-art sense,
althougha pre-Raphaclite might have
found an cmbarraS dc richeSSe in the
realism" OF the surroundings and adj
juncts. Everything was az naturel to
the farthest passible limit in the way
of disorder, dirt, and disregard of the
proprictics of :; "housc of entertain
ment." The floor of tho dining
room" was Uttered with dead insects;
great cockroachcs travelled up and
down the wall, mystcriously active; all
manner OF flies swarmed in the air and
over the filthy linen OF the table, with
its broken crockcry that evidently had
not been washed Tor Il month; at the
table legs were tied with rawhide
strings two gamc-cocks, which sought
necessarily TO get ut each other; in and
out of the room ran pigs and chickens,
while parrots stalkcd around, making
the air hidcous with their croaks and
cries.
But, despite all this, we really did
enjoy this our first meal in Guatemala.
The coffee, served in Central American
fashion, was the best | ever drank.
Then, for the first tine, | knew what
good coffee was. 1t was simply the
essence Of the bcrry-a dark brown,
thick liquor, kept in a close-stoppered
decanter. Taking Il tea-spoonful or
two OF this essential liquor, you add
hot water from native indian earthen
jug that looks very much like an old
Etruscan or Egyptian product. That
cup was, indeed, worthy of the
gods"-somcthing never dreamed of
even in Paris, where good coffee is the
rule. In explanation of this superb
ority, it is stated by the coffee growers
that the berry loses much of its pecu-
liar evanescent flavor by sacking and
sea transport J. Victor, IN Har-
per's Magazine for AOcember.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
AUCTION!

The subscriber wishing to change his
business will sell at public auction on
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER q, 50.
his home farm, pleasantly located on
Tic Winhall River. one mile from the
village of Boudvillc. on the road to
Manchester, contains 80 acres choice in
terval land, with excellent buildings
and good water at both house and barn.
also good orchard There is no pleas
anter small place on this side of the
mountain. Sale positive.
Also at the same time the following
personal property: l work mare, COW
8 years old, one of the best in town, |
two years old heifer, l yearling heifer.
If not previously disposed of, three
years old stud colt. 1G hands high, broke
TO drive. A quantity of hay, l pillow,
stone boat, buggy wagon, lumber
wagon, breastplate harness, 125
bushels of potatoes and other articles
too numerous to mention.
j. a. EMERY.
Bondville, Nov 9, 80.