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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
ITEMS.

The Presidents simple adhesion
to sound policy, good precedents and
his constitutional right and duty in the
premises foiled Mr.. Edmunds' adroit
scheme. Mr.. Edmunds has not only
failed-that was always inevitable
but he has failed ignominiously.-
Washington Post.
1t doesn't please the Blaine or
gans that the return of Roscoe Conk-
ling to power should be even disinter-
estedly suggested, yet somehow the
suggestion keeps going the rounds in a
number of Republican papers and is
generally approved by the Independent
press.-PhiladelphiG Times.
Fully one-eighth of the Presi-
dents nominations in place of sus-
pended officials were those of Internal
Revenue Collectors. The Republican
Senators propose to confirm these
without a look at the private papers
upon which the changes may or may
not have been based. Backing down
by degrees may be more agreeable than
a straight and square retreat from an
untenable position, but it does not
change its character. 1t is a backdown
all the same.-Boston Herald.
The pole of the greatest cold has
finally been discovered. 1t is at Wcrk-
hojansk, Siberia, the mean tempera-
ture in. January being sixty-three de-
grees below zero, and the lowest read
ing of the thermometer being 90.4 be-
low zero, Fahrenheit. The next cool
est place is the Albany journal office,
where an attempt to rob the city OF
New York is called a mistake" and
the apology of the Senate after being
dashed into submission by the stinging
whip of the press is termed correct
ing the mistake. ALBANY argus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
Capital Bleeding Labor.

The trouble with the Gould roads
may be stated in a few words: Bonds
have been sold largely to construction
companies who were also largely COM
posed of stockholders and officers of
the roads, to whom the lions share Of
the profits went. Gould perceived the
Unsuitable appetite of the public for
these bonds, and fed it until it was lit
orally gorged to repletion. In the
meantime the Grant-Wa panic struck
the country. The interest on the bonds
could not be met. Obviously the only
thing to be done to keep the roads out
down the wages of employees. This
was done right and left and without
regard to amounts of salaries and
wages paid in the various departments.
In some cases, even, the laborers were
left without pay for months. An
instance of q great railroad run
ming out of Chicago is a CASE in
point. Immediately after the Grant
Ward collapse a leading official of this
road was autographed from New York
to cut down all salaries and wages
from 20 to % per cent. He replied
that it was impossible to do this. He
was directed to proceed to New York,
and on his arrival was there informed
that unless the cut was made the road
would be compelled to pass its divi-
dends. He came back to Chicago and
reasoned and pleaded with the en-
ployes, giving them his word of honor
that he would see to it that the wages
would in due time be restored to the
old figures. But this was not done,
and as the officer who passed his word
it would be is dead the men think their
prospects any thing but reassuring. The
truth is that ~railroading has been over
done, that more capital than can pos
sibly pay dividends has been put into
the business and that now it is at
tempted by the owners thereof to re-
coup themselves for their losses out Of
labor. That is really the whole rail.
road story and with it the story of the
strikes Chicago NesOS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
A c
The Young Lady of Albany to Whom the
President Is Said to Be Engaged.

The Young Lady of Albany to Whom the
President Is Said to Be Engaged.
The story comes from Albany that
President Cleveland is engaged to mar
ny Miss Van Vechten, a young lady
who may justly lay claim to being the
social leader of the capital of New
York. The lady is tall and most beau
tiful in face and figure and she has
many charms and graces of manner.
The circle in which she moves is one of
the most exclusive in the United States.
The high society of Albany is unques-
ionably the most difficult to penetrate
of any in the country and Miss Van
Vechten is its central star. She lives
in a splendid house that is situated de
rectly across the street from the Execu-
tive Mansion, where Mr. Cleveland,
when he was in Office, could without
difficulty have looked into Miss Van
Vechten's window. The lady has a
rich complexion, dark eyes and a
wealth of waving brown hair. There
is a quite striking resemblance between
her and Miss Jennie Chamberlain, the
beautiful Cleveland girl, whose per-
sonal attractiveness has been the talk
of Europe for a year or two back.
When Mr.. Cleveland was Governor of
New York State, he frequently met
Miss Van Vechten at the various re-
captions which occurred at the Execu-
tive Mansion and elsewhere in Albany,
and he exhibited a marked preference
for her society. 1t is, indeed, said that
he took every possible occasion to be
at her side, and it is now noticed that
she is spending a great deal of her
time in Washington, where few, If any,
of the social gatherings of which the
President is a feature are allowed to GO
by without her presence.-Bostom Her
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
WASHING SHEEP.
The OId-Time Practice which Should Be
in Our Day.

The Old-Time Practice Which Should BE
in Our Day.
There are many reasons why the few
growers who still persist should ADAM
don the habit of washing their sheep
before shearing, and VIZ know of not a
single argument in its favor. The prac-
tice was inaugurated at an early day,
and is a relic of old times, when the
wool shern from the small focks in
the Eastern States was largely used up
at home. Then it vas necessary to
wash either before or after shearing,
to prepare it for carding or spinning.
Those days are past, and both the sheep
and their owners ought to be glad of it.
The yolk in a healthy fleece is ma
lures preservation of the fiber. 1t is
a soapy matter, with a strong potash
base, resembling no other animal Sc
erection; it is, in fact, a soap with more
or less free oil. 1t preserves the elias
tici, of the fiber and should be left in
the wool until it is wanted
for manufacturing use. Manufac-
turers well know that secured
wool, in time, becomes brittle and loses
its elasticity while unwashed retains all
its good qualities indefinitely. It is
doubtful if anybody ever saw a mouth in
unwashed wool. 1t is, as a rule, free
from all vermin. The percentage Of
yolk in healty flocks of even grade ID
quite uniform, but varying in different
breeds from twenty-five per cent. in the
Leicester and other coarse breeds to fifty
to seventy-five per cent. in the very
Finest Saxon, the bucks always carving
more than the ewes. The system Of
washing in cold water on the sleeps
back never results in a washed fleece Fl
for the manufacturer, but only the eradi-
cation of an unknown and uncertain
part of the yolk, contained in the fleece,
which is thus changed into a. unmer-
charitable commodity to be sold on its
naaaEtaie WAziR - t. ahSinkses, ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
IT'S E EXECUTIVE.

The Difficulties In the Way of Establish
ing Justice in the Territory of Utah.
1t seems to be taken for granted that
President Cleveland is going to select
As successor to Governor Murray. of
Utah, some citizen of the Territory
itself. This expectation is based not
only on the declarations of the plat
form of 1884, but on the belief that no
outsider could be found who would
have the courage to stand up against
the stream of abuse and misrepresenta-
ton which the Mormon leaders are
wont to heap upon the Gentle Cover
nors who endeavor to enforce the
United States laws among them. 1t is
for this reason no doubt that many
would be unwilling tt accept an ex-
ecutive position involving SO much Bit
ter opposition from the great majority
of the community in which authority
was to be exercised. On the other
the appointment of an outsider in this
instance, for it is evident that if the
President is to be thus limited in his
choice he may be unable to find a per-
Vol who will administer the affairs of
the Territory in a just and impartial
spirit. The lines of antagonism r
very sharply defined, and every Gentle
who is not a bitter and uncompromis-
ing foe of Mormonism is in some de-
gree susceptible to its influences.
Should the selection be made from
either of these classes, the interests of
good government might not be SUBJ
served. There would either be indis-
criminate oppression Oh a government
that would find favor with the Polyg-
amists.
1t is almost needless to say that the
evil against which the laws of the
monism itself as a religious creed, but
poiygamy, which is a crime. A man
is not to be oppressed because of his
religious belief in a country which pro-
claims absolute freedom to all creeds
and sects. But if he commits a crime
he must certainly be held amenable to
the law. This is a distinction not al
ways kept clearly in mind. Territorial
officers imbued with an indiscriminat-
ing prejudice are certainly not quail
fed to administer the law properly,
and the result must be that the present
disturbances would only be augmented.
On the other hand, a lax administra-
ton would only foster the evil which
it is the duty of the Government to root
out. Under these circumstances the
President may find it necessary to
nominate some nonresident who is
known to be a man at once firm, fear
less and dispassionate.-N. Y. Graphic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
Plantation Philosophy.
De homes tear is de jewelry OBJ de

De homes tear is de jewelry OBJ de
soul.
De tongue dat will tell q lie will lick
lasses dat don't long to it.
It amt de little scrub man dat is de
leas' account. Sometimes de bigges'
stalk in de field amt got DO corn on it,
In de eyes OBJ de worl' de death OBJ a
POI man is a pity, but de death OBJ . rich
man is a c'lamity.
When a man amt got de money it Is
de berry time dat folls wants him ter pay
a debt. Eff he's got. plenty OBJ money il
doan make so much difference.
Oar neber was a man dat was such q
dead beat dat he could stan off de col
Iector OBJ death. When natur' presents
de bill de man doan dispute de fggers.
I 'spise ter see folks pay mos 'tention
ter de oman what is de hes dressed.
De peacock is got finer clothes dan de
dominicker hen, but she amt hat 80
good ter hab aroun' de house.
Although hope is de suthin' dat hol's
a pusson up, yit it ken be 'bused. De
lazy mau is full OBJ hope an sets in de
shade, while de 'dustrious man, what
amt got SO much, chops de weeds outen
uo CpbtOus @ -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
a BRAVE PAPeR

Governor Hill's Brand Upon the Broad
way observation-disclosures Cleveland's
Warning.
The people of New York have fresh
cause to be proud of the faithful and
vigilant guardian of their interests in
the executive chamber. Corporation
agents and the lobby may infest both
houses of the Legislature and swarm
around the hotels, but across the
threshold of the executive chamber
the polluting foot of the lobbyist can
not pass. There are no fine spun the
cries or %equivocal phrases in his admir-
able message, but incisive, vigorous,
plain talk. 1t is the expression of the
man and fearless official against
bribery and corruption. He denounces
the thieves who stole the most valuable
franchises in the gift of the city OF New
York, and the shameless officials who
permitted themselves to be purchased
Sin the broad light of day and with a
brazenness and boldness unparalleled
in the history of a municipality"
He alludes to the warning of Cover
nor Cleveland, when he signed the
General Street Surface Railway act, in
1884, that the bill should have made it
obligatory on local authorities to put
those franchises up at auction, instead
of leaving it to their option. The
words of Governor Cleveland, in view
of the action of the New York alder
men on the Broadway and cable rail-
road steals, have an additional interest
now. eff the local authorities are de-
termined to cheat and defraud their
constituents by refusing to put up a
valuable franchise at auction, they
must, under this bill, do it in the broad
light of day and with a brazenness and
boldness that would find a way to evade
the most carefully framed law" This
did not, in the least, discommode the
disreputable officials to whom Jacob
Sharp and the cable company applied.
They cared o for doodle" than
for character and were content to be
branded as false to every instinct OF
honor and manhood, as long as they
were well paid for it.-Albany argus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
NIeeARDLy POLICY.

The Heads of the Government Depart.
ments Are shockingly Overworked-sec-
rotary Manning's Case.
The illness of Secretary Manning and
the effects of overwork on Secretary
Lamar, taken in connection with the
rapidly accommodating business of the
Treasury, Interior and Postal Depart
ments of the Government, suggest that
sooner or later there must be found
some relief for the executive officers of
the Government.
Since 1929, when Mr.. jackson in
vited Mr. Barry, who was chief clerk
in charge of the Postal Department, to
q seat in his Cabinet as Postmaster
General, there has been no change in
the methods of conducting the execu-
tire branches Of the Government, ex-
cept by assistants, each Cabinet officer
being responsible for the whole con-
duct of his own Department. Since
then the population Of the country has
increased from IL, 866, 600 to go, OO0, 900,
its have been correspond
ingly developed, while the duties of the
Cabinet officers of the Government
have fully kept pace with the material
kAOW VA VI 1AO SOdAbL AhO tlDuO Los
come when an efficient officer is soon
made a physical wreck in the discharge
of his multifarious duties. 1t is simply
an intellectual and physical impossible
ity for the Secretary of the Treasury to
administer the finances of the Govern
ment,. to look after the collection of its
customs and internal revenues, to run
the minis, take in charge steamboat IN
spection and the Gfe-sav1ng service,
look after the engraving and printing
and watch the National banks, have
charge Of the coast survey, control the
currency, assume responsibility of the
Government architect, and disburse the
funds of the Government. While some
of these duties are delegated to others,
the Secretary is the responsible head,
and must be more or less acquainted
with all, according to the measure of
his efficiency.
The same may be said Of several de-
partments of the Government. The
Cabinet of the United States is COM
posed of seven men, that of Great
Britain of fourteen, that of France of
eleven, that of Prussia of ten and that
of Russia of eleven. Even Belgium
and Switzerland have seven each, and
Italy eight. But there has always been
a very niggardly spirit shown by u
people in the number of officials and
the pay they receive, the idea being
that there was some merit in Demo-
cratic simplicity. This may be true
provided that simplicity is not directed
by men who drive ten-dollar mules in
carts. We offer the very highest posi-
bic premiums for dishonesty in the
| public service by imposing upon Cabi-
net officers duties it is not possible to
| perform, and as a result we have star
route frauds and naval Irregularities
| that are invited and made possible by
our methods. Instead of seven we
| should have twelve Cabinet officers,
and the day is not far distant when it
win be recognized.-Chica News.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
CLEVER THEFT,
How . Rival Manufacturer Learned an IN.
yentor,s Process for Making Steel.

How . Rival Manufactures Learned an In |
~ventor's Process for Making Steel.
A little more than 100 years ago the
manufacture of steel may be said to
have had a beginning in England.
About that time there was living in
Sheffield, Eng, a man by the name OF
Huntsman. He was q watch and clock
maker, and he had so much trouble in
getting a steel that would answer for
bis springs he determined to make some
steel himself. He experimental for o
long time in secret, and after MANY
failures he hit upon a process that pro-
duced a superior quality of steel. The
best steel to be obtained at that time
was made by the Hindoos, and it cost in
England about $4,000 a ton; but
Huntsman's steel could be had for $500
a ton. As he found a ready market for
all the steel he could make, he deter
mined to keep his invention secret, and
no one was allowed to enter his
works except his workmen, and they
were sworn to secrecy. But other
iron and steel makers were de-
termined to find out how he produced
the quality of steel he made, and this
is how they accomplished it at last:
One dark and bitter-cold winter night a
wretched-looking beggar knocked at
the door of Huntsman's works and
asked shelter from the storm that was
raging without. The workmen, plying
the supposed beggar, gave him permits,
sion to come in and find warmth and
| shelter near one of the furnaces. In q
little while the drowsy beggar fell
asleep, or at least seemed to do 80, but
beneath his torn and shabby hat his
half-shut eyes watched with eager intent
every movement made by the men about
the furnaces, and as the charging of the
melting-pots, heating the furnaces, and
at last pouring the steel into ingots took
several hours to accomplish, it is hardly
necessary to add that the forgotten
beggar slept long, and, as it seemed
soundly, in the corner where he lay. i
turned out afterward that the appa'
rently sleeping beggar was a well-to-dt
iron maker living neal by. and the fac
that he 500 began the erection of large
steel works similar to Huntsman's wa
good evidence that he was q poo
sleeper but . good watcher.-Chicag
Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

Notwithstanding the great number who
yearly succumb to this terrible and fatal
disease, which is daily winding its fatal
coils around thousands III are uncon-
scious Of its deadly presence, Dr.. Pierce's
" Golden Medical Discovery" win cleanse
and purify the blood Of scrofulous impuri-
ties, and cure tubercular consumption
(which is only scrofulous disease OF the
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DR.. Pierce's complete treatise on consump-
tion and kindred affections, with numerous
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

: "A story is told of a clergyman who
met a member of his congregation who
was given to drink. He said: "Now,
Jones'. you know drink is your enemy;
why not give it upp" ''But. SIR" said
the man, "are we not told to love our
enemiesP" The clergyman was at first
a little taken back by this form Of argu-
ment, which he had never heard before.
A momentary pause, however, and he
was equal to the occasion. "Jones,"
said he, sit is one thing to love your
enemies, but quite another to swallow
themr'-Christian Union.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

Your blood may be full Of impurities, but Hoods
sarsaparilla will thoroughly cleanse, enrich and vital
LIE it. The most severe cases of %scrofu1a, salt rheum,
boilA. pimples-in fact, all affections arising from i'm
pure b~lood-yield to Hoods SarsaparillA the great
blood puriner. 1t also cures dyspepsia, bfliousness,
sick headache. kidney and liver complaints, sharpens
the appetite and builds upthe whole system.
Henry Biggs, Campbell Street, Kansas City had
scrofulous sores all over his body for Is years.
Hoods SarsapariIla completely cured him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
laWuar mamh

The lawyer members of the SEN
ate are absent from their posts when
ever fat fees are in sight. Messrs. Ed
munds and Evarts have been absent
nearly a week this session in attend
ance upon the Supreme Court as
sci for the Central Pacific Railroad
Company in the California tax cases.
In addition to their pay as Senators for
this period they probably got an amount
equal to a years salary from the rail
road eompany.-M 7. Sum
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

FoR eight years Col. d. ,. Williamson,
Quarter-Master, q. 8. A. and ex-U. 8. Con-
sui at Callao, was crippled with rheuma-
tism. He got no relief until he used st.
Jacobs Oil, which cured him.
q. g. Marshal Kerns, Philadelphia, says
Red Star Cough Cure cured his family. 25
cents. y
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
Scrofu|a Of Lungs.

Iara now 40 years old, and have suffered for the last
fifteen years with alung trouble. I have spent thou
sand,, Of dollars to arrest the march Of this diseases
but temporary relief was all that I obtained. iwas
unnt for any manual labor for several yearA Attend
strongly recommended the use of Swift's SPECIFIC e.
8. 81, claiming that he himself had been greatly
benefited by its use In some lung troubles. Iresolved
totry It. The results are remarkable. My cough has
left inc, my strength has returned. and weigh sixsy
three years since / stopped the uee OF the medlcine.
but J. have had no return Of the disease ana thefc Is
est lind of work. aohI.
Montgomery, Ala. June q, 1885.
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Drawers 8, AfianfA oAsoK
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
Consumption.

WHEN are skipping lambs Ike library
volumesl When they are boundin' sheep.
M Y LedOer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
Hoods -Sarsaparilla

Is the best spring medicine and blood purifier. II
eradicates every fmpurity from the blood, and cures
~scrofula, salt rheum. boils, pimples. all humors, dys-
pepsia, bfiousness, sick headache, Indigestion. gen
eral debility, ee.arrh. rheumatism, kidney and liver
complaints. It overcomes that extreme tired feel
Ing, creates an appetite. and builds up the whole
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

II YOU desire to take an extended pleas
ure trip, get a bicycle and go to Wneei1ng'
-Norristoarn Herald. t3
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

SINGERS are the only people who wish to
hold a note for q long ime.-Chsc 1Ns-
OrGzp, fA-t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
THE MARKETS.

ISN'T an attempt to prove an Alibi salt
deniallLN. Y. S6wrnaI
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
Purify Your Blood

"I was troubled with boils, having several Of them
at Q time. After suffering about all 1 could bear, I
took Hoods sarsapsrilla, which entirely cured me. I
cheerfulIy recommend Hoods 6arsaparills to all
like afnicted. being sure they will ind permanent
relief" Z. n. N~IsHTINeALI, Quincy. Mass.
Wallace Buck, Of North Bloomfield, N. z. suffered
eleven years with Q terrible v~aricose ulcer on his leg.
so bad that he had to give up business. He was en-
tirely cured Of the ulcer. and also OF catsrrh, by
Hoods Sarsaparflla.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15
MR.. EDMUNDs' DEFEAT.
Senator Edmunds has finished his

His Campaign Ended and He Has Failed
to Convince Even the Senate hat He Is
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

PIKE's TooTHAcHE RoPs cHrein1 minute, $50
Gsnn's Sulphur Soap leals and beauties. Csc.
GERMAN Corn REMOVER Ills Corns 3 Buniona
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

BosroN finds her glory in the past be-
cause she belongs to the "had beaus.n-
Washington Critic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

To eradicate dandruG, and keep the scalp
moist and clean, use Halls Hair Remover.
The lives Of many children have been
Pectoral
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso'
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-15

TIE headquarters of ignorance-An in.
teligence Office.