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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
THE ALPHABET.
A Survival of the Fittestin an Evo1utionar
Sense,

a survival OF the F1ttestJna an evolutionary
Sense.
In the struggle for existence the Latin
alphabet alone survived among its.
Italian compeers, and was carried by
the extension of the Roman Empire
through the length and breadth of
Western Europe. Most of our modern
European alphabets are its direct off
spring. 1t is only in Eastern Europe,
more especially in Russia, that its
Greek mother and subsequent rival has
stood its ground, and even the present
century has witnessed the triumph of the
Roman characters in Slavonic countries
over alphabets of Greek origin. 1t is
| possible that q time will come when the
| Roman characters will triumph likewise
descent from the Phoenician parent of
the Greek alphabet itself. It is no
| longer doubtful that the immease ma
| iority, if not the whole, of the a1phabets
! used in the East are descended, like the
alphabets of the West, from the alpha
bet of Phoenicia. We can trace the sue
of the inscriptions of Mesha or the ST.
| lOdu1 tuluCl UCCuI1C buC llOWluS Cudl AZ
tiers Of Palmorene geography and the
running hand of Aramaic papyri. and
from the Palmyrene characters it is but
a slight step to the Square Hebrew Of
the modern Jews. Even the Neskhi or
Arabic alphabet, which. in spite of its
manifold imperfections, has been made
AZURE as well as of the thoughts of the
~o.t .ols, r-o~~ xrOv11 " 1nr
be shown to have the same
was the parent of the vertically written
difficult to find any alphabet which can
not be affiliated to the Phoenician,
widely different as the two may have
become both in the forms of the letters
and in the values that they bear. In
termediate forms are continually being
discovered, which bridge over the enor-
nous distances and explain the transi-
tons that time and space have effected.
Even the Devanagari alphabet of Sans
krit, whatever disputes there may be as
to its exact pedigree, is generally al
lowed to be of P6oenician origin. With
the exception of the cuneiform alphabet
of the ancient Persians and possibly
one or two more which may yet lurk in
obscure corners of the world, all the al.
phabets of which we know are derived,
ultimately, from a single source. Ut
terly diverse as they are in their latest
forms, the Jealous enthusiasm of paleo.
graphists and inscription hunters has
succeeded in restoring them to their ear.
lest shapes, in filing up the intervals
which separate them from each other,
and in showing that they are all but the
manifold developments Of a single germ,
The history of the alphabet, in short
like the history Of its origin, is but an il
lustration of the doctrine Of evolution
on a large and easily tested scale
Scientific photography" to use agar
the words Of DR.. Taylor, ''rests on the
assumption that no alphabetio changes
are ever accidental or arbitrary, as wa
formerly assumed, but are the result Of
evolution taking place in accordance
with fixed laws,n-Prof. a. Il. Sayce
in Contemporary ReviesU.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

in a recent lecture Prof. Fisher, of
Yale College, said: If you were to go
into a public assembly in Italy to-day
and sneeze, every hat would be lifted
and every person present would offer
you some expression of good will, such
as God bless YOU The same custom
is common in savage tribes, though but
few know it. The origin of the custom
was in the supposition that every time a
man sneezed a spirit escaped from him.
This is an excellent illustration of the
theory which, though not commonly
considered, is nevertheless true. namely,
that men may have degenerated instead
Of having risen higher in the scale"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
FOR THE LADIES.
Things Which Every Woman IL Anxior
tn Know.

Things Which Every Woman IL Anxious
to Know.
Jeweled ornaments are much worn
in the hair.
Little chased gold balls are a favorite
for earrings.
Breakfast caps are out in shapes and
are very fashionable.
In silver tableware the forms for the
most part are low.
"Mikado ware includes bright-red
tea sets in Japanese china.
Hearth rugs for families in mourn
ing are of white and gray fur COM
bined very oddly.
Fur d~og-collars are fastened with
bows aud ends of ribbon correspond
ing with the dress.
Jeweled pendants continue fashion
able, and are set SO as to do duty for a
number of ornaments.
Some of the French velvet bonnets
which are bordered with fur have the
strings edged with fur.
The newest albums for cabinet pict-
ures are of solid plush and without
o~rnamentation or decoration.
Ivory colored velvet mantles trimmed
with white fox fur and lined with pink
satin are the latest styles in evening
wraps.
Rings in which the gems are set
around the finger find favor with many
ladies. So do the slender wire rings
with m small but very fine gem.
The long fur boa, which years ago
was in fashion, is revived. 1t Is wound
around the throat, and then one end is
thrown over the shoulder.
A new use for the bonnet pins and
scarf pins is fastening down the ends
of a colored silk handkerchief, worn
close up about the neck and tucked
under the cloak for warmth.
For the toilet are innumerable arti.
| cles in both sterling silver and silver
plate. The newesto of these are finished
in repousse or old English chasing,
though there are some exceedingly
beautiful specimens Of snamsl and
s~tehtnR.-N r Verdi.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
TAKEN IN.

~ -
Here nave been all mornin' trampin
about the town
Iryin tosifnd q fellow that goes by the name
KIM of a delic~atelooking. oonsumptlvey
sort o. cuss;
Has the cut of u parson, but I guess he g
heap sight wuss.
49,.
"I'd no more'n left the depot when a dapper
an spruce Young chan
Comes up TO me from behind somewheres an
'Cus ssn me ,h, he ssys, when ss looks around, but
No, saws T. lit is SmithSJohn Smith :, an ba
bows an he goes away.
Hadn't gone or much further, confused by
the no se an whir,
When up steps the other Teller, him I'm q
Well well, + it ISN'T Mr.; SMITH Why, when
did Won Gomez SAYS he.
An 1 h nts, while he s a shakin' my hand.
he is kinder the start o. me.
"'What, says he in, a injured tone, you
haven't forgotten Brownl
Dom you remember a few years back the
To see my uncle? Yes. old Gabe BrownI 1t
Q stra,iRe, nowI declared
An when he tells me he 9 kin to Brown, I
says 70 him, put 1t therep
go
Putty consider BILE knowledge, too, of all
the folks he showed;
else he d never have knowed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
EXCITEMENT ~uNAsArEp.
Proof that that Physician,s Terrible Con.
fession u True.
H.~uM

czve,and (o,) Herald.
Yesterday and the day before We copied
into our columns from the Rochester IN. W
Democrat and Chronicle, q remarkable state
ment, made by J. B. Henion, NJ. D., a gen.
tleman who Is well known in this city. In
that article DR.. Henion fecounted q won
derful experience which befeu him, and the
next day we published from the same paper
a second article, giving an account Of the
excitement in Rochester, and elsewhere,
caused by DR.. Henion's statement. 1t Is
doubtful if any two articles were ever pub
lished which caused greater commotion
both among professionals and laymen.
Since the publication Of these two arti-
clee, having been besieged with letters of
inquiry, we sent q communication to DR..
Henion and also to h. r.. Warner & Co.,
asking II. any additional proof could be
given, and here it Is:
GENrIEMEN. lowe my life and present
health wholly to the power Of Warmers
Safe Cure, which matched me from the
very brink na Of tas . gfaTs. 49, l. = not Is su r..
ment ! made (which Is true in every re-
spect) for my recovery was as great q mar
yel to myself, as to my Rhysiciaps, end
ROCHESTER, N. r, Jan. q.
SIRs: b best proof we q give you
that the statements made by Dr.. Henton'
are entirely true, and would not haye been
testimonial from the best citizens of Roch-
Foote. d. b. WARNER & Co.
To Whom It Mdy Concern.
We are personally or by reputation 10.
quainted with DR.. Henion, and we believe
| he would publish no statement not literally
true. We are also personally or By repute.
ton well ecquainted with H:H Warner q
which DR.. Henion says he WA cured) who's,
commercial and personal standing in this
community are Of the highest order, and WI,
STATEMENTS which were not literally and
strictly true in every particular.
G. R. PARSONS, Mayor Of Rochester.)
WIN PURCELL, Editor Union aud Adve,-
Il: D; sHuAnr, t-e1-surrosase Monro.
EDwaRD A. Frost, 'tex-Clerk Monroe
!. 5. fHssrn, (e1-Districs Attorney Nom
J. N. Davr, (ex-Member Congress, Roche
JoHs s. MORGAN, County Judge, Monroe
HIRAM srsLEr, Capitalists and seedsman.)
john VAN vooRHIs, (ex-Member Of Con-
gress.)
TO the Edaorcf the Lifting Chxrch, Chicago, ~.
There was published in the Rochester IN.
cember, q statement made by J. b. Henion,
n. D., narrating how he had been cured ,f
Bright's disease OF the kidneys, almost i'm
its last stages. BY the use Of Warmers Safe
ashaving recommended and urged DIR. Hem
ion to try the remedy, which he did, and
was cured. The statement OF Dr.. Henior is
true, SO iar ss 10 concerns mysen, = ! Re,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
R AND rlREs,pE.

Noodles Beat an egg very light,
ldd flour until stiff enough to roll into
title crumbs the size OF wheat, or rice
Grains. drop into boiling soup and cook
! few ninutes.-The Cook.
You must spare a little wheat daily
for the growing chicks nothing will
bring your pullets to early laying bet
ter than wheat. Feed generously; 1t
does not pay to be stingy with IT'D
ledo Blade.
TO render old silver articles as
beautiful as when first made, lay them
piece by piece on a charcoal fire, and as
Don as Redeemed take them off and
boil them in tartar water. - Boston
Globe.
The manufacture of waxi is the most
costly item in honey-meking, and this
Is a loss that can be readily avoided by
using artificial combs. When the bees
have only to provide honey they can
| produce much more and the swarms
| will be earlier and more proliic.-Bos-
ton Post.
If is to be used in the or
chard it should be fresh or such
as will quickly ferment. That which
has been thoroughly composted or well
| decomposed is best. Wood mold, mixed
with lime and ashes, has been found
excellent, and the better the manure in
| fineness of condition and freedom from
| decomposing matter che less liability Of
| the trees to disease.-SGn francisco
| Chronicle.
Boiled starch is made by adding
cold water to raw starchin the proper.
ton of one cup of water to three-quart.
ers of a cup of starch, and then pour.
! ing on boiling water till it has thick
ened to a smooth mass, constantly
stirring as you pour. Boil ten minutes
A bit Of butter is added by many good
laundresses, the bit not to be larger
than a filbert. Anything starched will
boiled starch must be dried ant
sprinkled before ironing. Western
Rural.
During the middle ages such
thing as o bedroom on the second foo
was unknown. All the rooms of the
house, such as the hall, the chapel, the
sleeping rooms against the walls, thu
Offices, were on the ground floor
After a time a bedroom was built above
the hall, called the solar, a chamber
which admitted the sun freely, and hat
occasionally a gallery or terrace or
which to take the air. 1t VIA ap
preached by outside steps, and the ter
race was probably a long landing plac,
or open-air passage.-Chicago Herald
/. Nut Jumbles: They may owe thei
name to walnuts or Brazil nuts ; tn
chopped kernels of either are yer,
nice. Cocoanut, too, is excellent. Al
mond jumbles are as good as any. Bea
together half a pound each Of suga
and butter and three eggs add
quarter-pound of chopped almonds an
a little lemon juice. Stir the fou
lightly in, from half to three-quarter
of a pound. Rose-water or orange
flower water is often used as a flavor
ing for these little cakes, and a YER
superior kind are favored with a tea
spoonful of vanilla essence.-M ?. Pos
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
1t is oeneraIlv concealed. saws /

1t is generally conceded. says the
Carson Times, that ~five-cent pieces
ought to be circulated in Nevada, and it
Is high time that measures were taken
to demand the same. The buyer OF
small articles, such as a cigar or a glass
of beer, has no right to pay fifteen
cents when ten cents is the price of the
article, and the same applies to all
articles purchased in small quantities.
Why q ive-cent piece should be current
in California, Oregon, Washington Ter
ritory, and in fact on the whole Pacific
coast, and not in Nevada, is an enigma.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
A e INDEED.

How His Considerable Action Enabled q
Bridegroom to Enjoy Liberty.
A novel mode of executing awarrant
of arrest for debt was adopted by one
of the ibailiffs Of the East Kent county
court. The bailiff was in quest of q
young mar residing at Throwley, who
had on previous occasions given a great
deal of trouble, the bailif being every
time frustrated in his attempts to catch
the debtor. Having heard the young
man was to be married at Throwley
Church, Croucher, the bailiff, betook
himself to the sacred edictie, arriving
there just after the bridegroom had en-
tered to await the arrival of the bride.
Croucher very considerably decided to
await patiently outside until the mar
rage ceremony was over, and then to
serve the warrant on the bridegroom
as he came out of church Meanwhile,
however, a friend of the debtor came
along, and, ~suspecting the nature of
Croucher's mission, got into converse
ton with him, ascertained the amount
that would satisfy his demands, and
paid it on the debtors behalf. The BRIDE
groom was thus enabled to 90 on his
Honeymoon instead of passing the first
few days of married life in her Males
TVS prison at Csnterbury.-Bostos
Truth. :
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
Hygiene in. the Schools.

At the thirteenth annual meeting OF
the Public Health Association in WASH
ington the opinion was expressed by
resolution that American schools need
the teaching of hygiene and the practice
of physical exercises on a far more *
tended scale than at present. All the
speeches, papers and resolutions were
predicated upon the idea that American
progress and civilization depends Upon
the Improvement Of personal and public
health and the strengthening Of the
national vitality. It would be q happy
event in the history of sanitary science
if some wealthy man, DESTROYS of doing
a noble, philanthropic deed, should giys
to such an association as this so large .
sum of money as would enable it @
coaduct any experiment, however
oosLY. looking to the solution Of those
problems which involve the health Of
the people who live in the great nitiss.
40 csfrS
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

When the revolt broke out in Can
ada in 1887, a party of .sympathizing
Island, belonging to Canada, situated
in the Niagara River about two miles
above the great falls. They mustered
about 700 men well p%rovisioned and
provided with twenty pieces of cannon.
They had a small steamboat called the
Caroline to ply between the island and
Schlosser on the American side. On q
dark night in December a party of
Canadian royalists crossed the river, cut
the Caroline loose from her moorings,
and set her on fire. She went down
the current and over the great cataract.
Boston Budget.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

'SuRE, an wouldn't wan o. thin bear
skins make q foine buffalo robe?"-N. Y.
Tndependent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

THE reputation Of the transgressor, like
his way, is hard.-LopeH Citizen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

For all ailments originating in disorders
of the stomach and liver, take Ayers Pills.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

can kfll Q tiger-if the tiger happens to be
found when only . little cub. So consuInp-
ton, that deadlfest and most feared of dis
eases, in this country, can assuredly Be con
quered and destroyed II Dr. Piercefs Gold
en- Medical Discovery" be employed early.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

IT isn't much Of q dog that can't mako .
man 60 mad by biting hfm.-Tne Jtdge.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

PIKE'sToorHAcHE DROPS lin ! q minute, Csc
Gtenn's Sulphur Soap Ieals and beauties. go.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns 4 Buntons.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

WHEN the f~ollicles are not destroyed,
Halls Hair Remover restores hair to bald
heads.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

WpsN q girl ID being courted she sets
greA deal BY . young man.-Chica9o Iris
U1e.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

WOMAN was made after man and shO has
been after him ever since.-Phaadelphia
Can.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

THH eFavorite Prescription Of DR.. Pierce
cures "female weakness and kindred AZ
fections. By druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
AS a Last Resort

A Little Girl in Albany, N. T., Terribly
Afflicted, Wonderfully Cured.
One of the most remarkable cures Of scrofuls on
record is that Of the little daughter Of Mr.. MI. Quinn.
as First-st., Albany She was annicted with ~scrofuls
from birth. and physicians said II would be better for
her II she was dead. Her father says: "she had 70
running sores on her body, besides being absolutely
blind for months. she lost the use Of her liino and
could DO. walk; Ia fact. wSs . mere skeleton wasting
away. The smell from the sores wasterrible. Seeing
in q newspaper some casesof ~serofula cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla-I said to myself, I will try . bottle as Q
last resort When she had taken the nrst half bottle
I could see . change in her, and when the whole bot
tie was taken the sbscesses almost entirely healed
with the aid Of Hoods Olive Ointment, which I must
say Is the finest I ever used. I kept on giving her
Hoods Sarsaparlla, It'll now she 10 well and healthy,
running around. she has q splendid appetite. Tho
p~eighbors don't know what to make oft"
Hoods
Sold by all druggists. u, six for Is. Prepared only
BY C. !. HOOD s. co. Apothscaries. Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

CouRTsHIp is not run by the rule Of tire,
-Aerchant Traveller
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

The best cough medicine Is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. "5c.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

SRLEcrED miscellany-Nincs pie.-lDas.
vile Breeze.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11
Any snan BOY Wan . stick,

W.T. b Q dirty man like nanneli Because
he shrinkD from washing.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

II Afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson'sE Eye Water. Druggistss sell II. Csc.
OUsHT a teamster to have a teeming
fancy Irrational Weekly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

S1Rs: The best proof we can give you
that the statements made by DR.. Henion
are entirely true, and would not have been
published unless strictly 50, ID the following
ester, and q card published by Rev. DR..
Foote. Il. b. WARNER & Co.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-11

VoalUQ ike mln0s WRdG Is GQ0 use OF Ire
The Bishop rose. He drew one of her
hands gently from her face, and closed his
own over it. 81 understand" he said
huskily, and looked straight into the fire.
The snow ratified against the window,
and the wind howled around the corner Of
the square. He eaned one elbow on the
goldcolored plush, and rested his fair head
on it: He was a very young man, this, to
Be a Bishop; There her: was scarcely a silver
Miss Jollibert,, too, as she stood in the
fire light, looked the perfection of a
wellbuilt, handsome-featured woman.
1t would have seemed as If the weight
for he breathed very hard as he stood there
| holding it, Miss Jolfibert's moist eyes star.
ing pensively the while into the distant
half gloom of the ante-chamber.
After a long pause some thought ap-
peared suddenly to strike him, for With an
abrupt movement he drew his hand away,
and walking across to the other side of the
fire, ostentatiously put up his double eye.
| glass to examine a little Alma Tadema up
on the opposite wall. -.
"Don't confuse your convictions with
your inclinations," he began. "(Your
father had that picture in a much better
light than you have, Marion. JAS you say,
do something, but don't let your inclin alton
to do something interfere with your con
victions.-M you were to shorten the string
it might be better. )-Why not become
doctora"
"a doctorl" calculated she, dazedly.
eyes" he continued, working with the
string of the picture in an abstracted
fashion. "Or a lawyer; there would be 6
great path of usefulness open to you.
have heard of lady solicitors-and you might
step into you uncle Matthew'S practice
Idare-say there will be lady barristers ant
lady ministers by and by. Why, my dear
you might even become a Bishop!-1n Tad
ema's pictures detail, and detail alone
"Bishop," interrupted Miss Jollibert, In
q preternaturally calm tone; 'mY convic
tions interfere in no way with my desire tt
do something. My convictions are, o.
"Who converted you!" inquired he, still
with his back to her, and passing rapidly t.
another picture. "Was it the ancfen1
t~heologians or the prophetsl Well, Marion
you have asked my advice. Shall 1 tel
you, then, what l think you ought to de-
old man, and l am a very old friend, 80
may be privileged to say h 1 choose.
think you ought to marry"
She answered nothing for a moment
then, moving slowly beside him, began tx
converse about the pictures and their vari
Gus merits and dement's, in an easy, con
vocational manner which was surprising
in itself, considering the suppressed emo
tion of her voice hardly a minute ago. Tn,
Bishop turned quickly round, and, closing
his eye-glass with a sharp click, stood look
ing at her. just as she was beginning tx
enlarge upon the beauties of a certain
Holy Family she had seen at st. Peters
ibteiPiece, and leaning his face on his ham
again, interrupted her without ceremony
"Marion,"' he said, gravely, ~ though
yep wanted me to help you"
Ter eyes lit up, And she answered quiokl,
! Stsh al rs stps4en In her votes f9ais
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-04
Get Ready! Go!
A BEAUTIFUL START AND
AN EXCITING FINISH.
Neck and Neck from the Half
Mile Post to the Judges
Stand.
The Bargains at the MiSfitClOth-
iUg ParlOrs Pass Under the
Wire Several Lengths
Ahead.

WARNING UP-It is now time
to think of Fall and Winter Cloth
ing. Before starting the race the
horses are warmed up to bring every
muscle into action. To think before
you buy is to warm up the pockets.
The low prices at the Misft Clothing
Parlors make it warm for cOmpeti-
ton.
STEADY N0Wl-GOl In the
race for trade the Mis6t Clothing
Parlors are away in the lead, We
are not handicapped with ready
made or job-lot goods, but our speed
boots are Custom made Clothing,
bought at Half its Actual Cost, and
sold at Half its Actual Value.
WINNING TIE SWEEP
STAK ES-Hundreds of Beautiful
Custom made Suits at the Misft
Clothing Parlors-Suits that are
steady goers and warranted not to
shy or break-Suits that will stand
wear and give good satisfaction.
CAPTURINGALL THE PURSES.
We sell you Custom made Suits and
Fall OverCoats Cheaper than you car
buy ready made. For Good Cloth
ing, at Low Prices, we lead in the
race. In Prices we are the Favor
ties Against the Field.