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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
WHY SQUIRRELS Y
An Indian Legend Of the Magical Produ
ton OF Food,


An Indian Legend Of the Magical Produc-
ton Of Food, I
Another illustration in Indian legends
of the magical production of food is the
delightful explanation of the reason why
squirrels cough. Mannabozho came
one day to the lodge of the red-headed
wood-pecker, and, being invited in, sat
down. Now there was nothing for the
guests to eat, so the bird flew on the
lodge-pole (Which was the pole OF a
tamarack-tree) and, after a few pecks
with his beak, found a crevice out OF
which he pulled something, and 10! 1t
was a fine raccoon.- This feat he per-
formed haf a dozen times in succession,
and then the sauaws came in and pre-
pared the feast. Next day the red
headed w~ood-pecker returned the
visit, the Manabozho, who was not
going to be beaten by a bird, had taken
care to have a new lodge built round a
hummelshine,; so, apologizing just as
the wood-pecker had done, for having
nothing in the larder, he hoped up
toward the pole, and clinging to it as
he had seen the bird do, began rapping
| his nose against the wood. Unable to
| find any raccoons, he got SO angry that
| he knocked his head too hard against
the pole, and fell down on the 0
stunned. And the woodpecker went on
in a huff. A few days later Manabozho
was standing at his door, wondering how
| he could get even with his neighbor,
especially as 1t was the depth Of winter
and there was nothing but roots to eat,
when he saw two men carrying a bear.
He gotinto conversation with them, and,
speaking of his own magical powers
was asked to give an exhibition of them.
This he did at once by turning one OF the
two men into stone. land now turn
him back into a man." said b other.
Oh" said Manabozho, 81 can not do
that. I only know the first half OF the
trick" So the second hunter, unable to
drag the bear all by himself. left it al
Manabozho's door; whereupon that ras.
cal at once invited all his friends to the
great feast, and wa prodigiously i'm
portant and fussy at being able to ask
them to come and eat good bears mea'
at q time when every one was living OF
roots. But alas! as each n filed hi
mouth the bears meat turned int
ashes, and. one after the other, thu
guests began coughing as If they wer'
going to choke. The more they ate thu
worse the coughing grew, and at las
the host, in his Indignation, turnet
them into squirrels. and that is VIII.
squirrels cough SO much.-EIchdnge-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
Advice to s.oop-shouldered People.

A STOPPING figure is not only a famil-
lar expression of weakness or old age.
but it is, when caused by careless hab-
its, a direct cause of contracted chest
and defective breathing. Unless you
rid yourself of this crook while at
school you will probably GO bent to
your grave. There is one good way
to eure it. Shoulder braces will not
help. One needs not an artificial sub
stitute, but some mean to develop the
muscles whose duty it is to hold the
head and shoulders erect. know OF
but one bulls eye shot. 1t is tt. carry
a weight on the head. A sheepskin or
other strong bag filled with TWEEN
ty to thirty pounds of sand is
good weight. When engaged in
your morning studies, either be-
fore and after breakfast, put this bag of
sand on your head, hold your head
erect, draw your chin close to your
neck, and walk slowly about the room,
coming back, if you please, every min
ute or two to your book, or carrying
the book as you walk. The muscles
whose duty it is to hold the head and
shoulders erect are hit, not with scatter
ING shot, but with a rifle ball. The
bones of the spine and the intervertrebal
! substance will soon accommodate them
| selves to the new attitude. One year of
| daily practice with the bag, half an hour
| morning and evening, will give you a
| noble carriage, without interfering with
| your stud6es.-Hdlrs Journal Of Health.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
The Latest Society Whim.

The latest craze which has struck the
Washington belle is the carrying OF
canes. A few weeks ago a young
leader in society returned from England,
and the next day she surprised her
friends by appearing. ON the street with
a cane. 1t wasn't the ordinary dude
cant, but a nice little stick with a shep-
herds crook of hammered silver.
Sometimes she swung it and at other
times she struck the ground with 8
sharp rap. There is no question that
this created a sensation, but there is a
great deal of difference Of opinion as to
Whether the craze will strike in or not.
So far not more than half a dozen girls
have mustered up courage enough to
appear on the street with canes: The
probabilities are thatthe craze will not
extend to that point where it will seri-
ously interfere with the ordinary every
day happiness of the modern dude
W~ushtp0tOn Letter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
Large Steamships.

The Great Eastern is 679 feet /
length. 80 feet beam and 4S feet depth,
measuring $4,000 tons gross, The City
of Rome is the next largest steamship
afloat, with a length of 546 feet. breadth
81 feet and u gross registered tonnage
of S,415, and net tonnage OF 5,53e, &C
cording to official figures. The largest
American steamships are the City OF
Peking. Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany. 5000 tons, 423 feet long, Az
broad; the Ligura, Pacific Steam Navi.
CATION Company, 1920 tons, AGO Tee,
long, As feet broad; the Britannia,
White Star, 400 tons, 400 feet long,
45 feet broad; the City of Richmond,
Inman. 1900 tons, 4522 feet long, 43
feet broad, and the Bothnia, Cunard,
1900 tons, 425 feet long. Az feet broad,
N Y, GruDkic,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
INDIANS.
The Canadian Government Warned of .
Threatened Uprising of Savages.

MONTREAL, Can, Jan. S.-The Govern
ment has received urgent n earnest warn
ings from army officers and the best-in-
formed priests in the Northwest that an-
other Indian outbreak is Imminent; that
the Blackfeet, Bloods and Crees are de-
faint; that they go about levying
blackmail in the shape of provisions and
supplies; that they believe Rie s re-
beflion only failed through lack OF ammuni-
ton, with which they are now plentifully
supplied; that Che Indians are chatting at
being cooped up on their reserves, and that
unless the force there is largely augmented
another and bloody outbreak is only q
question of a short time. The special adds
that the Government now realizes the grav-
ity of the situation, and is taking meas
ures looking to an increase OF the force in
the Northwest.
]. Clinskin, q merchant OF Battleiord, N.
w. T., has left for Ottawa to impress upon
the authorities there the necessity of TAX
ing proper precautions to prevent an Indian
uprising. He says hat the Indians are en-
| ragged because OF the execution of the eight
Indians in November, and are making all
! sorts Of threats.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
Eating a Bulldog for Roasting.

Fred Glazer and Fred Summers, two
Bobemians in the employ Of the Bellaire
Nail Works, had areunion on Thursday,
at which the families OF both men were
gathered. The event is marked by the
%aniqueness of the supper served on the
occasion, which consisted of a large
roasted bulldog. The animal was a big.
hearty fellow, and had been well fed for
several months on purpose for the occa-
sion. These people relish this meat as
the average person does that of a pig,
and it is always used when they desire
to have a feast. 1t is their intention to
kill another canine the first of next week
and lay t away, so that its meat will
sweeten for the Christmas dinner.
In Il talk with the parties they said
that they first tried dog meat in the old
country, where it was a favorite dish.
Cats were eaten there also.-Pits6urgh
Labor Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
Wind and Snow I'm the West.

SIOUX City, Ia, Jan. Sit is twelve de-
grees below zero n showing and blowing
fercely. All the entering Nebraska rail
roads are biockaded. The Illinois Central
branch is also abandoned. The cold is
now more severe than the spell OF 1880.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, Jan. S.-A snow-storm
vastly more severe than the recent blizzard
is raging ON the plains to the west. No
western trains arrived or departed last
night. Telegraphic communication with
points west has been greatly interrupted,
and many railroad wires are down. The
snowfall is accompanied by strong winds
and severe cold, and will undoubtedly
cause much suffering among the cattle,
probably entailing heavy losses.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
Worth -.
~1REE.cLlMelNe S
A Remarkable Branch of the Finny Tribe
in India.

A Remarkable Branch of the Finny Tribe
= in India.
Of all land-frequenting fish, however,
by far the most famous is the so-called
climbing perch of India, which not only
walks bodily out of the water, but even
climbs trees by means of special spines
near the head and tail, so arranged as
to stick into the bark and enable it to
wriggle its way up awkwardly, some
thing after the same fashion as the
'.looping'' of caterpillars. The tree
climber is a small, scaly fish, seldom
more than seven inches long; but it
has developed a special breathing
apparatus to enable it to keep
up the stock of oxygen on its ter
restrial excursions, which may be re-
garded as to some extent the exact con-
| verse of the means employed by divers
| to supply themselves with air under the
| water. just above the gills, which form
| of course, its natural hereditary breath
! ing apparatus, the climbing perch has
| invented 8 new and wholly original
| water-chamber, containing within it a
| frilled bony organ, which enables it to
extract oxygen from the stored-up'water
during the course of its aerial peregri-
nations. While on shore it picks
I'D small insects, worms and
grub, but it also has vegetarian tastes
of it's own, and does not despise fruits
and berries. The Indian jugglers tame
the climbing-perches and carry them
about with them as a part of their stock
in trade; their ability to live for a Ions
time out of water makes them usefu
confederates in many small tricks which
seem very wonderful to people accus
toned to believe that fish die almost a
once when taken out of their native ele
ment.-Graat Allen, tm Popular Science
MonthIu.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
A Magnificent Sporting Park.

Prince Lichtenstein and other grea,
landowners in Austria have resolved to
make an attempt to restock the vast
forests of Syria with elks. The prince
has ordered Il well-known Hamburg
dealer to provide him with three herds.
which will be turned out in the forests
on his estate, The Emperor Francis
Joseph, who is an enthusiastic sports
man, of the genuine Tyro}ean type,
heartily approves OF the project. An
experiment of a somewhat similar kind
is being tried in Bohessia by Counl
Czernin-Morzin, who has introduced
chamois from the Tyrol and Switzerland
on the mountain range around his hunt
i1g seat of Marschcndorf L"''"'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

"A silver quarter of q dollar was
found in the intestines of a four-pound
trout which was being dressed for the
table at Virginia City, New, a short
time ago 1t was covered with a black
coating nearly;:an eighth of an inch thick,
stomach a long time. The coin was
probably dropped by some fisherman
and the fish, seeing the glittering coin'
darted at and swallowed it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

The manner in which steel is super
seding the use of iron in various direc-
tons is further illustrated by the use,
at present, of hardened and tempered
steel wire upon cards for cotton and
wool. The average life of a suit of
card clothing upon cotton is stated to
be about six years, and upon wool con-
siderably less than that. The use of
steel wire in place of iron has not been
tested long enough to determine its
comparative durability; but it is claimed
to do better work, and to require less
frequent grinding. On this account, it
is said, textile manufacturers r dis
posed to incur the increased cost,
amounting to from fifty to M hundred
per cent. above that Of the common
wire.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

PARIS. Jan. S.-General de Courcey, Com
mander of the French forces in Tonquin,
telegraphs the War Office as follows: Dur
ing the latter part OF December the rebels
destroyed the Catholic mission house at
Ughoan, Anam, and killed a French mis-
sionary and five hundred native Christians.
A column Of French troops was sent in
pursuit OF the rebels. 1t overlook aud
routed them and captured their arms and
ou,ununitIon
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

PARIS, Jan. S--The new Cabinet was an
nounced in the Official Gazette yesterday
afternoon. 1t is as follows:
NJ. De Freycinet, President of the Council
and Minister of Fore gn Adairs; NJ. Sarr.en,
Minister of the Interior; NJ. Sadi.Car-
of Public instruction; ". DENOTE. Minis
ter of Justice; NJ. Develle, Minister
OF Agriculture; General Boulapger, Minister
of War; N. Aube, Minister of Marine and the
Colonies; n. Brabant, Minister of Public
Works; NJ. Granet, Minister of Posts aud
Tclegrapbs: NJ. Lockray, Minister Of Com
Ynpllca.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

The TWO great points in heating a
room are useful to be remembered: 1t
is necessary to warm the walls and
windows so that they may not abstract
heat by radiation, and to provide tor
the entrance and dispersion of fresh air
without the danger OF draughts. Open
fires are the best means of heating and
ventilating combined which has yet
heen ji,raeered, -. Chicago Irtbmeei
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

"A party of Indians were bunting in
Humboldt County, California. when q
severe storm came on, and an aged In
dian named Bob became exhausted. AS
is the custom of Indians in such cases,
Bob was left to take a of himself. He
picked a clear spot neal the trail, stuck
a stick in the ground, hung his hat on
It, and laid down and died.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
Left Destitute and Then Murdered.

WEST SARATOGA, ILL.,, Jan. 81. W. Will
son, a shoemaker and a loafer, separ.
ated from his wife, leaving her with
seven children in a destitute condition.
Yesterday afternoon about two O'Clock
he reappeared, after an absence OF six
weeks. Three n~eighbors were at the house,
replenishing Mrs. Wilson's wood-pile as an
act of charity. Wilson knew them and
spoke to all three. He then walked into
the house, and without word began shoot.
at his wife. She started to run, but fell
dead at the threshold. Wilson was arrested.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
.Tbere was a curious combination &

There was a curious combination of
good and i'll luck in the experience Of
the engineer of a tug which sunk in
He'll Gate the other day. He managed
to scramble on to one of the schooners
in the tugs tow, and the schooner soon
after drifted upon the rocks. Then he
went aboard another tug, which was
endeavoring to pull the schooner of,
when the tugs boiler burst and threw
him into the water again. Perhaps he
was the Jonah of the occasion.-M Y.
SIn
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

Exercise is good thing, but it is not
Indispensable Leopold Won Ranke, the
great German historian, is past ninety,
and he has spent. three-quarters of a
century in his library. During all this
time he has devoted fifteen hours a day
to study and writing, leaving the library
only to go to the dining-room or his
chamber, He is hale and hearty, and
has literary work mapped out for years
to come.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
SUNDAY Closing.

GALEsBURG, Ill.,, Jan. s.-This city is in
the midst OF u Sunday-closing excitement.
The official authorities have started out by
closing up all the barber-shops on Sundays,
and the unwilling BARRIERS and their friends
insist that the rule must be applied to all
other kinds of business, including restau-
rante, ivery-stables, street-railways, etc.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

Hoops HOUSEHOLD is the hand
soonest and most convenient ever issued.
Send six cents for one to G. !. HOOP g Co.,
Lowell, Mass.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

PIKE's ToarHACHE DROPS curein1 minute, 2se
,Gknn's Sulphur Soap -eals and beautiies. 2oc
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns s. Bunions
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

A REGULARITY of stage banquet is the
great variety of supes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

IsvraoRATE, renew and beautify the hair
the use of Halps Hair Remover.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

TALK about women being fiightyi Look
at bank cashiers.-Bnrt;ngton Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

BECAUSE the baby is little yeller it's no
sign he is a Chinaman.-Palnaer Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

IRON
81 TIERS

WILL CCA6
INDIGESTION
BILIOUSNESS
DYSPEPSIA ,
NERVOUS P~ROSTRATION
MALARIA
CHILLS AND FEVERS
TIRED FEELING (
GENERAL DEBILITY
PAIN IN THE BACK & SIDES
IMPURE BLOOD
CONSTIPATION
FEMALE
NEURALGIA
KIDNEY AND LIVER
TROUBLES
FOR SALE By ALL DRUGGISTS
The Genuine has Trade Mark and crossed keo
TAKE NO OTHER.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
Proof Of the Pudding

Is In the eating; and proof Of the excellence OF .
medicine Is it's acceptance by the public. Ask your
druggist, or almost any one. and they will tell you
that the merit Of Hoods Sarsapsrtna, where IL ns
been introduced. has caused 1t TO ride
R~oueHSHoD
over all competitors into the very heart Of public COR
ndence, and to-day 1t has Q record of success and OF
cures unequafed by any other medicine.
"I was generally run down. had no appetite. ana
felt tho need of Q good tonic / have taken other
medicines. but never used sny that did me SO much
GOOD % Hoods Sarsaparills. ] now have Q good appe'
tite and feel renewed all over. am better than l have
been for years.. E. II. RAND, II West Sh street,
Oswego. N. 7.
Hood' ~SarSaparAla
Sold by all druggists. u, sig for q. Made only By
G. I, HooD 4 CO.. spothecsriss. Lowell Asa'
IN nesas Ora 0ollar.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

DOES any one know the value of owe
who hasn't botany? (bought any.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

For sick and nervous headaches, consti
patton and liver troubles, take Ayers Pills
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

WHEN q passenger boards a steamboat,
what is the bill of fares-N. 7. Ledger.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Hoadly's Suggestions to the Ohio
Legislature.

Registration LAWS Susceptible of Improve.
ment-About Convict Labor-Criminal
Laws All for the Criminal and None
sor sotte.y-Insanfty Pleas q
Fraud-Governor's Salary
Inadequate to the
Demands.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

PIso,s Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable
to use. 1t is not a liquid or a snuff. soc.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Eye Water. Druggistsselit il. 25c.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
THE MARKETS.

PLAHs a leading part in life-Ths bhnd
mans dog.-Boston Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

A snow-pLow is like a bad habit-A good
thing to cut adrift.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14
ONLY twenty-five cents.
Red Star Cough Cure
No opiates or poison.

ONLY twenty-five cents.
Red Star Cough Cure.
No opiates or poison.
TALK about women being fightyl Look
at bank cashiers.-Bart;ngton Free Press.
~IgyIGoRATE, renew and beautify the hair
by the use of Halps Hair Remover.
pEcuLIARrTY of stage banquet is the
great variety Of supes.
Hoops HOUSEHOLD CALENDARis the hand
soonest and most convenient ever issued
Send six cents for one to G. !. HOOP & Co.,
Lowell, Mass
DOES any one know the value of flowers
who hasn't botany: (bought any)'
For sick and nervous headaches, consti-
patton and liver troubles, take Ayers Pills.
WHEN a passenger boards "a steamboat,
what is the bill of fares-N 7. Ledger.
PIXIES TOOTH ACHE DROPS urein1minute, go
IGJenr's Sulphur Soap -eals and beauties. 2oc.
GERMAN CORN NOV kills Corns &Bunions.
BECAUSE the baby is a little yeller it's no
sign he is a Chinalnan.-Pat,aer Journal
-
PIso,s Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable
! to use. 1t is not a liquid or a snuff. soc.
| A sSow-pLow is like a bad habit-A good
thing to cut adrift.
IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it 25c.
PLANS a leading part in hfe-Ths blind
mans dog.-Boyton Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

Nc progress has been made durins the past
year in tho settlement of this vexed owes
ton. The controversy is still waged between
the oppoeing SYSTEMS of prohibition n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-14

COUsuIQDGiOH VI ltuuOTS II tiC udhC VI NV
passage of the Pond law, and that their effect
has been impaired, not strengthened, by the
resort to taxation, unaccompnnied BY the
wholesome and stringent restraints which a
license system affords.
Your attention is directed to the unsatis-
the Supreme Court have left the restraining,
punitive and repeating portions, VIZ; the
ninth, tenth and eleventh sections, OF the
| essential features of the unconstitutional
system. and therefore share the fate of other
Court as unconstitutional, or whether they
are separable and SURVIVING, aud are now
the law of the land. They ought to be re-
pealed, or re-enacted.
In regard to the Penitentiary, the Governor
says
contract labor have been disastrous. The
reports of the Auditor of State show that the
MANAGEMENT stsfn Trss Of the s4 P en- fs msry ,h drsT It t psia
in during the year ending November 10, lss4,
and sl5s;ss ;n s. m MGss than it paid , is during Fh the
s ssms en- are '"s a aSonssf # for ''' in ip part
by the increase in the NUN.
Der of prisoners and the necessary purchase
of machinery and tools, the rebuilding OF
shops and the renovation of the institution
thus increasing expenses, and i'll part by the
and repairs. thus diminishing receipts The
value of stock Oh hand and supplies has also
largely increased. The aecidental des true !
building, 10 feet by so, used as a cooper
shop, on April q, lsS5, increased the extend
of necessary reDullding.
Nearly, If not quite, one-fourth of the shop:
within the Penitentiary Enclosure have beel
rebuilt during the past year.
The losses of money resulting from thu
change in the methods of prison labor ant
form If compensation will be borne by tn
reopie of Ohio without complaint if they cal
be sure of an equivalent in the reformed
lives of discharged and paroled prisoners.
Two prisoners have been executed undo
the act of Apr3l 20, 1885 C2 Ohio Laws, 1861. n
per- eptible evil to other prisoners, but yer.
great benefit 70 the public appears to be tn
consequence sf this change in the place an
methods of carrying out capital sentences
Private. executions are thus secured, an
t death upon the gallows made as II should o
if preserved IS a method of punishment q
4 ali. the most severe and ignSminious result c
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