Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-30
Editorial Brevities.
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Judge MCKEMY, of Dayton, is for
adopting the nominees of the Liberal
Convention.
How long is it since the Register"
refused to insert a Saloon card?. Or
did the publishers ever do SO?
We heard a young man remark the
other day that he thought cotton was
the "bosom friend" of women.
Loaves of bread are becoming per-
ceptibly small as prices of -four adj
vance.
If editors were put of temper as Of
ten as they are out of money it would
be hot times for those about them.
We are to have tea and coffee free
of duty henceforth. Grocers will
please make a note of the fact, and fix
prices accordingly.
Considerable drunkenness and row.
dyism was on our streets last Saturday
night. Several arrests were made.
The Caliboos should be put in order.
Hon. L. D. CAMPBELL is for a Dem
ocratic nomination. Now, "Lew,"
hushl Didn't we take you out of the
same mess?
1t is as true as sad that but one per-
son in nine attends church, and but
one i'll nine of those who attend does
so for the good he may receive.
A GAINESVILLE lady, having a favorite
cat, wanted to name it after Dolly
Warden, but couldn't, so she called
him Thomas Warden.
An exchange calls young men who
stand around Church doors to watch
young ladies as the congregation is
going out, 'the devils pickets." We
have a good many here.
r. d. Hughes, of American Express
Company has our thanks for late Day
ton, Fort Wayne and Minnesota pa.
pers; and J.. j. Robinson for late
California papers.
The New York World, after a care
full collection of facts and estimates,
decides in respect to the coming crops,
that wheat will be a comparative fail
ure in the Atlantic States, but above
an average in the South and West.
The pic mic season is about opening,
and we have no doubt there will be
tie usual large number held. Bring
your bills to the DEMOCRAT Office if
you want them neatly and cheaply
executed.
For "shallow-paten of the "Regis-
ter" we now recommend a little of
Mrs. Winslow's "Soothing SYRUP
His last attack exhibits strong symp--
toms of softening of the brain! Poor
child will never be a man!
If we committed any error in our
footings up of the amount drawn from
the public crib by the champion Aft
davit maker, we are ready to be COR
rected. We have no desire to mis-
represent any public officer who has
''fat pickings."
1t is considered out of taste for a
man to keep his hat on in church, or
at a place of amusement, because it
will Inconvenience those benin | him;
but a lady can pile the tower of Baby
lon on her head, if she choose, and no
one dare object.
If the citizens of. Eaton wish to be
governed and controlled exclusively
by the Methodist Church, let them
adopt and follow all their suggestions.
The last Spring election was not ia
vorable to the consolidation of Church
and State.
We are glad the editor of the Greg
lister" gave a synopsis of the articles
in the DEMOCRAT. The nine hours
Columbus "Orator' can easily fill the
outside of the paper, and we win en-
deavor to make the inside interesting.
Send fer copy, neighbor.
Can't our Town Council mildly
suggest to the great Bridge builder,
who goes for the enforcement of all
the laws from the days of Moses down
to the time of our brilliant law maker
and Representative, Joe Miller, that a
necessity exists for paving the side
walk opposite the Wigwam of the
Old Public Functionary.
People who have empty cigar box
es on hand may be Interested in a
late decision making any party liable
to a fine of fifty dollars for not de-
stroying the box after the cigars have
been taken from it. The mysteries of
the Internal Revenue system are past
finding out.
Put not your faith in him who pre-
diets a hot season-he keeps ice MOI
in him who predicts a cold one-he
owns a cheap clothing store; nor yet
in him who declares q wet one-he
has umbrellas; nor a dry one-he
sells beer and will get you in trouble
with the smelling committee"
After three weeks. of incessant ira
vail, assisted at intervals by his broth.
CT Joe, our great Orator has produced