Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-02-29
Editorial Brevities.
Never rob Peter to pay Paul.

The ~garden-seed pedlers are alread-
dy on the wing.
Printers need but little here below,
but need that little sure u
Pork is low, taxes high, and all
Grants relatives are in Office.
Rail Road smash-ups are the order
of the day.
Never hug a "gal" in a public as
sembly o kiss her for her mother"
The loafers are getting back to the
corners as the weather gets warmer.
We advise farmers t. have a sharp
look out for all kinds of patent right
swindlers. ...
Woman first tempted man to eat,
but he took to drinking on his own
account.
The pleasant weather of Sunday Sc
cured large audiences at the different
churches. s
Home first and the world after
wards. Your home paper will keep
you posted n home events. Take it.
We would recommend the estab-
Iishment, in this town, of a society for
the protection of children, with bare
legs, from the cruelty of their moth
ers. r
The "poetical effusion" on the Post
Office affairs at-Lewisburg, we have
omitted. 1t is not well written, and
we are not "poic" enough to make it
passable.
Springfield is agitated over the
..culled cuss"' in the public schools.
Pity some of the "white niggers'' in
that place couldn't have their color
changed.
- During the revival at the NJ. E.
Church, about one hundred and ten
have been taken in. We hope the
Lord will have mercy on all of them
and keep them faithful.
Why is our Steam Engine like the
fellow who ear a claw-hammered
coat, carries a gold-headed cane and
parts his hair in the middle !? Because
it is considered a great squirt"
Court will commence, on the 4th of
March, and we will be gratiied to see
all our friends who may be in atten-
dance, especially those who bring us
stamps" or wish to subscribe for the
democrat"
: Solomon says sPride goeth before
a faH.0 Well. if the old fellow had
lived in these days, and in this neck
of woods, he would have had the pro-
verb read, "Pride goeth before a wat
er fall"
Would-you cheer the, hearts of your
friends or relatives away from home,
send them your local paper. There
is nothing that win be received i'll the
land of strangers with SO much appre-
citation and ~thahkfaIness as a paper
from home. al ia'sTal " 4
Do those persons who are constant
ly using the water out of the public
eisternseknowth hat they are subiecting
themselves ton fine ? Now that we
willneed allthe water these Cisterhs
can hold, we hope the Council will
enforce this law.dOZ
A fearful Rail Road accident occurr-
ed on the Louisville and Cincinnati
Short Line, on the 23d inst, by the
giving away Of a. bridge3oFer Ten
Mile Creek twenty-five feet high!
Two were killed and fifty three
wounded.
A stranger passing through Eaton
any time within the last three weeks,
would be very apt to conclude he had
arrived at "shunk town." The adj
vance in the hides of these "odorifer-
erous" animals, has started every boy
and dog in town in. the "sweet scent
ed" business of hunting "sknnksH
Whewi j
The social Ball in the Town Hall
on the I'D, was tho best conducted,
and most stylish one we have had this
season. We think a disciple of John
Calvin could have participated in the
healthy enjoymentss of that dance,
without any danger of the warm
place made for erfing souls. 2
A new candidate for county patro-
nage-the Goose that was crippled last
winter and took up quarters in the
CourtHouse @yardg-It is said it refu-
ses to be driven away. What office
shall it have it in the Court House?
AS the late Treasurer has "absquatu-
lated" and left the place vacant, we
propose this goose shall take that
position.5 az
1.-THE lives of but few men are above
5reproach. The man who walks up
wright througlrthfe, and neyer STUN
5bIes, and escapes the envy and calum-
ny of4the worlds of no account, and
is not likely to leave anything behind
him for history OF his children or his
friends to admire. He died a charm
Jess, inoffensive man." is an empty
epitaph.