Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-09
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The latest motto-God help th
rich, the poor can dig.
Wives who are always blowing u
> their husbands are called domesti
magazines.
Balls, parties, concerts, dramatic an
minstrel entertainments are now il
order.
Commence the NewlYear by pay
ing for the DEMOCRAT til January
1S74-fifty two issues.
superintendent of the ~Invigoratin&
Department." is the latest name for
bar tender.
Holiday money is about all spent
Save up now, boys for the 4th o.
July.
Dull times among our mechanics
particularly the builders, carpenters
and masons.
These sharp cold snaps + not ia
vorable for the exhibition of street
corner statuary.
Farmers cannot complain of unpro-
tected grain fields. The snow now
on the ground settles that matter.
What is the difference between a
wagon tire and a hoop skirt? One
e~ncircles the felloes and the other
doesn't.
Our butchers display naked hogs on
the street, and they have the impu-
dence to say they are dressed.
If anybody is "harder up" pccuni-
arily than the printer just now, we
want to keep out Of the way of so
uninviting a spectacle.
A cheerful fireside, warm clothing,
with a warm Eheart-these are the
glories of earthly happiness, in this
weather.
1t has come to be looked upon asa
legal fact that any man who didn't
divide his property to suit all his
heirs was insane.
The head of that philosopher is lev
ell, who remarked that the newspaper
is just Is necessary to fit a man for his
true position in life as food or raj
ment.
Keep sober and then you car talk
straight. One of our druggists was
quite surprised the other day to hear
afellow inquire ifhc had any of"Mrs.
soothlow's Winsling Slyr'p."
The good Isaac Morris can lose the
Sheriff, Clerk, and Eone or two hun
bred subscribers and not feel it, but
the loss of half dimes worth of his re-
ligion would utterly bankrupt him.
The icy roads are hard on the hor-
ses, and great care should be taken
that they are well roughed in shooting.
This may prevent an accident to the
owner as well as to the horse.
A suspicious disposition is gener-
ally fits own tormentor. He, who is
always suspecting others, gives good
cause for being suspected himself.
It is reported that "fortune knocks
once at every mans door" If she ey-
er knocked at ours, it was when we
were out. However, we await the
knock with our usual composure.
Boysi Spend your evenings at
home, or in good company elsewhere,
and when you have spare moments do
not idle them away, but always en-
deavor to be learning something bene-
fetal to you hereafter.
Some of the young men of this
place have organized a Savings Asso-
citation. Each member contributes
twenty-five cents a week. The Asso-
citation is to continue for five years,
and no member can withdraw before
the expiration of that time.
A clergyman not a hundred miles
from this place, says that stthe forbid
den fruit that Eve partook of and
gave to Adam was tobacco" Wo-
men tempted, but men-the scamps-
kept right on eating the stuff. Our
meerschaum is for sale.
oOSA D1ll1uSS, Will dldSICl1S IlO
nonsensical common sense,remarketh
There is lots of folks-fn this world
who, rather than not find any fault
at all, wouldn't hesitate tew say tew
an angle-worm hat his tail is alto
gether tew long for his body.
II is a pleasant sight, these long ev-
enings, to see the family circle costly
sitting around the bright sparkling
fire, especially SO when their home
paper is read and listened to in that
circle. The Democrat is just what
every farmer needs for his family. 1t
will not fail to please and interest all
who read it.
There is something in winter and
snow, and ice, and silence, which
weirdly reminds one of death and the
dead. In summer, when nature is
young, blithe and merry, we remem-
Der only life and the living. When
the world is green and poisoning,