The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26
Aug. 26, 1876
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
"Dried up"-the rain.

Inc DaSc Dali eklutnlC Is raging.
We are in favor of REORGANIZATION.
The melon-cholic days have come
The inevitable politician is round
To remove stains from character ge
rich.
Grain elevators, the extracts of corr
and rye.
Do take him dear Bobby, do tax
him.
The sprinkler gets a job occasional
ly here of late.
Money is what 1 want. / will Civ
you the full value. M.STURM.
The fly and mosquitoe crop is larg'
and annoying.
Sturm keeps the largest stock o
CLOTHING in the county.
1t is an impossibility for a woman
to kick you now, when in full rig.
Simple denials on paper were al
ways very cheap.
N. Sturm has the largest Stock o
TRUNKS and VALIsEs.
The public schools open on the 6tl
of September. Trouble begins then
Vice is transient-virtue immortal
Pay your subscription and be immorta
liked.
PANTS, VESTS, COATS, COLLARS
Tics, Suspenders, Hats, Caps, Trunk:
and Valises, at STURM's-
A new definition for an old maid i:
"a woman that has been made for s
long time.
Ere many weeks the "sear and vel
low leaf season will be upon us,
TEMPUs FUGIT.
The Cincinnati Industrial Exposi-
ton for 1875 opens September 8, and
continues until October 9th.
The weather has settled. We wish
we could induce those owing US to do
the same Thing.
Garden truck is having a good run
but not quite SO good as some ofits
patrons.
The camp meetings at Urbana and
Dayton were failures. There is no
good in camp meetings any way.
The farmer will not lose a great
deal. The increase in price will make
up for the amount destroyed.
Frank Filbert was presented with
a "Cigar" last week that was nine
months in the stocks! 1t weighed
several poundsl
You've pinned it back, he cried
with grief, much further than you'd
orter; your front stands out in bold
relief,-my darter, oh, my darterI
The worms are destroying the cab
bage heads. The same varmints are
destroying some aspiring politicians
around Eaton.
Women are fearfuIly and wonderful
ly made these days. About % pounds
of human nature, and 100 of other con-
nivances.
Now let the farmers and others
prepare articles for exhibition at the
coming County Fair. Let all assist
in making the Fair a success.
Our Schools r nov properly sup
piled with the teachers and equipped
for active labors at the commence
ment of the next session.
The men who don't rash out and
take the DEMOCRAT will miss some
interesting reading between this and
the election. We shall publish about
two papers in one.
Certain it is that there are people in
this world, known as fools, who can't
keep a secret. Their excessive green
ness, like that of green wood makes
them split.
The best cordial for children is pro-
per food; the finest strip is through
cleanliness, and the most e%fficacious of
all Soothing medicines is good man
agement.
Some of the leading Republicans in
this county are kicking in the traces
badly, owing to the dissatisfaction in
nominating candidates for county Of
fees. Rings have had their day in
Preble county.
A poet sees it after this fashion,:
The melancholy days are come
The hottest OF the year:
And candidates are shaking hands ~.
And setting up the beer.
@Rag babies" taken in payment on
subscription, advertising and job work
at this office. The incorrigible little
cusses must be encouraged. They
make mighty fine nursing, as one
might say, the big fellows-and the
little ones, too.
Last summer it was extremely hot,
and very little rain, followed by a
most intensely cold winter. This sum
mel has so far been one of continued
rain, and it is predicted it will contin-
ne to rain until cold enough to snow,
and then not be so extremely cold but
will be a winter of almost continual
snow storms.
In a large number of towns quite
an excitement has been raised con-
corning the flour supply. Many per:
sons have been buying up-a years
supply under the impression thatthere
will be a total failure of wheat. That
will not occur. The rain area has only
extended through a portion of the
Ohio Valley, and that does not con-
otitnta tho entira cnnptry