The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-30
ODDS AND ENDS.

The Gaidry.
ODDS AND ENDS.
An editor named Hens is running for
county office in Nevada. He ought to
be an on-nest man.
THE demonstrating effect of this ring
business is terrible. Whisky" is in
everybody's mouth.
THIS is clever thing written by Won
Bulow in friends album in England;
In art hate respectability,
And respect ability"
If you live by man who habitually
neglects to put in proper supply of
kindling wood, you should have wire
fences.
CORRUPT speech indicates corrupt
mind; but silent man is a puzzle. A
quiet woman is perfect enigma; but
no one likes to give her up.
"THE Worlds Great Combination of
Theatrical Talent" is the name Of
Western troupe composed of lame mau
a fat woman and pale faced boy.
A TRAIN of cars on a Florida railroad
passed a man on horseback, and there
was great hurrahing among the passen-
gers until they discovered that the mule
was tied to fence.
ACHAP whose soul is not totally devoid
of poetry, says Browning's new poem,
"The Inn Album" is about as interest
ing asa hotel register, and doesn't contain
quite as much plot.
WHEN man has been hard at work in
an obscure way for years and at length
achieves success, nine-tenths OF his ac-
quaintances insult him by offering con-
gratulations on his "luck."
THERE is a story of an amateur hunter
in the Rocky Mountains who followed a
grizzly bear for four days, and then
abandoned the pursuit, alleging as a
reason that "the trail was getting too
fresh"
Oh let Door woman's clothes alone;
They're none of your concern;
She never makes no fun Of your n,
Then why poke fun at her'n.
A GOOSE that sees another drink will
do the same, though he is not thirsty.
The custom of drinking for company,
when drinking is dispensable and preju-
dicial, seems to be case of the same
kind, and to put man, feathers only
excepted, upon a footing with goose.
A MAN who does not love luxury is an
incomplete man, or, if he prefers, an
ignoramus. A man who cannot dis
pense with luxury, and who does not
love hard fare, hard bed, hard travel,
and all manner of robust, vigorous, tense
work is a weakling and soft.-Theodore
Winthrop.
NEW YORK Graphic: Mrs. Sage, l
should like TO know whose ferry boats
these are that tumble over in the hall r
"Ferrvboats, indeed, sir! Those are my
shoes Very polite Of you to call .em
. ferryboats r' Didn't say ferryboats,
Mrs. Sage; you misunderstood me-fGary
boots said, my dear friend"
A FRIEND is person with whom L
, NAV be sincere am arrived at last IN
3 the presence of a man so real and equal
that | may drop even those undermost
: garments of dissimulation, courtesy, and
+ second thought, which men never put of,
s and NAV deal with him with the sim
plicity and wholeness with which one
chemical atom meets another.-Emerson
A SYRIAN convert to Christianity was
urged by his employer to work on Sun
If day, but he declined. But" said the
o master, "doth not our Bible say that il
C a man has an OK or an ass that falls into
h a nit on a Sabbath day he may pull him
y out?" EYES," answered Hayop, but
r if the ass has habit of falling into tht
o same pit every Sabbath day, then thu
is man should either fill up the pit or sci
'i the ass"
> CONGREGATIONAL LovER's MOOD.
i All the kisses that have given,
L. grudge from my soul to-day,
,r Ana of all | have ever taken,
= would wipe the thought away
9 How wish my lips had been hermits,
e Held apart from kith and kin,
ST That, fresh from Gods holy service,
of To loves they might enter in.
VI -CkGriotte f. Bates, in Scribnsr's Maga=ine.
10 10 THE Norristown Herald seasonabl
ID saws: Young man, if you should Sc
i your girl gazing intently at your fee
IT. don't shift them uneasily, or draw ther
h up and sit upon them, under the lmpre,
4. sion that she is overwhelmed by thel
,d immense size. She is merely taking thei
or measure mentally for pair of slipper
4, on the toes of which she intends to wor
ID a big dog with green tail and scarie
he ears.
ne New YORK Commercial Advertiser b
tx fore Christmas: Last night there was
he ring at Spilkins' door bell, and sho
ne makers boy skipped in with bill f
YER cone pair of slippers, nine dollars
X bought by Mrs. Spilkins." 81 don
d. know anything about it" said Leand'
wo uneasily, "do you, my dear?" Mrs
he hesitated moment, and then waltz'
~ the boy out by the ear, remarkin
"Didnf | tell you that was for my hr
bands Christmas present, and tn
you shouldn't bring the bill in till ne
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