The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-01-06

AMERICAS fayorite poet, George W.
Childs, A. NJ, in order to avoid any
further vexatious interruptions of his
labors for the dead, has given notice that
he will receive callers at his place of
business in the afternoon only. Accord
ingly he is now known as George w.
Childs, P. NJ.
LOUISVILLE Courier-JomTal: The most
wretched being this season is the man
with an Ulster overcoat. He had not
counted on mild winter, and the bare
thought of how he is to get the wear out
of that coat makes him burst into an
other perspiration and look more like
stage-driver than ever.
"SEE here, conductor, why don't you
have fire in this car z" Well, you
see, one of our directors is clothing
man, and another is doctor, and an
other is drugstore keeper, and another
runs tombstone factory, and you know
in this world people must live and let
live So you see->" Gall right, sir;
go ahead with Your cnfhn-o@
nUrr aud the wurfd are full, and he
who drags into book pages phase or two
of the great life of passion, of endurance,
of love, of sorrow, is but wetting
feather in the sea that breaks occasion
ally along the shores of the years. Ev-
ery mans heart is living drama; every
death is drop scene; every book only
faint footlight to throw little flicker on
the stage.-Ik Marvel.
WHETHER we look, or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur or see it gbsten
Fvery elod feels stir OF might,
An instinct within it that reaches and towers,
And, grasping blindly above it for light,
james Russell LotreA.
FoNTENELIE was very fond of salmon.
He was dining out one day in Paris
when a pretentious guest at the table,
upon hearing the author ask for second
piateful, exclaimed, "Oh, ho, NJ. Fon-
tenelle, 1 didn't know philosophers liked
good things so muchW Probably"
was the philosophical reply, the gentle,
man is under the impression that God
made good things only for FOOLS"
Chow long have you been in Eng
land ?' was the question put by young
Englishman to young American at a
public dinner in London recently.
"About. two weeks" was the reply.
"Really," was the rejoinder of young
John Bull, "and notice you talk our
language as well as we do" Yes, re-
piled Brother Jonathan, 81 have not
been here quite long enough to forget
how to speak it."
THE general thoughtless handling of
machines, cleaning parts of machines
while in motion, adjusting parts which
should be at rest while being acted ON,
and other habits contracted by familiar
ity. should be avoided. A machine
ought not to be trihed with. 1t has no
remorse or pity. Once in its power,
there is no escape with impunity. II
should be managed with caution and
constant care, for in dealing with ma
chinery it is always better to be foolishly
careful than foolishly careless.
Two lawyers in country court-one
of whom had gray hair, and the other
, though Just as old a man as his learned
friend, had hair which looked sus
piciously black-had some alteration
about a question of practice, in which
the gentleman with dark hair remarked
to his opponent, "a person at your tint
a of life," looking at the barrister's gra.
, head, ought to have long enough expe
! rience to know what is customary IL
, such cases" You may stare at m.
gray hair, if you like. Ny hair will b
gray as long as live, and yours will b
black as long as you dye"