The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-16
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Our Jail is empty.


Did you bet any money on the bob
tailed nag?
The easiest fitting hat is the hat won
on an election bet.
Fence in your turkeys, and feed the
one you intend for us regularly.
Red is fashionable this fall. Red
headed girls now's your chaneel
@What will the harvest be ~, We
refer to the matrimonial harvest for
this winter.
The next session ofthe Preble coun-
ty Teachers Association will be held
December 9th.
This is the season of the year when
pumpkin pies, buckwheat fapjacks
and sorghum molasses begin TO ripen.
The last fashionable dress contains
thirty-four yards. What is to be-
come of the poor dry goods mer-
chants?
The Corporation of Eaton is not
able to lightthe town up and private
enterprise furnishes us with a lamp
ortwo. WHAT'S the matter?
Myrtle green is popular in silks be-
cause it cannot be initiated in course
material in wool or cotton. For street
wear it is much trimmed with EcRU.
It has. been asked "when does the
Sheriff elect enter upon the discharge
of the duties of his office? We ans
wsr, upon the first Monday in Janu-
airy, after his election.
1.-THE average life of the farmer is
sixty-fve years, and that of the prin-
ter thirty-ive years, it behooves the
former to pay the latter what is due
him as o as possible.
The late campaign shows that a man
need not know anything to talk poll
tics. A mighty little knowledge and
a heap of brass will go further in pol
itics than anywhere else.
A married man, as he hand ed out
twenty dollars for his wife's new fall
bonnet, feelingly remarked that otis
the milliner that prevents mar be-
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coming a millionaire"
It makes a man lose confidence in
human nature to waken suddenly in
the morning and find his wife sitting
on the side of the bed exploring the
recesses Of his vest pocket for loose
,change.
Some lazy fellows in this section
would do well to ponder over what
Josh Billings says:-'It il CRATE
deal cheaper to work than it IL to beg.
Enny mau kan earn two dollars while
he is begging one"
The young lady that was SO NOR
tally ~ wounded by q slap in the
face, we learn is convalescent, and con-
sequently there will be no troops or
dered to this place! Great Hevings!
'S2.ah for Hayes!
Dr.. A. A. STOKES, "Chaplain' of
The Tilden and Hendricks Club, with
his family left fer Tennessee on Thurs
day of last week May he live long
and prosper in that good old Demo-
cratic State.
Never was there a more favorable
fall for farmers work than the pres
ent one has been. Farmers who do
not get their affairs ready for winter
q blame themselves and not the
clerk of the weather.
Suit was commenced in this place
ON Saturday last by M. j. LALLY,
against J. S. Bennett and Josiah Book
walter, Trustees of Gratis township,
for debarring him from voting at the
recent election. Mr. Lally places his
damages at $500.
A young Republican. full of bad
whisky, struck Mr.. J.. r. Beatty in
the eye last Thursday and BACKED it
Of course the editor of the REGISTER
viii not have anything to say against
such an outrage and vagabondisn
when committed by members of his
own party. No troops were called
On the night of the Republican
torch-light procession in Eaton, The
New Paris delegation met J. A. Dun.
kel, a Democrat, on the road home ant
beat him numerically. The REGIS
E said nothing about that, but goe!
into Mysteries because the hat of ju
bilant Democrat accidentally brushed
8 young lady in the face! "Goverl
yourself accordingly"
The cool nights we are now ENJOY
ing are very suggestive of dancing
This popular pleasure during tn
cheated term" is confined almost ex
clusively to p~ic-nics. Now that Their,
has been a change of the Atmosphere
balls and hops will be inaugurated
. and the nights will be made voca
with orchestral music. Soon tn,
Halls will be transformed into scene
of mirth and gayety,
swhere youth and beauty meet.
To chase the glowing hours with flying feet"
For the past three months, or sine
the political campaign fairly opened
the DEMOCRAT, like many other pa
pers, has given but little attention t
local affairs. We propose that froi
this time on the local department
which is by far the most interestin