The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08

An exchange says that aswoman's
foot is one-sixth of her statute. If
this be true, we have some mighty
tai! women in this locality, judging
by some Of the tracks in the mud.
Rev. Carroltcn will preach the flu
neral sermon on the death of Gen.
VIM. Wolyerton and daughter, on the
4th Sabbath of the present month, at
Peoples Church, West Florence, o.
Clothing for men or boys, largest
stock, at bottom prices, at Jos. Woer-
ner's.
d. Chandler has moved to Green
vile, O., and is now running a brew
cry. 1.-The manufactures as pure beer
in Darke county as he did whisky in
Preble, he will soon have a big de-
mand.
Danvcrs, Mass, has lost one of its
leading citizens-not by death, but by
burglary. His name is William H.
Porter, he is an elder in a church, and
he pleads guilty to q series of robber-
les.
A first-rate sewing machine, nearly
as good as new, is offered for sale. En-
quire of Daniel Harshman, Eaton.
Jack Larsh, who resides on the
banks of the Four Mile, must be i'm
proving in health. He borrowed a
cross-cut saw the other day and man.
ufactured a lot of wood for his wife.
Something he has not been able to do
for a year. He voted for West, too.
VIM. Eson, the Four Mile wheel
barrow explorer, returned to Eaton
and the bosom of his family ON last
Friday afternoon, playing upon his
memorable horn, "Hold the fort, for
1 am coming!" He win likely make
another journey to those wilds next
year.
The Paramore family had areunion
in New Point Ind. Forty-seven
members came from various parts OF
the State but only forty went back
to their homes. Too much ~convivi-
atty led to fight, in which one Pa
ramore was killed, and four wounded
so seriously that they could not trav.
ell. Three more. remain in Jail.
Look at our 81, SIS and $40 o~vercoats.
best for the money in Preble county, al
Jos. Woerner's.
IfourC tysCommissioner would
make some provisions by which
worthless and indolent vagabonds
who commit some trivial offence te
get into Jail to board off the county
were put to work on u streets an6
pay their fine in that way, considera
Bile money would be saved to the tax
payers, and these scamps give thu
towna wide berth. Let us tryit.
Have written in your policy tina
which you want insured. Apolicy oil
building, is no insurance encounter
and shelving. A policy on dry good
is no insurance on boots and shoes o
hats and caps. A policy on grocer
les don't cover liquor. A policy oil
machinery don't cover betting; belt
ing is not machinery, but is a sub
stance used to transmit power from
one machine to another. Read you
policy a policy on drugs don't cove
patent medicines, nor toilet articles
Have written in your policy VIA
you want insured, or else use sue
broad and general terms as will blank
ct over everything OF value that 20
have. Read your policy over ono
every month and try and bestow a
much care and attention on a con
tract involving thousands of dollar
and perhaps the happiness of you
wife aud babies; as you would wit
some laborer to dig you a well. Rea
your policy.
There is said to be a young man i
the Missouri penitentiarY whose pa
: rents al. their death, left him a fol
tune of $4,000. There is where tt
| parents made a fatal mistake.
they had taken the precaution to il
vest that sum in q small dog, an
shot him, and then had simply lie
i the young mar a jack plane or woo
saw, with printed Instructions no
y to use it, the chances r that, instea
i of being in the p~enitentiary, he woul
, to-day have been gradually but sur
working his way up to q handson
competency and an honorable o
age. But ever since the days ofAda
and Eve, parents have made it a poi
to toll and struggle all their lives
order. to realize a sufficient sum
money to purchase, when they a
dead and gone, their o N each a frs
class through ticket TO the devil, al
it is not much to be wondered at tn
I so many of their sons, reared in vi
}. and idleness, as too many of the
often are, have no higher ambiti'
than to invest their inheritance in il
1t that sort of transportation.
Sad Calamity.
A terrible and sad death occurr
If at the home of our German fello'
citizen, Jos. FAUssNAoHT, on Tuesd
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