The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18

At last at the foot of the hill.
The sun has gone down in golden glow,
And the heavenly city lies just below,
Go through the peariy gate, old man
The beautiful pearly gate. -I
PENCIL AND sCIssORS. SIS -
FA1THFULNEss and sincerity are the
highest things.
FORTUNE gives to many too much, but
to none enough. ifp1
WIT is the boomerang that strikes and
graciously returns to the hand. Sarcasm
is the envenomed shaft that sticks to. the
victims heart. e&1
SENECA was philosopher, who argued
that patience is great quality in men.
But Seneca never had a cartful of coal
suddenly dumped on his feet.
EVERY town in the United States of
one thousand inhabitants is having a
theater panic; and if it hasn't any
theater it goes crazy over, the exits to
the churches, school-houses, barns, wood
houses, and horsesheds. Ega
ONE brief, eventful week ago he stood
in the office of Cincinnati editor and
got as far as to say, When was at the
Centennial" To-day the snow lies about
two feet deep upon his humble grave
outside the city, and there has been no
coroner's inquest.
ST. LOUIS Republican: Mrs. Finch,
Chicago psetess, wants to know, What
are the wild winds bringingT That de-
pends. If she lives on the west side and
the :swild winds" are in the east, they
are bringing her an odor from the
Chicago River which she can cut with
knife.
NORWICH Bulletin: The Home journal
objects to the wearing of diamonds when
travelling because it is vulgar. 1t is
position which we assumed years ago, and
we are glad to say that no one connected
with this paper has ever been guilty OF
such vulgarity. We have occasionally
taken a ride with lawyer, but there are
some depths to which we cannot sink.
THE PRICE OF PLEASURE. ~
Upon the valley'sl lap
The liberal morning throws
thousand drops of dew,
To wake a single rose.
Thus often, in the course
OF LIES few ieeting years,
, A single pleasure costs
The soul thousand tears.
' w c. Bryant.
In letter to his friends at home, an
intelligent foreigner states that when a
great man dies in the United States, the
first thing done is to propose nne
statue in his honor; next, to raise part Of
E the necessary money; next, to forget to
! order any statue; and, last, to wonder
what became of the money" lhe re-
mark shows close observation and clear
judgment.
A VERY ragged old fellow, all grizzled
:. and weather beaten, burst in upon
e family at Omaha, the other day. The
|. woman of the house tainted and her soni
y pitched into the supposed trampuntil ne
yelled out, "Let up, boys, Pm YOU
! father from the Black Hills!" They
= took another look and recognized him
2 The old man had no gold dust, but
!. proudly displayed bullethole through
). his hat.
u A QUAIL in Paris has been kept iol
r two wears in a cage with other quails des
st tined for the market. Whenever a Gus
N toner appears the quail spoken o
r. perches on one legand trizzles himself u
into fluffy ball, which is sign of ill
ness in quails. The customer looks a
: him with disgust and says, mo, no
that Quail, the bird is sick" and 60 thi
Il ingenious volatile lives on in peace AM
le comfort, while his companions depar
> one by one to their allotted toasts.
IL "In case of nightmare do not at ono
Is Is bring light, or going near, call ou
- - loudly to the sleeper, but bite his heel
y his big toe and gently utter his name
. Also spit in his face and give him som
a a ginger tea to drink; he will then com
u reund. Or blow into the patients eaf
u through small tubes, pull out fourtee
hairs from his head, make them into
~ twist and thrust them into his nose.
. seems necessary to explain that tn
~ :, remedy for nightmare is from China.
I, HELENA (Montana) Herald: D
IN Holmes recently removed tumor ffol
ar the left side of Mr.. B. F. Herrin OF tn
IN size of an ordinary apple. While tn
he operation was being performed, M
IS Herrin was reading the news in a dail
On paper and was not aware that the knl
he was being used until the tumor was place
it on the table before him. The method
ay destroying sensibility was this: The DO
er tor took ball of snow, added to it
yn tablespoonful of table-salt, and apple
at this freezing mixture to the tumor uni
ne the surface was white. When the kni
ot was used the tumor was insensible.
ne MAN is designed for an active bein
and his spirit, ever restless, If not Ell
ar ployed upon worthy and dignihsd Q
ng iects, will often rather engage in mes
up and low pursuits, than suffer the tedio
m. and iistless feelings connected with ind
en- lence; and knowledge is no less necessa
or in strengthening the mind, than in pI
I'M serving the purity of the affections al
the heart.