The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-07
PENCIL AND SCISSORS.

If thy sweet presence shines on me.
PENCIL AND SCISSORS.
FLOWERS are the alphabet of angels,
whereby they write on hills and fields
mysterious and sweet truths.
IT is said to be a sure sign that a far
mer learned his farming from books when
he tries to keep the rain off from potato
patch with an umbrella.
You can't find Connecticut jury who
will convict school teacher for fogging
apupil, and the only remedy is to provide
a sheet-iron lining for the boys clothes.
ANY work, no matter how humble,
that man honorsby efficient labor will
be found important enough to secure re-
spect for himself and credit for his name.
Down at Chester they sell two slate
pencils for cent. A six-year boy re-
Gently surprised a merchant by stepping
up to the counter and asking for one eslate
pencil and half a cents worth of mo-
lasses candy.
The champion White Stocking Club,
of Chicago, were "goose- egged" lately,
by the Champion City Club, of Spring
field, Ohio :-Springfelds, 8; Chicago
Whites, 0. The Springfield boys cry for
more league clubs to conquer.
AN old man died in Deckertown, N.
Y, the other day, and in obedience to
his dying request his coffin was carried
to the grave by his six sons, who are all
young men and lawyers. 1t was mourn
full sight-six lawyers in one family.
Mr.. SANKEY did not write "The
Ninety and Nine" 1t is piece that he
found in a paper and fitted up for evan
gelistic use, and was written years ago by
Miss Eliza Clapham, then quite young
girl of the County of Fife in Scot
land.
az WILL and bequeath, said Pat, to
my beloved wife, Bridget, all my prop
erty, without reserve; to my eldest son
Patrick, one-half the remainder, and to
Dennis, my younger son, the rest. If any
thing is left it may go to Terrence
O'Carty, in sweet Ireland"
GATH, in Cincinnati Enquirer: The
most American of things, next to a buff
falo hunt, is clam-bake. It assemblies
all the American propensities of trot-
ting-horse, stand-up drinks, eating in
ones overcoat, and putting a lighted
cigar down by the dinner-plate.
WITHOUT danger, danger cannot be
surmounted. With the humble there is
perpetual peace. Wit once bought is
worth twice taught. Words may pass,
but blows fall heavily. Yielding tempers
pacify resentments. Zeno, of all virtues,
made his choice of silence.
GOOD LUcK's maiden light aud airy,
And long in one place will not stay;
| That ever restless little fairy
| Just steals kiss and slips away.
But Bad Lucks never in hurry;
! She keepeth close the heart she wins
She says, " there's not the slightest hurry"
| anu oats uo"h W yOuA peo anu ot'aA4os
"Mother," said smart youth, burn
ing to display his borrowed wit, "can
you tell me what is the only place on
earth where happiness is always to be
found 2' GA good conscience, my son."
"Pshawl conscience isn't place" +"
"Then I give it up" "The dictionary p'
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, is shocked
at the matter of fact way in which the
dead are transplanted from the old west
burying ground. Thus the bones of the
ancestors are carted off in boxes labeled
"Lion of the Day." "Mystic Soap," T"
"Best of all" /" "Twelve pairs boys calf
boots" etc.
THIS is what the Boston Traveller said
"The Hartford Post is again swapping at
the Traveller. John, hand us that squirt
gum" And this is what the Boston Post
says in return: "Now, then, the Boston
Traveller is going to have some editorial
matter. They've sent john for the
E editor"
The other day simple child of ma
ture was walking along the banks of 8
, river. Suddenly she said to her com
panion: "Tell me, where does this watel
20 ?" "Into the sea-" "But then, why
: doesn't the sea overflow? All, know
why it is. Because in the sea there arr
so many sponges they suck it all up"