The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

sweet by and by" Uooo oye!
The days. The rays of old Sol grow
stronger, and genial spring will soon
be with us again. How rapidly the
seasons succeed each other, and how
quickly year is added to year as we
are hurried on in life's journey.
An exchange says that if an editor
could infuse himself with the perse-
verence and cheek that a candidate is
bound to assume to go through a can
vass. the cry of "copy" would not
bother him much. We believe it
now.
Bob Ingersoll has gone into the law
business with his brother in Wash
ington city, and we'll not be able to
have him lecture here. We under
stand a subscription was being raised
for that purpose. You may as well
drop it now.
The Twin Valley House, at West
Alexandria, under the supervision of
the Wolf Brothers, ranks among the
best country hotels in the west, and
the Landlords know how to cater for
the comforts of their guests. Give
them q call when in that burg.
The new style offspring hat for wo-
men won't have any back or front. 1t
will be a slip of pasteboard trimmed
with all the flowers and lace her hus-
band a afford, and fastened to her
ear by hinges, SO that she flop it back
or forward to meet any variations in
the style.
The latest style of dress are made
with a hollow pocket through which
the train may be drawn, thus enabling
a lady to carry her train in her peck
ct much to the relief of gentlemen.
But how would a fellow look with
the bottom of his trousers tucked in
his coat-tail pockets?
An Iowa schoolmistress lms been
discharged because for the amusc-
memt of the children during recess,
she stood on her head. One of the
trustees Glanced to see the feat. AT
ter awhile school teachers and Super
intendents won't be allowed to enjoy
any of the fpqpuiar amusementsl'
Samuel Lockwood, who has been
associated with his father for a good
many years in the boot and shoe bu-
siness in Eaton, has pulled up and
moved to Fairmont, Nebraska, to
make it his future place of residence,
We hope Sammy, who is a square,
upright young man, may i've long
and prosper in his new home.
The days viii soon be long enough
10 let everybody work till six o'clock.
Those are glorious days when a fell
low can see to work ten square hours
Nothing suits us better than to peg
away among the types and presses
ten hours, and then rush home and
frolic with a wood SAVIOR, gambol
in the garden with a spade.
The girl who would be laid up fol
a week by a fall off a chair while
hanging cut The washing, may be
pitched ten feet ont of a sleigh and
stood on her head ina fence corner
yet when she comes home will dance
around the house like a grasshoppel
with n stringhalt, and tell her mothel
what a perfectly lovely" time she
had.
We understand the Murphys pro.
pose to celebrate The anniversary o.
tho introduction of Murphyism in
our county next May. They say il
they do, they can show the largest
number of sober men, women and
children ever collected in one crowd
in this county. They have numbers
TO back the assertion of what they say
land a1here are more to follow"
Francis Murphy has got into a row
with the temperance folks of Wash.
ington City about his pay, and the
Pittsburgh Leader heads an account
of the affair in these suggestive words
"Just as it was in Pittsburgh" JUS
as it is in Eaton too, as we understand
a suit has been brought to recover
wages by some who have been doing
the heavy work in the Murphy luncl
house.
One of the most pleasant events O
this season was the oyster supper Civ
en- by the Washington Grange No
ILL.,, about three miles north of Ea
ton, on the evening of the 10Th inst
upon which occasion we learn owe
200 men, women and children 50
down to one of the most SUMPTION
suppers ever given in that section Q
our county, consisting of oysters fror
Cap. Wilson's popular Tubs, chick
ems, turkeys, ducks, &C., and in fac
every thing else produced in that ric
and healthy country popularity know
as "Buzzard Roost." After ampl
Justice being done to the good things
short and spirited speeches were mad
by President John Kisling, Smitl
Montgomery, NJ. o. Beam and Others
after which the crowd returned t
their homes, feeling that it is good 70
neighbors and friends to meet and en-
joy each others society in social con
verse. Gentlemen, put us down 70
the next one.
Public Sales.
G. II. Edison will sell at public auc
ton at his farm l mile south of Cam
den. on the 9th of March, horse!