The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14

oAbJ N " AASASN
there is a prospect for a heightened
debate about hell.
Wooster has a new ordinance pro.
hibiting loaing one the sidewalks
and it is being enforced. AN ordi.
nance of that kind in Eaton would
make trouble.
Weedsport, N. Y, is paying up its
church debts by "kissing bees" One
kiss for ten cents, or three for a quar-
ter are the ruling quotations. Are
any of our churches in debt?
NJ. F. Stephens is about tearing out
the front of the north half of the Ea.
gle Hotel, and proposes making a bu-
siness room out of it. 1t will make a
splendid and convenient one.
In view of the large number OF
bank failures lately, would it not be
we'll for people TO deposit their money
with newspaper men? We are pre-
pared to take any quantity.
We received a copy ofthe WILTON
REVIEW, Muscatine, Iowa, in which
we notice that Felix Marsh is in that
place, inaus the Murphy move
ment and meeting with good success.
If"A REPORTER" from Lewisburg
expects his correspondence to appear
in the DEMOCRAT, he must mail them
so they will reach us before Tuesday.
We make up our forms on Tuesday.
SAMUEL SHIELDS will be a candi-
date for Street Commissioner, and we
know of no one who would fill that
place more satisfactorily and better.
We are for Mr.. Shields; put that
down.
A woman will face a frowning
world and cling to the mar she loves
through the most bitter adversely,
but she wouldn't veal hat three
weeks behind the style to save the
government.
A Providence temperance society
invites the tipplers and poor people
TO q hot Sunday morning breakfast,
which is followed by plenty of tenn
perance talk and invitations to sign
the pledge.
Hot drinks should be avoided in
day time during cold weather, as they
have a tendency to weaken the lungs
and affect the throat. Take DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup for all cases of coughs,
colds and hoarseness.
We are sorry to learn that the Ea-
ton Brass Band, among the best in the
State, has either dissolved, agreed to
quit or busted. Boys, organize over,
take a fresh start and give us them
same good old tunes again. Don't
leave US without music.
Cross-road politicians, o%fice-seek-
crs and weekly hebdomadals, will
soon begin TO honeymoon" with the
Murphies, in order to get their influ-
ence. They are growing in strength.
you know, and will WELD a power at
elections. Beware of hypocrits.
There is considerable desire among
the farmers of this county, for the
Agricultural Board to give a public
statement of their receipts and ex-
penditures for the last two years.
Gentlemen, step to the front, and let
the people know how you have dis
posed of their funds.
A teacher in a Boston school was
delighted to see every child's hand go
up in answer to the question of how
many had ever heard ofMr. Emer-
son, but her soul sunk within her
when she discovered it was Billy En-
erson, the minstrel, whose show bills
had placarded the walls of the Hub
for several days.
We congratulate our old friend Hi
Robbins, of Eaton, on his election as
Recorder of Preble County, and the
people of the county are to be con-
graduated also in getting so honest,
upright and capable an officer. Hi is
Democratic from his coat front TO his
lungs, and from his lungs to the BACK
of his coat, and deserves his success.
BUTLER Co. DEMOCRAT.
Korrect.
See the Prospectus of the "Farm
and Preside" in another column of
our paper. Amy of our friends who
want a good Agricultural journal
with the DEMOCRAT, and for the small
sum of TWO DOLLARS, can be supplied
by leaving their order at this Office.
The "Farm and Fireside" is a.large
and neatly printed paper, and is worth
the 50 alone. Bring in your names.
According to a law passed by the
last General Assembly of Ohio, dogs
are subject to an annual tax of 81 per
head, and all dogs not listed for taxa
ton are to be despatched forthwith.
County Auditors are to be the execu-
TONERS. Mr.. oldpap will commence
about the first of May. Dogs that
can't show a tax license will have no
more days.
Capt. w. l.. SHAW, Superintendent
of the o. S. and S. O.. Home, Xenia,
O., has our thanks for a copy of the
eighth annual report of that Institu-
ton. Under the SUPPLEMENTARY
and management of Capt. Shaw and
lady, the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home has prospered and
improved far beyond any of theirpre-
decessors, and made to yield to the
State a very neat income instead OF
being an expense. A change there
certainly could not better the govern