The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06

desire in the heart to DO good instead
of evil TO others, is entirely worthless.
That's our belieftoo.
1t does seem to us that when corn
can be had at 25 cents a bushel, oats
at l6, hay at SIS per ton aud fodder for
the hauling oft, that there should
not be SO many lean horses driven
around our county.
Mr. Isaac Johnson and family, of
West Alexandria, have the sympathy
of a large circle o ffriends in this COM
munity, for his sad affection in the
sudden death ofhis interesting daugh-
ter, HATTIE, aged about 10 years.
A careful study of the habits of the
tramp VIII reveal the fact that in the
morning he calls for coffee, at noon
for pies and at adewy eve" for ten
cents to help pay for the lodging-of
a little whisky in his stomach. q
I the County Commissioners will
repair the Court House yeranda be-
fore it goes clear to wreck, every man
with an ounce of pride about him for
the public buildings, will say swell
done, good and faithful servants
E. w. Mcclure, Esq, of the E. s.
II. B. R., was among us last Friday.
He informed us that he had sold his
property on Barron street, to a good
and substantial citizen of Richmond
Ind, who will soon occupy it.
Plant sun-lowers aboutyour drains
and kitchen windows. They will
thrive where scarcely any other veg
etable win live. You never knew a
case of fever OF any kind Of malaria.
in a house that has sun-fowefs grow
ing about it.
When a young. man arrives at the
conclusion that his employer cannot
get along without him, he has always
arrived at the most fatal step on his
journey through life. Fatal, because
the places on earth have always been
filled by those coming after them.
Mamie Mitchell, Lucy Gable, Mel
lie Williams, and James Fitzmaurice,
of Miss Minnie Rensman's Depar TT
ment, eachswere perfect in an exami-
nation OF one hundred words inelud-
ing diacritical marks.a Very credita-
BILE to the young Misses and Master.
Morris Sturm had a bran new
"Jews-barp" presented 10 him last
Tuesday morning, and fifteen times a
day he turns down the cover to hear
it play, the tune of whal whai w-r-r-
h-a-w-h-a! 1t is a fearful "cricis" 10
overtake him during these resumption
times ST
A liberal exercise ofcharity would
rob the world of most of its sorrows,
but if you always rest your faith in
finding it in the nan who makes aloud
profession by belonging to q church,
attending class meetings, shedding
tears while telling, aOhI how | love
Jesus, and am endeavoring TO emu
late his Christian virtues toward my
fellow-men," you viii wake up and
discover yourself sold for a penny.
We notice By the daily papers that
Mrs L, D.. BRowN, our popular School
Superintendent, has been with great
unanimity, on The part of the Hamil-
ton School Board, elected to succeed
Mr.. Alstog Ellis, who has been for
some time in charge of the schools of
that city. While we regret to part
with All. Brown, whose success as an
Educator here made him a great ac-
QUESTION, not only to the people OF
Eaton, but of our county, for he has
taken an active interest in the well
fare of all our schools, we a be-
speak for him a cordial receptions in
his field of labor. aud wish him
abundant success there. The people
of Hamilton will find in him a dill
gent, conscientious worker in the ed
ucationai field, and a cultivated, gehn-
al; gentleman in social life. lie will
take with him the good wishes of a
host of friends.
We sdontiike to make issue with
one who recommends advertising.
For an editor to do SO seems like GO
ing back on his friends, but we really
believe that some of Them oVerstep
the bounds, of reason in their advice.
1t was MI. Greeley, We believe, who
said that "if you have 80 worth of
goods to sell, you should spend 81 in
advertising" We enterprotest against
such advice as that-1t appears to be
too selfish and if followed, would be
a hardship that few business men
could bearHn up under. Newspaper
men should be unselfish and should
never give unreasonable advice. Ifa
merci1ant'or business man hassaistock
yaiuedati$35, we believe that as a pru-
dent man and II who Conscientious
ly looks after1he welfare. Of his bust
ness and the family dependent on
him, he should not, except upon ex-
traordinary occasions, expend Of that
stock for advertising purposes more
that seventeen dollars. Greeley to
the contrary notwithstanding.
The Murphy's gave an entertain
ment atthecity Hall on Saturday eve
ming last, but not being furnished
with "Comp.," we were unable to
III a I'll .