The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09


In game of blindman's-buf you
are allowed to grab your lady indis-
criminately in a respectable dance
you are limited. Yet some good peo-
pie frown upon the latter and smile
at the former.
Ifyou select good and healthy food
for your family, you should also look
to the welfare of your Baby. For all
troubles of early childhood nothing
is better than DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup.
% cents a bottle.
We are thankful to all paid up sub
ssribers, and wish them a happy New
Year. TO cur delinquents, we also
wish a happy New Year, and that
they may, one and all, give US q cali
before the winter is over.
The busy tramp does not cease to
tply the varied arts of his vocation,
whatever the itful world about him
may do. He presses on, in season
and out of season, not even taking a
holiday vacation.
If you want to keep the big boys at
home after night, simply buy a box
of cigars, some chewing tobacco, a
deck of cards, a key of beer, and in
vite some big girls in to spend the
evening. 1t may be you needn't mind
the girls.
Gould, of the Eaton DEMOCRAT,
didn't hang up his sock on Christmas
day. He said he'd be famed if he
wanted any presents.-ARcANUM VS.
IToR.
You are mistaken, we set out a
large sized wash tub.
When we read agricultural address
es delivered by men who could not
go alone and pick out a furrow from
a cabbage row, we can readily under
stand why men who never saw the
inside of a printing Office understand
SO well how to conduct a newspaper.
This is the week of prayer and FRI
day the day appointed to pray for the
Press. We can't see what that is for.
None of them are in the penitentiary
they don't commit murder, rape,
adultery, or run away with any body's
wife. They dontneed it. Give it to
the Beecher clergy.
To our farmer readers we would
say, don't be putting your name to
an order for a seed sower Or any 9TH
er implement which tramping trades
men have for sale. Ten chances to
one tho order will turn out to be a
note for 500, which some chap will
want you to pay.
Can you afford to be without tie
DEMOCRAT during the year? You
want the local news. A mar ought
never to subscribe for q foreign paper
until he has taken and paid for his
home journal. If your subscription
is out call in soon and renew it.
Terms, only $3.50 for a year.
The New Year was ushered into
Eaton by the Murphys ringing the
Court House bell, and the day was
passed by sleighing and calling among
the young people. Several of Il
prominent citizens kept open house
with a well furnished table, and were
n%umerously called upon.
Business men who send away from
home for Bill-heads, Letter-heads and
other job Printing, ought not to
grumble when people go elsewhere
and buy goods, if they a ave five
cents or SO on the dollar. Everybody
should ~patronize home industry, en-
terprise and business, which is the
way to make q town.
You can always tell the broad
minded, liberal citizen, by the man.
ner in which he cleans off his side
walk. While we + upon the sub
ject, the DEMOCRAT will express the
opinion, that the city dads should pass
and enforce an ordinance, compelling
people to shovel the snow from their
sidewalks, Immediately after a fall.
The stockholders of the Dayton and
Western Turnpike Company held
their annual election for officers, at
the Twin Valley House in West AL
exandria, on the LIST inst, and elected
the old officers with Abner Dunlap
as President. The stock of this road
is solid and has resumed specie pay
ment without any embarrassment.
Sleighing continues good and every
one who owns or can borrow a horse
and sleigh will be taking advantage
of the snow. The small boy is in his
glory now, and the farmers are buy
ing whips with lashes long enough to
reach around a corner and lay out the
urchin who freezes to the runner of
the rear bob as soon as it reaches the
town limits.
There is a new society mentioned
in the columns of some of our ex-
changes, who have drafted the follow
ing pledge as the basis of their or
ganizaSion:
With malice toward none and
charity for all, L, the undersigned, my
conscience furnishing me, do promise
to pay the printer the amount l owe
him for the paper 1 have been taking,
and 1 will induce others to do like
WISE"
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