The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16


running in debt beyoad your ability
10 pay, as going into the water be-
yond your depth without knowing
how to swim. You may founder
ont, but the chances are heavily against
you.
Over in Indiana, a short time ago,
the Supreme Court decided that
Church subscriptions made on Sun
day cannot be collected by law. We
have an idea that a man who is mean
enough not TO pay such a debt should
be kicked out of society.
Our entire line of black alpacas and
mohairs have been marked down 10
prices that must insure their sale. We
are determined to move these goods,
andits win pay you to call and see the
startling bargains at the Mammoth
Cheap Store.
L HAnd then our readers are apt to
HERE an explosion,"-is copied from
the columns ola paper, the editor of
whichbraysabout the terminal abuse
of the English languagel" He, he,
het Ha, ha, ha! %, Bombastusl o,
Jackassabus? o, PollokabusN
A Sunday school boy of Holyoke,
Mass, rather nonplussed his teacher,
when she was telling how God pun
ished the Egyptians by causing the
first-born in each household to be
slain, by inquiring: "What would
God have done if there had been
twins?"
The Arcanum VISITOR says an at
tempt was made to blow IL out of
the st. John Lutheran Church, at
Enterprise, this county, by filling
some wood with powder. Oh, fd-
dlesticks, MI. VISITOR, WI don't be-
lieve it. Preble county don't have
such wretches on her sacred soil.
Thepublisherofthe "Life of Christ"
ought to read it more carefully and
endeavor to practice some of its pre-
teepts, and not attempt to engender
hatred aud ill-feeling against neigh
bors without sufficient reason. But
Che end will be,
'sThe man recovered of the bite,
The. deg it was that died."
Sixteen dogs and a man-no, six
teen rabbits and o dog-no, sixteen
dogs and a rabbit-no, sixteen men
and a rabbi couldn't catch a dog
no, no, that amt it yet-therc was a
race after something on our streets
last Sunday morning, but the men,
dog and rabbit all got away, and we
were unable to learn the particulars.
A correspondent wants to know
why women never go to sleep in
church. We suspect hat it is on &C.
count of their uncomfortable head
gear. We don't believe that any man
Wilkins head jabBed full of hair pins
and back twisted up S % tight that a
squeeze would break q blood vessel,
could find repose under the most SOM
lifying discourse that ever banished
fphysical pain.
4 Erfs .
On Saturday lust Solomon Murphy,
of Eaton, was arrested on a warrant
charging him with an assault with in
tent,to kill, upon William Weadick,
who resides near Camden. He was
brought before Mayor Abbott for ex-
amination who held him in $500 bail
for his appearance before the Court
Iof; Common Pleas to answer said
charge. He gave bail and was releas-
led
s AN exchange says newspaper edit
ing is a very funny amusement. If
you give a man q four-hundred dollar
puff he never secs it; but let line
against him appear, and he sees it al
most before the paper is off the press,
and while he would not have time to
stop on the street and say "thank
1yoa,2 he has time to race all over
town to denounce the editor who
seeks to print the news.
A bright and beautiful child shows
in its very expression that its Baby
hood was not associated with Opium,
cordials, etc,-for the continued use
of Opium is antagonistic to health.
That valuable and highly recommend
ed remedy for the disorders of Baby
hood, DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is abso.
lutely free from Morphia and all 9th
er dangerous agents, and can be safe,
ly employed. Price Is cents.
1t is well for those whose property
lis advertised for delinquent taxes tc
bear in mind that the purchaser is Ell.
titled TO only Is per cent. for the frs
year and 25 per cent. for the second
year the same remains unredeemed
instead Of Is per cent. the first veal
, and so per cent. the second year, a!
formerly. This reduction in favor o
the person who is unfortunate enough
10 have his property sold for taxeI
was made by a Democratic Legisla
/ ture.
IftheC County Commissioners.woult
take down the stone pillars in from
of the Court House, build out TO til,
street, enlarge the cramped up Office
q III that building, and not wait for tn,
!. pillars to fall down and the front t.
tumble OUT, we believe they woult
|, benefit the public as much as the,
would to put an enormous iron briig,
!, across Rocky Run or Banta's Fork
The offices Ire all too small i'm tn,
l Court House. They could be her