The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

Astronomers tell us that he heat will
be so oppressive the coming summer as
to kiln a large portion of the animal life
of the globe. You will now see why we
had May weather in January.
Blacksmiths and pump makers ought
to boss brick-layers, shoemakers carpen-
tiers, watch-makers t~ailors, and limbs of
the law tell printers how to mn a paper
land the Corporation pay the bill!
John Dirk, Chief of Police of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, came here on Sunday last and
arrested Joseph Spears, upon a charge
of embezzlement of $65, belonging to
Harry Stahler, of Hamilton.
Sturm is ahead IN ali the latest styles.
The political pot will soon begin to boil
in this village, as there will be a warm
time among the boys a to who should
be Mayor, Marshal, Councilmen, Clerk,
etc. Put none but good men forward.
A weather wiseacre predicts a hot sum-
mer, basing his statement upon the con-
jugaton of two of the larger planets. He
says February and March will contain a
full proportion of winter.
Henry Pundt brought us in four more
new subscribers last week. HENRY is
one Of our liyest and best Democrats and
takes an interest in his county paper.
He holds old Harrison up by the tail
when necessary.
Miss Butler, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, had
looked for a man under her bed every
night for many years, and at last she
found not one there, but four. They
wore black masks, and left her bound
and gagged when they went off with the
family plate and jewelry.
The business boom has hit the printer
an unlueky stroke. It has advanced the
price of paper four or five cents a pound,
and other supplies and expenses in pro-
portion, withouta ffordingh him any chance
for a corresponding advance Of his rates
and charges.
When you receive a letter on perfum-
ed paper, that is no absolute certainty
that the writer is a lady. All the up
starts of every class are pouring crosse
Geranium'' over their note paper of late,
SO that the post-ofices smell like perfum-
cry shops.
Which will the stsalary grab" Council
men prefer; a return of the money they
illegally drew from the Corporation Trea-
sury, or a prosecution under the civil or
criminal law? There is no use to hest
tate, one of the other MUST and SHALL be
done. The criminal law is plain but Sc
vere-you have your choice.
Reys. Garoutte and Mccullough are
having a wonderful and successful relig-
ious revival at Bethlehem Church, on
the Dayton pike, three miles east of Ea-
ton. Some twenty-five have been raked
in. If they will catch our oldfriend John
Early, at the toll gate, we'll go down and
sing a psalm.
Judge W. J.. GuMoRE's term of SUI
preme ~Judgeship closed last week, and
he is at present in Eaton for a short va
cation after five years of laborious and
arduous duties on the Bench. Mr.. GIL
MORE retires from the position full of hon.
ors and with credit to himself and the
people who gave the trust into his hands.
Sturm wants to get his house in order
for the spring "boom," and will sell
cheap for the next 80 days. Don't for
get it.
1 go &L
The entertainment of Ten Nights in a
Bar ROOM" given at the Opera House,
in Eaton, on Friday evening last, by the
West Alexandria amateur troupe, bro't
a crowded house and was q financial sue
cess, the receipts being oyer $50. As far
as we heard the performance gave good
satisfaction and we understand will be
repeated soon again.
Mr.. Jacob Cooper, living near Camp
bellstown, was out hunting rabbits last
Friday and when heal his residence on
his return home, the barrel of his gun
dropped from the stock and exploded,
the whole discharge passing into the
feshy part of his left leg, above the
knee. DR.. Dickey dressed the wound
and he is doing well. 1t was a narrow
escape.
We would advise our readers not to
send any money, produce, or other yalu-
ables to any person or firm soliciting
through the newspapers, without first as
certaining that the parties r reliable.
There are so many bats held out to in
duee persons to forward money, and get
something desirable in return, that too
much care cannot be exercised. Many
of them are clean swindlers.
Every farmer should devote a few hours
this winter in making a careful state
ment of the acreage of his place, improv-
ed and u~nimproved, and the amount of
crops he raised last year. The census
taker will be around in the spring, and
it is hoped that every Preble county far
mer will do his part toward making a
full and complete statement of his crops,
and he will want just these facts.
Young man, old man, middle-aged
man, do you know what an easy thing it
is to tarnish the reputation of a woman?
A thoughtless remark, a trifing inuendo,
an unguarded speech concerning the lady
who passes you on the sidewalk, or even
sometimes a mere look of suspicion, may
be the basis for whole chapters of scan
dial upon a character entirely spotless.
Be careful what you say and do, and
guard well your actions among your COM
rades, lest some woman, blameless as
your wife or sister, may suffer thereby.
The Council had a quorum last Mon