The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-27

of decay in the bones, produced by ex-
~cessive rope jumping. He advises par
ents and teachers to prohibit this play
under all circumstances.
The Ohio State Fair will be held at Co
lumbus, commencing August 30th, 1880,
continuing five days. The premiums to
be awarded will amount to over $25, 900,
while $4,000 of speed premiums will be
offered. It promises to be an extraordi-
narily interesting exhibition.
John Deem is a house builder, a brick
manufacturer, deals in horses, sells gro
~ceries, runs a saddlery and harness es-
tablishment, belongs to the N. E. Church,
is 8 Murphy, a farmer, loans money and
helps the poorI No other town can pro-
duce his equal.
A negro at Danville, H., offered to
drink all the whisky that a bar-room par
lty would give him. The effort killed
him, and the widow sued those who had
supplied the beverage for $4,000 dam
ages; but q jury cut down the valuation
of the drunkard to $3.50.
Christ will come and the millennium
begin September 1881, according to cal
culations ofthe Rev. Rounds, an Advent
list, of Portsmouth, N. H., who has de-
voted seven years to figuring out the mat
ter on a chart two hundred and sixty
feet long.
The Postmaster at Victoria, Mo-, re-
lco0nized the handwriting-o a rival on a
letter addressed to a young woman to
whom he also was paying attentions. He
could not resist the temptation to open
the envelope and read the epistle. His
crime was detected and he was fined $50.
For a man to stab his enemy in the
back at night is acknowledged to be the
basest crime and the most cowardly act
it is possible for him to be guilty of. It
is the same disposition that prompts one
to anonymously say ugly things through
the columns Of a newspaper, to which he
is too cowardiy to afix his name.
Behold, the ubiquitous potato bugs are
again on the war-path throughout the
land They whet their rapacious mandi-
bles ready for the scalps of the first born
among the tuber vines, and go for them
as doeth a healthy preacher for the young
yellowlegged fowls whereof he knoweth
more than Moses, OF ven Solomon in all
his splendor.
Edison & Young + selling all their
choice canned goods at cost.
If men who belong to churches would
not be SC particular about carrying their
umbrellas into the pews with them, but
would leave them out in the vestibule,
they would show more faith in those who
attend the same church. As it is, there
is little encouragement to a poor man to
try al accumulate an umbrella.
An effort is to be made to prevent the
sq~uandering of pension money by provid-
ing that where a pensioner is a drunk
ard, insane, or has abandoned his fami-
ly, the money to which he would be en-
titled under the law shall be paid to his
family or guardians. This is a move in
the right direction and should have been
made long ago.
Johnny was frantic to go to the circus,
but papa urged school and study, hold
ing out a dazzling vision of the White:
House as the ultimate reward of assidui-
ty. But, sad to say, with little effect, for
the graceless youth said: "Father, are
there not about a million of boys in the
United States?" "Ibelie3e so, my boy"
"And hasn't every one q chance of be-
ing PRESIDENT" "He has," "Well,
then, I'd sell out my chance for a circus
iticket.n
The Festival and Concert to be given
by the Eaton Cornet Band on Friday and
Saturday evenings of last week, could
not be held on the first evening on ac-
count of the weather. The Saturday eve
ming affair was splendid, and from the
crowd that was present during the whole
occasion, the boys must have done well.
The Band OF Eaton is an institution that
shouRk be encouraged among us. Keep
that in View.
Mrs. Gary, wife of Mr.. Gary of the Ea-
ton Flax Mill, and Miss Lou Lockwood
were out on the Richmond pike pleasure
riding last Thursday morning, and when
rtt1so to n railway crossing an engine
sAcaboose went flying by them, which
caused the horse to suddenly change
front, upsetting the vehicle ON the top Of
Mrs. G. and bruising her considerable
but not seriously. Miss L. escaped with.
out a scratch, but the top OF the vehicle
was a complete wreck. Ladies when out
riding should avoid all railway crossings.
if possible.
All varieties of seed and eating pota'
toes at Edison & Young.
The city of Hamilton is avery healthy
burg and the authorities take pains t.
keep it so. We clip the following "re
solven from the Butler County DEMoCRA,
and recommend it to our very able ant
intelligent Council:
4 RESOLVED, That the health officer b
instructed to advertise in the Hamilton
r papers the necessity of putting all prem
ises within the city limits of Hamilton il
; good sanitary condition by the Goth inst
That after said date the board of healtl
will make an Examination and in cas
any premises are not found in good san
Iitary condition, and the party has no
. complied with this request, they will b
prosecuted according to law.
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