The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-07-08

time it was played out.
A French traveller, who has just COM
pleted a trip around the world, says that
the Americans are the most serious peo-
pie he encountered.
Doctors recommend people to go to
sleep lying on the right side. This is all
the better if you are a little deaf in the
left ear and don't get home till late.
1t is the easiest thing in the world to
find a man ready to bet a hat on his can
didate, but it is the hardest thing in the
world to find the man if he loses.
Our Agricultural Board is not the most
harmonious body in the world, if all re-
ports are correct. The head boss of the
concern ought to be made sit down.
Because, a worm can go through a
green apple with no gripping results, the
average boy must not argue that he can
do the anne thing. He can't, nine times
out of ten. Bees
A minister suggests the idea of the fra
ternity's pastoral visits to the sisters in
the future, be made by telephone. That
would meet the appreciation, no doubt,
of the brethren.
The Methodist brethren Of Eaton should
see that Ministers of their following are
seated in the pulpit of the holy sanetua-
ry, when here from abroad. Color must
be no barrier.
New Orleans hotels, according to the
PIcAYUNE, have special tables for guests
who prefer to eat with their knives, and
who are known as professional sword
swallowers.
The dealers in Italy say that the COM
petition Of American cereals is crushing
to their own producers, American grain
being better than their best, cheaper,
and unlimited in respect of supply.
Some people take city weekly papers
because the subscription price is lower
than that of their own county paper, and
when they want to know what is going
on in the county they humble themselves
by borrowing the county paper of a
neighbor.
What's the matter with the Republi-
cans of Eaton? They ought to have a
Credit Mobilier, DeGoyler Salary Grab
EGarfeld- club organized by this time.
We know you don't feel very enthusiasts
tic, but you must make showing, gen.
tlemen.
DR.. Semple, who figured 30 extensive
ly four or five years ago in the Murphy
Temperance cause at Dayton, committed
suicide IN the work-house in Cincinnati
last week. Like a few others that float
led to the surface in that excitement, he
was a bad egg.
The Methodist ministers of Boston
have formally requested the city author
tiles to cease giving free concerts on Sum
day in the public parks, on the ground
that such music is 'spromotive of Sab
bath desecration and injurious to public
morals"
A negro criminal was whipped by a
mob at Jones' Crossing, Ohio, and, by
way of retaliation, the negroes resolved
Ito serve a white offender in the same
manner. The only available person was
a woman, but that was not allowed to
prove a hindrance.
There is little change in the local mar
ket reports. Butter is a little irmer but
with no advance over last weeks QUOTA
tons. New potatoes are falling slightly,
and most probably will continue for some
time to do SO. New wheat starts out at
50 and 80 cents. It is thought it will go
below IS.
Mrs. Katherine Kahley, a bride of II,
ended her honeymoon journey very sor-
rowfully at Cincinnati, where her hus-
band stole her fortune of $1,000, for
which he had married her in Germany,
and abseonded. He even took away
most of her trouseau.
Court convened on Monday morning,
this being the week set for the trials of
the criminal cases. The first on docket
was the negro, Gabriel Savage, for shoot
ing with intent to kill. 1t went to the
jury on Tuesday at noon and on Wedns-
day morning, when we went to press,
were still hanging on the pernicious and
ridiculous idea of emotional insanity !''
The army worms are seeking fresh
fields and pastures new in central New
York and northern Pennsylvania, and
they signalize their forays in these re.
gions by attacking grape vines and small
fruits in preference to wheat, rye, corn:
barley and timothy, which may have
somewhat palled on thein appetites.
!, A jealous husband at Connorville, Ga.
!, expecting that the object OF, his antipa
thy would call at a certain hour, station
ed himself in the hallway to receive him
The first to ring the bell was his OWL
father, but he struck before he looked
and knocked the astounded old man of
the steps. Resuming his watch, he hi
the next conner with equal precipitancy
and down went the postman. That blum
der cost him a fine of-$25.
The 4th of July was celebrated in Ea
; ton at the fair grounds on the Sd. I
l commenced booming or Saturday morn
ling at 4 o'clock with martial music, can
non and fire crackers, and 'boomed'
until very late on Saturday night. TIL
t town was full all day, and SO were man,
that came in to see the 4th, but tn
peace and dignity of the city was wei
r maintained. But one little disturbanc
. occurred, and as nobody was shot, main
s ed or murdered, no arrests were made
Il Upon the whole, the ebay we celebrat