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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
. The Republicans in the Ohio Leg.

The Republicans in the Ohio Leg
islature appear to be getting ready
to lose the State next fall by alieni-
ating the German vote. It's q way
they have in years following a Presi-
Dental campaign.-New York Trib-
une.
There is a class of persons in the
Illinois Legislature hard at work
doing the same thing. They have a
fool crotchet in their noodles that
they can pass a bill which will
coerce the Germans into drinking
water Alone and make them believe
it is a sin to drink beer.-CAtcago
Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
A BILL

SEC. L Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio
that the following be added to section
6965 and supplemental thereto:
SEC. 1865 (a). Any one killing a
bird known as the hawk, shall, OH the
presentation of such dead bird to the
clerk of the township where he or
they may reside, be entitled to a GER
~tificate to the amount of fifty cents
for each hawk so produced.
| SEC. 1865 CO.. ANY person or per-
sons claiming such reward shall pro-
duce to the clerk of the township the
number of heads for which he or they
may claim reward, and it shall be the
duty Of the clerk to destroy the same
Immediately, and issue his certificate
to the county auditor, who on presen-
tation of such certificate by the person
or his order to whom it was given,
shall issue an order upon the treaEur-
err of the county for the amount of
the reward, TO be paid out of surplus
dog tax funds, and shall be preserved
by the treasurer as other orders are
directed to be preserved, and it shall
be the duty of the auditor to keep an
account of all such orders as accounts
of other orders are directed to be
kept.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
The Chicago Nens saws:

The gentleman, who, for the past
four years has been attending to Mr..
'Tilden's duties in the White House,
without Mr.. Tildep's consent, is
about to retire with the conscious
ness of having done that which his
tory cannot excuse or palliate. Even
those who placed him where. he is
are beginning to sneer at him, and
1t is not an unusual thing to read in
a stalwart Republican paper that
Hayes is a fraud of the deepest dye.
He has drawn his salary in advance.
however, and with Hayes salary is
everything.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

When the Democratic Legislature
that preceded the present Republi-
can one, refused to pass the Local
Option Law, every Republican paper,
big and little, set up a howl against
it for its refusal, and went SO far as
to explicitly state, that if the Prohi
bitionists would aid the Republicans
to power, the Republican party
would give them a Local Option law,
&c. The Prohibitionists took these
"howlers" at their word and gave
the Republicans the power. Now
when the Prohibitionists ask the Re
publican Legislature to fulfill the
promise, it refuses to do so. VIII
the Prohibitionists longer act with
the Republican party? Can they
again be captured by a dose of
"taffy?" These are questions here
after to be answered.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
NEWS

The widow of President Polk,
though, over 80, is bright, active and
tolerabiy >strang. Her face retains
traces of the beauty for which she
was remarkable when mistress of.
the White House.
1t is reported that the widow of
General George H. Thomas, the hero
OF Chickanauga, is in destitute cir
c~umstances. 1t appears that she
receives but a miserable stipend of
S3o per month from the pension
fund.
Hayes has pardoned forty-one out
OF sixty army officers sentenced by
court martial for drunkenness. The
inference from this fact is that Mr..
Hayes looks with a very l%enient Y
upon debauchery. Mrs. Hayes GER
tainly does not approve of her lords
record in this respect.
The reduction of the tax on tobac-
co has played hay oc among the deal
ers in it, having forced an immense
amount Of tobacco into production
and increased the number of mer-
chants in it, the capital now required
being comparatively small. Hence
some of the soundest tobacco men
in the country are going out of the
business.
The Chicago Sabbath Association
has undertaken to enforce the Sun
day law in that city. "The com
plant is not so much that people
work on Sunday" says the %society's
circular, 'but that they play. 1t is
against sinful recrea tion that we are
now moving" 1t is customary to
open the Chicago theaters on Sun
day evenings, though there is law
against it.
Four men who had plead guilty of
violating the election laws in New
York were sc promptly pardonad by
the President that Executive elem
ency reached them before they had
been sentenced. They were election
officers, and neglected to exhibit
their registration lists in such a
manner as to render them easy of
any necessary correction.
There arenow on the pension rolls
over $4,000 widows and survivors:of
the war of 1872, not one of whom,
can of course, be less than seventy
five years old. Who shall say the
Americans are not a long-lived peo-
Pile? 1t is estimated there are only
5000 survivors of the Mexican war,
but that will not do at all. Eight
thousand is no approximation to the
real number.
Deacon Richard Smith, from his
standpoint of true goodness, takes
this respondent view of his own city:
Society in Cincinnati to-day is not
what it was five, ten, twenty or thir-
ty years ago. In all that time the
standard of morals has been on the
down grade, until now it is conceded
that this is inc of the worst, if not
the worst city in the whole country
in which to train a; family"
And the Deacon should have add
cd that ir ic nndar IL
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

If the Republican party of this
county should be green enough to
adopt old "rotate's" plan of draw"
in forminga County Convention, and
he don't get "drawed" into the Pro-
bate office, that will end the "draw"
plan. He will go square back on it
just as he has on his Wild clamor for
"rotation in Office" Allowances
should be made for him, however,
he is growing cd and his memory is
becoming badly impaired.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Minnesota, that strong Repubii-
can State, has repudiated Ler State
debt by about the radical majority
That's ~"Republican honesty" What
a. howl Republican papers set up
when a southern State talks of re-
p~udiatirg the debt contracted by tie
thieving carpet baggers who weIt
down there and stole themselves
gich!a That's what they called "dis-
hemestyf"' Suehis Republican con
sistency.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

If tic editor Of the Register or any
of his prohibition friends believe a
majority ofthe people of the county
are not in favor of well ordered and
conducted saloons," let him test it
by o vote for a "License Law" or
a vote to wipe them out entirely.
There is no use of attempting to
play the %hypocrite about it, Mr..
Charles. FACTS are facts, however
melancholy it may be to admit-them
sometimes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The increase of crime in Maine
since prohibition became its settled
policy, as shown by prison statistics,
is to the increase of population as
two hundred and seven is to four
teen. Will some prohibitienist
please rise up and explain this fear
full increase?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

It is. alleged now that Foster is
responsible for the defeat of the local
option bill. The story is told that
he personally worked against the
bill. The friends of local option are
filed with wrath at this announce
ment. They would like to e Eos
ter renominated for Governor. They
want olift his scalp. They want to
get at him bad.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

A new 'boss" is about to take
charge Of the future destinies of the
Republican party in Preble county.
It's majorities of 500 and 900 have
dwindled down to almost 0, and he
proposes to infuse new life into the
old machine by introducing "rota
tom in office and a game of "draw"
in forming county nominating CON
ventions, to build it up again. We
fear a collision and general smash
up Of fittings.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

One of the f~iercest of fights over
the liquor question is now in pro-
gress in Missouri. A stringent pro
hibitory law seems likely to be pass
ed by the Legislature, the country
members outn umbering the city
members, who strenuously oppose
the measure.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
The learned Prof. C. A. Grimmer

The learned Prof. G. A. Grimmer
predicts terrible catastrophes in this
country. in the next seven years.
He. says that from 1880 to 1881 there
will be one universal carnival sof
death. No place will be entirely free
from the plague. The Pacific coast.
will not suffer anything in compari-
son to any other portion of the globe.
The coincidence of these planets in
perihelion will always produce cpl
demic and destructive diseases.
Three of. these planets are malifics,
and Jupiter, although a benefc, pro
'duces evil through association; or,
technically, by conjunction with the
others. Diseases wilr appear, the
nature of which will battle the skill
of the most eminent physician. Eve
ry drop of water in the earth, on the
earth or above the earth will be more
or less poisonous.> The atmosphere
will be foul with noisome vapors, and
there will be few constitutions able
to resist the coming scourge; there
fore, prepare, ye that are constitu-
tionally weak, and Incorporate, and
gluttonous for "man's last home
the grave" In view of this distress
ing prospect, delinquent subscribers
to the DEMOCRAT should come. in
forthwith and square up all arrears
and be fully prepared for the "send
off" that may come for them at any
moment and without warming. We
think, however, that it is not very
creditable to Jupiter to bring around
such general misfortunes to US poor
mortals through his associations. Is
there nc way TO have him kept out
of bad company?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

We have heard a number Of Re-
publicans express themselves favor.
able tothas ssrotationn doctrine of.
?. e They say three years is long
CROUCH fer,a any mansto be- Auditor,
PFobate,8udgelor Recorder, and two
years in the other. offices. "Rotate"
and "'drav'' is now to govern the Re-
puhlicans of Preble county, under
their new Caesar.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The Cincinnati Enquirer gives
the official vote of every State in the
Union at the Presidential election,
which is as follows: Hancock 4,424,-
600, Garfield 4,416, 584; whole vote
9,169, pa; Hancock over Garfield s.
LOG. Garfield is a minority Presi-
dent of 336, 045.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

JOHN KELLY has ehgdgedg ROBINS
at Wizards to be present atthe.in
anguration ofAG ARFtEE6! Thrift is
all right, it was through hisstreach
cry that GARFIELD carried New York
and was elected. l.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
The Evansville Project.

SEYMOUR, IND, Feb. 20.-Colonel
R. Patterson arrived from New York
to day, and says capitalists will meet
him in Indianapolis ON. Monday to
complete arrangements for capital
to build the Seymour, Evansville and
Bellefontaine Railroad.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The Opera Festival coming off at
Cincinnati this week is an immense
success. GEO. WARD NICHOLS is a
bigger man in the "Paris of Amer
ica," than ever was THOMAS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The Springfield Republican says
that Stanley Matthews has the IN
usual but doubtful experience ofsee
ing his eenfirmation opposed by
substantfZ ssv the entire press of the
country e9eside of Cincinnati and
the Gould sheets.-Mt. Vernon
Banner.
Two of the "Gould sheets" that
we know of are opposed to his con-
firmation. They are in Ohio, how
ever.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The ,ersas report puts the popu-
lation of Preble county down at a.
524, divided as follow: males r.
367; females 12,l67; natives 49,
500; foreign 1,O25; white "a, o54;
colored 480. The males are but
slightly ahead of the females.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Put the next Democratic State
Convention at Cincinnati. No
"roostfngp all night on the curb
stones there-because first class ac-
commodations a be furnished all
that attend. Don't forget it, gentle
men of the Committee.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Senator David Davis says he sees
no reason why he should vote with
the Republicans in the next Senate
merely to help them gobble a few
offices. He THINKS that would be
crank partisanship." This an
n~ouncement carries some sadness
with it to several hungry patriots.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Representative STUBBs was regis
tered in Cincinnati as"D. C. Wig
gins" but without his knowledge.
It was a 'joak'' perpetrated on the
Commercial man and the Paris of
America.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Several of our exchanges have de
clared against accepting aay more
advertisements from. advertising
agents. We "swore off" several
months ago, when S. NJ. Pettingell
& Co., of New York, deliberately
swindled us out of SIS. No agent
can do business with US except at reg
Ular rates and the cash in advance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Rotation in office" is what the
Taxpayers of this county want, Mr..
Charles. Don't undertake to craw-
fish ont of it now, because a few
first term office-holders have cudgel
ed you over your sudden conversion
to the wholesome Democratic prin-
.eiple.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Evangelist Moody emphatically
denies that he V e said, as has been
reported, that his grandmother hav-
ing died without hope in Christ, he
knew she was in hell. The story, he
asserts, is twenty years old, and has
been attributed to half a dozen min
listers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The Hooking Sentinel is in favor
ofthe Stubbs Sunday Law, ifamend-
ed SO as to prohibit, "under severe
pains aid penalties, the nefarious
practice of DIR country youth going
to see their girls on Sunday night"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Governor Fosters idea is that the
temperance people will vote the Re-
publican ticket at any rate, and that
the Legislature should enact no law
calculated to ALLEVIATE the Republican
liquor vote.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Fifty Republican members of the
Ohio House Of Representatives vot-
ed for the local option bill, a.fact
that the German Republicans are
circulating.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The Democrats OF Philadelphia
and P~ittsburg elected their candi
dates for Mayo or last week. That
looks as if there was something
working in the cold Keystonel State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The length, breadth and depth of
old ~"rotate's" honesty and sincerity
in his long windy articles a few
weeks ago on the beauties and whole
someness of the principles of "rota-
ton in Office" is exhibited in the
following from his own pen:
ST a Democrat chances to slip
into an office in this county through
the laches of Republicans in an off
year, we are in favor of rotating him
out as a One Termer.""
The P. o. slipped from his fingers
and he is now undertaking to slip
away from the doctrine he espoused
and preached, while he thought
there was a chance to "rotate" him
self into it. Isn't that a thin case
of honesty? AS thin as ~perverting
an editorial for a malicious purpose.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Representative SFuBbss denies reg
istering himself in Cincinpati as
4Wiggins," or, authorizing any per
son to do SO. Well, We thought It
was a lie. m 'bioH
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

MI. NJ. D. HkRrER, of Mansfield,
who has been mentioned in connee-
ton with the Governorship.of Ohio,
positively declines to-be a candidate.
Next.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Says IN exchange: aWater APP
pears to be making as much havoc
as whisky at many points," How
would it do toorganize aiocai option
party against it2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

If the-.bossn wants to draw the
candidacy for Probate Judge, stand.
back boys, and let him haze it,. It
would be fun for the campaign.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The editor Of the Register is now
undertaking to plead the "baby act"
over his late stand in regard to go
tation-in ofice.p Rather thin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Mr.. HAYES should have rewarded
STANLEY MATTHEWS for his work in
helping to steal the Presidency, be-
fore his term grew SO close to the
end.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

How do the good Christian tend
perance people now feel, who gIaed
their hopes to Republieaa4promises
and .statesmen2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

STANLEY MATTHEWS is no longer a
'svisiting statesman" lie has return
ed home with a very poor opinion
of a Democratic Senate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

What is the difference between a
..sboss" ruling the Republican Con
ventioas of this county and a
"rfng?"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The Cleveland Phfn Dsale, says
that the feeling is strong at Column
bus for late. Democratic Conven-
ton. We don't see the why.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Did 81. P. c." interview all the
'sirst termers" in the Court House?
Maybe it was some of their friends
that.made the remark.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

There is a bill offered inethe Leg
islatnre to allow Commissioners 81
per day. Bro. SrUBBs "shoos il on
the spot" ps Ts 81
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

The Ohio Legislature ought now
to pass a wife, whipping law, adjourn
and go home. That might give it a
little credit.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

It would be an honor to the Ju,
dietary of the country to put ALLEN
6 THURMAN in the place vacated by.
Justice SwAYNE.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

PETER COOPER is 90 years old, hale
and hearty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

We admitted weeks ago that We
did write the words, "niggardly, pic
ayunish and lousy Now what.
more does old "rotate'' want2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

A Maryland man warns Colonel
mgersoll against delivering his bias
phemous orations in that State,
where, by an old statute, any person
who denies the Holy Trinity can be
fined twenty pounds of tobacco.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

According to the census report
Ottawa county has but 80 colored
persons in it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

M
The figures of the tenth census
make some startling exhibits as to
the Indebtedness of towns and cities
containing a population of 1900 or
upward, made by Robert P. Porter,
of Chicago, special agent on wealth,
debt and taxation. Ohio has $685.
29l 1926 charged to her under this
head-$50.36 per capita. There is
a table showing the rates of interest
for each State and the amounts un-
der each rate FROM II per cent. to 8
per cent. inclusive. It appears that,
with trifing exceptions, the. whole
debt of the Eastern and Middle
States stands from Z to 4 per cent.
The exceptions are in Pennsylvania,
where small sums, a little more than
100000 in all, pay interest at 1918,
or 10 per cent. In the South
much of the debt Is bonded at more
than Z per cent. In the West high
rates are also paid on a large amount,
more than one quarter of the whole
being bonded at more than z per
cent. Ohio has more than $4,000
900 at 8 per cent, and $13, 100000
at Z $40 per cent, while Missouri
has 100000 at 10 per cent. The
West has very little below 6 per
cent. Nevada has 1922, 900 at II
per cent. The only debts paying
less than 4per cent. are in Virginia
and West Virginia, in all less than
81, 100000 at 8 per cent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

A License Law will give us well
regulated and orderly saloons, and a
majority of u people would vote
for one.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Columbus preachers are whooping
up meetings in favor of Stubs Sun
day bill, but the Republican Legis
lature will not pass the bin. his
presumed that the preachers will all
vote the Republican ticket anyhow.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

"On, Stanley on" but not to the
Supreme Bench.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Mr.. HAYES has pardoned Ashley
Brown, the Revenue thief of this
District, because he has an tinter
esting family that might be reduced
to penury," if he was punished: If
Mr.. Hayes would spend the few re
naming days of. his. fraudulent term
visiting our penitentiaries, he could
find hundreds demanding Executive
clemency on the same grounds. But
Mr.. Brown was q prominent radical
politician and such persons can rob
and plumber without fear of the law,
under Republican rule.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
THR SYMPI0MS

of Liver Complaint are a bitter or bad
taste in the mouth; Pain in the Back,
Sides or Joints, often mistaken for
Rheumatism, SOUR STOMACH, Loss of
Appetite, Bowels alternately eostive
and lax; Headache, Loss of memory,
with a painful sensation of having fail
ed to do something which ought to
have been done; DEBILITY, Low SPIR-
IT'S, a thick yellow appearance of the
Skin and Eyes, a dry Cough often mis-
taken for Consumption.
Sometimes many of these symptoms
attend the disease, at others very few;
but the'LIvER, the largest organ in the
and If not Regulated i'm time, great
suffering, wretchedness and DEATH
will ensue.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Old "rotate" has changed his opin
ions, that is, he is not so much. in
favor of 'srotation in office now as
he was a few weeks ago, when he
imagined there was an opportunity
to "rotate" somebody cut and him
self into office. He varies muchly
he cherishes the idea that a "wise
man changes often but a fool never"
He has been by turns, Greenbacker,
Prohibitionist, Communist, Repub-
lican, Democrat, Independent and
"Rotater." He has "boxed the entire
political compass and has failed
all the same to be rotated" into of
fee. He knows what it is to be
"pig and pup" by turns. IT'S sad.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

L. G GOULD, Editor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24

Feb. "a, 1881.