The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-11-09

glad oft.
Is the opening and widening of a stree
that the Corporation has not desired
and that benefits only two or three indi
viduals, a 'public improvement" Hard
ly. But go on.
A permanent restoration of exhausted
and WORKOUT functions follow the use o.
Browns Iron Bitters.
1t rained grasshoppers down at Cam.
den n day last week, until the streets
were covered with them. Some were
three inches long. Wonder what ii
means?
That hacking cough can be so quick
ly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guar
antee it. Sold by Webb Sc Coover.
When the great walking contest of the
bosses of the world fizzle out in New
York city, it couldn't be expected that a
one boss match would pan out very pro-
ftably in Eaton.
The man who labors II elevate man.
kind finds but few to assist him in the
work, but the man who starts out to low
er the standard of humanity can find all
the assistance he wants without adver-
Using for hands.
William Alderman, jr., is now ready
to supply families with a superior article
of celery, crisp and sweet, the best in the
/ rnorlyak HoJ I'D t-, %
]. G. Huffman, Esq, of New Lexing-
ton, Perry county, dropped in to see us
last week, while here attending the mar
riage of his brother William. He is one
of our live young Democrats and feels
much elated over the Ohio election.
There is an encouraging report in cir
culation to the effect that seal skin has
been patented. If it be true poor, but
fashionable women will speedily discov-
er q new object in life that will give
them u~nbounded pleasure.
Mr.. Levi Druly, who was well and
favorably known in Preble county, died
at his farm home on the Indiana line,
west of Eaton, last week, in his 74th
year. He was buried at Boston last Sab
bath with Masonic honors.
Mems Rubber Coats $500 and up, at
Jos. Woerner's.
Five minutes inspection of a. newspa-
per will show who are the men who do
the business of the town in which it is
published. Men who advertise are in
variably the one who do the buying and
selling and keep alive the interests of
the whole community.
F. G. Harshman will sell at his farm
residence, 4 miles north of Eaton on the
ElDorado free pike, on Tuesday, Nov.
l4th, several thoroughbred horses, work
horses, milk cows, cattle, wagons bug
gies, harness, and a big lot of farm i'm
plements.
Last week somebody dropped at the
front door Of u residence a couple of
lunches of as fine, crisp celery as We
ever helped to eat, for which we are
much obliged, and don't care if the good
hearted doner would call again and leave
his card.
Unlaundried White Shirts, linen front
and cuffs, 47c., at Jos. Woerncr's.
An attempt was made to break into
the car of apples, standing on the track in
Eaton, on Wednesday night of last week
about u O'Clock. Jesse Rohrer and Peter
Ozias were sleeping in the car and woke
up in time to tell the marauders that
they were ready for them.
A shelby county farmer who has lost
hogs by cholera for years is satisfied that
there is no specific remedy for the dis
ease, and that all advertised "sure cures"
are humbugs. lie advises hat when a
hog is>taken sick to kill it, and then burn
or bury it, for if it does get well it will
propagate the disease.
To feed the inmates at the National
Home near Dayton, it requires 16 bar
rels of flour every morning; 16 bushels
OF potatoes for a meal; 47S lbs of butter
per day; 800 lbs of sugar daily; 125 lbs
of coffee each day; 300 gallons OF coffee
for a meal; 1,S00 lbs of meat per day /;
284 gallons Of milk each day. To make
one potpie it takes 40 sheep, 3 barrels of
flour and 16 bushels of potatoes.
Mems Cloth Back. Leather Hand
Gloves 25c., at Jos. Woerner's.
The struggle now with the average
rural newspaper seems to be, to rival its
neighbor in toadying to social events
The business is growing devilish DISCUS
ting to men of thought and intelligence.
Any rattle brain that can sit down and
compose a correspondence of neighbor-
hood visits and gossips, gets a hearing
in almost every country town paper
Scat. We don't want that kind. Give
us news items that will benefit the brain,
or give us non
A twelve hour pedestrian feat came off
at the Opera House in Eaton on Satur-
day last, between Harry Fields (colored)
dIlu 1cO. NIdilti1l, wager VI PcO"OLl
paper? Graham made 81 miles in the
twelve hours, and Fields So miles and
thirteen laps-losing the contest by TWEEN
ty laps. There was but little interest
manifested in the affair, and we doubt il
the walkists realized enough to pay actu-
al expenses, to say nothing of the wear
and tear of boot sole and body. Such
muscle and endurance could certainly be
put to a more profitable use.
Mems Knit Mittens 25c., at Jos. Woer-
ner's.
Quite a number of sporting men from
Ohio arrived here a few days ago and
have gone to Benzie county for the pur'
pose of doing a little deer hunting
Among the number was DIR. G. w. Dick.
ey, a Democrat from Preble county, who
comes here every fall to do a little deer
shooting. The DR.. made the EAGLE of
flee a pleasant call OF a few minutes
He is naturally quite jubiliiant ove the
result of the election in Ohio, and wa
very confident that the Democratic ma