The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-16

bad in silk hats, but if you ask them
why they wear them they will tell you
because they are easy TO "tilt.""
Eaton and surrounding country has
bbeen remarkably healthy during the
present year, there being but one or two
deaths up to this date, and not a single
case of smallpox in the county.
Rev. Spahr preached rather an inte-
resting sermon last Sabbath on the Bible,
to an appreciative congregation. It was
a reply to some of Ingersoll's attacks up.
on the book. aj I--ra ssG
There is an sEast End Club" 10 in
Eaton, which was first entertained on
| Wednesday evening OF last week by Miss
Mollie Coffman. Miss Belle Dix will
entertain the next gathering of the Club.
Physicians say it's not healthy to sleep
in the daytime. That is why the baby
which is taken to church never goes to
sleep. 1t knows what is good for its
health.
"Silver dollars with holes in them are
painfully numerous" said a country ed
titor, ''but they're not half so numerous
as holes without any silver dollars around
them.
A meeting of the citizens of Eaton will
be held in the Opera House on Tuesday
evening next, at 7 o'clock sharp, to on
slider the improvement of the Eaton Min
eral springs. Don't fail to be on hand.
Golored Shifting, Cottonades, Jeans
and Denims at lowest prices. Call and
see. j. w. Cooper, opposite Court
House. 5sg febl6-3
A farmer of experience in w~ool-grow-
ing, says that there is more money in
growing wool at twenty cents per pound,
than in loaning money at ten per cent.
interest.
Apublisher, under the new postal law
has the right to prosecute for theft any
person who takes newspaper and re-
fuses to pay; for the same.-Exchange.
Delinquents had better look a leetle
iout.
IF there is a Democrat in Preble coun-
ty teo poor to save 8 cents a week to pay
for his county paper, let him come in
and make it knosTh and he can have it
for nothing Thee 5 aething mean in
that proposition.
No attorney has made out Court pro-
ceedings for the DEaocRAT for at least
three years, so that neighbor Charles of
the REGISTER is muchly, mistaken in his
statements about them being furnished
on account of subscription
Whoever saw the grave of a bad man?
Peck in hissSGS says, when a man lives
so mean a dog won't follow him the in
scription on his tomb always reads
"Asleep in Jesus.'' He wants a society
organized to prevent lying on tomb
stones. |sas CHs,l=z tZ s i
lie. Brown, pastor of Church of
Christ, Barron street, will commence a
series of meetings Sunday next. Preach
ing every night at Z o'clock throughout
the week. On Monday, the 9th, Elder
o. A. Bartholomew of Covington, KY,
will be present to assist.
Talmage was billed to lecture to the
ElJrians two weeks ago and a big andi7
ence filed the Opera House, but he fail
ed to show UP, and when the Elyrians
engage him to lecture again he will know
it. He won't disappoint the Eatonians
tonight.
The wheatfields look much better than
they did last fail. While there has been
no snow this winter, there has been no
freezing weather to injure the wheat
The weather much, of the time has been
favorable to the growth of the wheat
crop; "a "a SO
Absolem Holtry, Admir-. of B. w.
Whipp1e, deceased, will offer at public
sale on the premises, in Twin township,
on the 1st Of March So acres of land, on
which is a Touring mill, saw mill with
steam power attached to saw stone. A
bargain can be obtained at the sale.
Do not buy cheap medicine on the
score OF economy. The best are none too
good for the sick, and are the cheapest.
Such are the Cherry Pectoral, the Sarsa-
parilla, and other standard remedies Of
DR.. J. G. Ayers Co. Theyare worth all
they cost, and should be in every house.
Persons who are troubled about the
non-attendanee at school of children,
10 L@EL a "a :
should r~ecollect that the compulsory ed.
ucation law is still on the statute book,
and parents who refuse to send theil
children twelve weeks in the year, are
liable to be fined.
Mrs. Anna Quick, wife of Arthur
Quick, died of paralysis in Topeka, Kan.
on the Sd inst. Mrs. Quick was a rela
tive of Judge Chambers, of Eaton, a
whose residence she was married about
twenty-seven years ago. Mr.. Quiel
learned the jewelry trade in Mr.. Cham
bers' establishment. Z
The "West End Club" was entertain
ed on last Thursday evening by Mis-
Minnie Zoos, at the residence of her pa
rents on west Main street. The ladies Q
the Club were arrayed in costumes G
: eye olden time" which vas a new fea
ture in the meeting OF the association
4 and gave very pleasant amusement t
the members and guests present.
The law requires druggists and all othe
dealers in drugs, usually denominate'
S "poisons," to so mark the label or wrap
n per, and to register on lists kept for tn
& purpose the day on which sold, the quar-
tity, the name, age, sex and color, an
place of abode of the purchaser, and ma
be fined not less than 500 nor more tina
: 5000 for failing to do so.
Young men contemplating matrimon
should read the following, evidentl
written by the worst kind of a henpecke
n chubby: "Man who is married to W.
+ man is of many days and is full of trol
BILE. In the morning he draws his sal;