The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-13

and got so full of his subject he couldn't
sit OF a chair, much less write the arti-
Gle.
Toys, Toys, Toys. Dolls, Dolls, Dolls,
at the o. E. C. s., mex to Post Office.
1t is no credit to a town for a newspa-
per to publish every item of scandal
which occurs, or rumor says happened
in the town-it is no benefit, but a posi-
tive injury to community to read such
stuff. Editors had better endeavor to
refine and elevate the tastes of their
readers than pander to the lowest appe-
tites of human nature.
Dolls are now made that sing, and this
fills a long-felt want. Nine-tenths of mar
RED men cannot sing, and when they try
to lull the baby to sleep with music they
really brighten the little one by their-hor-
rible voice. Now the singing doll can be
put in the cradle with the live baby and
every domestic heart becomes really
happy.
Useful and appropriate Holiday Pres
ents at Jos. Woerner's.
The glass balloon jar of fine mixed
pickles that decorates the show case in
Ben Fleming's grocery on Barron street,
is from the noted house of j. E. Hop
kins, No. 90 w. 9Th St., Cincinnati. j.
E. H. is the most popular oyster, fish
and fruit dealer in the Queen city, has
a fine establishment and does a square
business with all his customers.
The Hopewell United Presbyterian
church near Fair Haven, in this county,
is experiencing a ministerial scandal
Rev. J. G. Campbell, its pastor, had the
| doors of the sanctuary closed upon him
a few Sabbaths ago. He is charged with
too much kissing among the female mem
bers of his flock. He is sixty-fve years
old and vehemently denies the soft
charge, but a number ofpersons are ready
to swear to it.
See the new Oil Paintings, Chrcmos
and Fine Mirrors at Eidson's Book Store.
A very destructive fire occurred near
College Corner on Friday morning last,
being the burning of the Kingley home
stead and the large barn on the place.
The house with most all its contents vas
consumed, and in the barn was burned
two good horses and carriage, a fine span
| of white ponies, a valuable cow, $50
bushels of corn belonging to Sam'l Ride
nour, and several tons of hay, the prop
erty of James Stout. The loss is estima-
ted at 5000. The buildings were insur-
ed for 81, 900 each in the Ohio Farmers
Company. The fire is believed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Elegant Silk Handkerchiefs at o. E.
| G.. s., next to p. o.
Cincinnati merchants and capitalists,
headed by McAlpin & Co., are going to
build a cotton factory that will employ
five thousand hands and cost one mil
lion dollars. Why not our merchants
and monied men of Eaton and Preble
county, follow their prudent example
and furnish employment for both labor
and capital, by building wooden mills or
paper mills? The time is now here
when the west and south will not only
produce the bulk of the raw material of
the United States but will do the manu-
featuring. The East is no longer our
master.
Gossamer and Rubber coats for boys
and men, a suitable holiday present at
Joe Woerner's.
We saw several men on our streets last
Saturday fuller than ticks. There are
liquor sellers who respect the laws and
who do not sell to intoxicated individu-
ais, or to persons of known incorporate
habits, but we regret that there are 9th.
ers who will sell as long as the drinkei
is able to keep upon his feet and get his
money out of his pocket. 1t is this lat
ter class that makes the business of liz
uor selling obnoxious to reputable per,
sons, and that provokes the ultra tempe
rance action which even some tempe
rance people condemn as inconsiderate.
1t is strange with SO much law agains
them, and the heavy expense they oc
casionally have to foot up, they will per
sist in violating it in this matter. Such
shameful exhibitions on our public thor
oughfares of the business, can't help blu
increase opposition and fanaticism a
gainst it.
G. G. Schlenker is now ready for hi
friends to call in and look at his immens
stock of holiday goods, the largest anc
finest ever in Eaton.
George Stinson & Co., the celebrates
: Art Publishers, of Portland, Maine, un
: doubtedly pay more money for postag
, stamps than any other firm in the world
for the last five years their postage bi
: has averaged over two thousand dollar
per week, making a grand aggregate Q
over five hundred and twenty thousan
dollars this is about the three-hundredt
4 part of all postage of every descriPeio
collected by the United States govern
ment during that time, and i9 this COZ
nection it must be borne in mind thu
the country has over fifty million souls
and fifty thousand post-offices. But til
enormous sum paid for postage reprt
sents only the cost of sending the ligf
z packages, letters and circulars, fer large
II heavy packages are sent by express an
freight. Messrs. Stinson & Co. puhlis
every description of pictures of the be
y ter class, and their trade now extend
over the entire world. They are a stril
e ing illustration OF what can be accom-
: plished by energy, industry, and goo
" judgment. There is room at the top
--all honor to those who fight their wa
up. The firm believes in standard goot
d and low prices, and on that princir
II tbo;r hucipaoe ic copJucfad A,,ar;oo