The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-08

There have been several sales of town
property the past week and at fair prices,
which is a good evidence of a healthy
commercial condition of real estate in
our city. This is due in a great measure
to many Of our capitalist and merchants
putting their money and profits into town
property. There are still a few s'hold
backs" who deserve censure for their
non-improvement spirit, considering the
advantages within their grasp.
Every cellar in town should be cleaned
out and thoroughly aired without an
hours delay. Much sickness is caused
from the neglect of giving cellars an ear
ly spring cleaning. The damp, mouldy,
poisonous air confined in NJ cellars all
winter cannot fail to penetrate the rooms
above and carry death with it. Wherever
practicable, whitewash your cellar walls
and have outside doors and windows open
for several days. Give all the fresh air
you can to the cellars and you will GER
tainly enjoy better health.
The Twenty-ffth State s. S. Conven-
ton of Ohio, will be held at Toledo, in
the First Congregational Church, begin
ming Tuesday evening, June 8, and clos
ing Thursday evening, June 5, 1854
Every Sunday School should appoint a
representative. Every friend of the Bible
is invited to full participation and privi-
leges. Toledo generously proffers to each
''conventioner'' a table, a couch, and a
welcome. Every school and county
should make sure that its statistical re-
port is forwarded; each u~norganized
county should be organized, and each
school send on its "one contribution"
In lieu of any public collection it is
thought that all will find pleasure in
making a "Silver Anniversary Gift" from
a turtle dove" twenty-five cent piece to
an eagle of ten round dollars, the latter
constituting a life-membership-or in
plain words, from a quarter of a dollar
upwards. Reduced railway rates will be
given on all roads.
There are more young American men
in the penitentiaries in this country learn
ing trades than there are outside of them.
The principal cause of this is that we are
educating our young men for gentlemen
trying to make lawyers, preachers,
doctors and clerks out of material that
nature intended for blacksmiths, carpen-
tiers, tailors and other honest "hewers OF
wood and drawers of water" 1t is a
mistake, and a big one, to teach the boys
and girls to believe that to labor is dis
graceful, and to do nothing for a living
is more becoming the society in which
they expect to move and have respect
Hang such society! 1t is rotten to the
core to-day, and there are many mems
sons and daughters who are now being
educated to play the parts of 'leading
lady" and walking gentlemen" in the
great drama of life who will light out for
the poorhouse OF a ~penitentiary before
they have playedtheir parts and the cur
tain drops. Go to work!
DR.. A. G. Byers of the Board of State
Charities, met the County Commissioners
in Eaton on Monday last, and in compa-
ny with these officials and quite a num-
Der of our citizens, visited St. Clair
Springs, the Siler farm east of Eaton, on
the Dayton pike, and G. F. Brooke's
farm south of Eaton, for the purpose of
selecting a site to locate the Childrens'
Home. One other place, near the vii
lage of New Paris, will be visited by the
Commissioners before they decide on its
location. DIR. Byers, who is probably the
best posted person in the United States
in regard to the construction of Chill
drens' Homes, freely expressed the opin-
ion that St. Clair Springs, with but little
additional change and expense, would
make one of the pleasantest and most
cheerful Homes for the unfortunate in
the State. We would regret to part with
st. Clair Springs as a summer resort, but
under circumstances not necessary to
make public, and the strong recommen-
dations of DIR. Byers, We hope the Com
missioners will accept the Springs for
the Home.
PatrOnize Home Industry.