The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-12-25

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town. Every day accounts of their de
predations somewhere are published ii
the papers.
Ward Bros the Barron street Jewellers
have opened a magnificent stock of holi
day gifts.
We are now at the close of another
year and must necessarily balance uI
with the old and get in readiness for the
new. which, it is hoped, will not be fill
ed with so many floods, fires, accidents.
disasters, &C., as the one now going out
Not one OF a thousand lightning rods
at present upon our buildings is of any
use, a an acknowledged authority or
the subject, for the simple reason that
the rods are not led into moist ground,
and therefore offer great resistance tc
the passage of an electric discharge.
A silver dollar of 1795 in good condi.
ton is<vorth two or three dollars to a
collector who wants it. The dime of 1871
with thirteen stars has about the same
value; a fine example is worth more
Cents of 1876 are worth anywhere from
twenty-five cents to two or three dollars.
according to condition.
The finest Florida oranges, figs, nuts
and dates, cheap, at Rhea & Sons.
Eaton ought to have a society for the
protection of children and animals. We
know a fellow who owns two horses who
ought to be hitched to some of the loads
he makes them pull, and compelled to
drag them a square or be hung up TWEEN
ty-four hours by the toes. He is simply
an unfeeling brute, unfit to own Oh con-
troll anybody or anything but himself.
1t is certainly to the interest of all who
would profit by thu holiday season to re-
member that "Christmas comes but
once a year, and when it comes it brings
good cheer" Hence it is that Christ
mas is the season when the purse strings
are loosened and everybody INDUCES in
a little extra effort for the good of those
who are around them.
Don't fail to see the elegant line of
neckties, silk and worsted mufflers, fine
~suspenders, &C., for the holidays, at G.
p. Thums.
Governor Hoadly and all Governors of
the different States have received circu-
lar letters from the National Board of
Heath, urging that immediate action be
taken to prevent the spread of cholera,
should it unfortunately break out in this
country. The Board of Health of Eaton
should resort to the strictest measures,
and all violations should be punished Sc
verely. Every citizen should make it
his duty to report every unclean and I'M
healthy place that comes under his no
tice.
If there is any class of people in the
world who need ice it is a farmer. And
when the article can be had at SO little
expense, we are surprised that SO few
have it. A building sufficient to hold
twenty-five tons OF ice can be erected at
a cost not to exceed $25, and the filling
costs merely a day or two's work, while
the saving in butter alone, if the milk
from a dozen COWS is used, will more
than pay all the costs in one season, be-
sides the comfort of a cool drink and a
nice piece of butter on a warm day
Certainly no farmer can afford to be with
out an ice house.
Pure gum drops 10 cents per ID; 8 lb
for % cents at Rhea & Sons.
When an individual subscribes and
pays for his County paper, or indeed any
respectable Oh responsible journal, while
the editor is always glad to receive news
of interest to the general reader from-him
OF any others, it is not reasonable OF
common sense to expect that he is ready
and willing to face revolvers, cowhides,
libel and SANDER prosecutions, simply to
please and keep subscriber" who has.
during some political, religious, temper
ance, or other local excitement, involved
himself or family in a personal combat
with a neighbor. We have always en-.
deavored to publish a paper for the ben.
eft of the public and our patrons, and
never allowed it to be used to crafty the
malignancy or personal spite of n pri.
vate citizen against another. We are
not going to depart from this rule now,
So that the Camden "snbscriber" who
reared up on his hind legs and demand.
ed his paper stopped, because we refused
to publish his correspondence, and there
by take the risks of proving true, SANDER
GUS and libeloIs charges, can rest assur
ed that we will continue to do bushes:
sat the old stand" We have expert
enced a great many such "tempests in &
teapot" during our editorial life, ant
have survived them all. They don't dis
, turb us in the least. Now is the time tx
| subscribe.
T To-day, Thursday will commemorate
the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable il
r Bethlehem, and the dawn of that gospe
E which brought Life and Immortality t.
| light. On the day eighteen hundred ant
t eignty-four years ago, a chorus of ange
voices announced to mankind the glaC
, tidings of con earth peace, good will to
ward men," When John the Baptis
Y sent bis disciples to ask Jesus whethe
: He was the One that was to come, O
Hook we for another, our Lord answered
& $50 show John again these things whicI
we do hear and see. The blind receiv
their sight, and the lame walk, the ler
ers are cleansed and the deaf hear, tn
e dead are raised, and the poor have tn
Gospel preached to them" Christ mir
istered to the poor. Not many rich, nc
b many high, not many mighty are called
The weak things OF the world are chose
n to confound the wise. 81 was sick an
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