The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-06
Swindling lightning rod peddlers are

Swindling lightning rod peddlers are
making their appearance in the State,
and may soon visit Preble county. Theil
mode of proceedings is as follows: They
go to a farmer whom they consider a
good subject, and insist on selling him a
rod, making offers that would melt the
best of them. They next pretend to
make a contract, they being almost moth
ing, put up a rod, and then present a bill
for about ten times the amount of the
contract, and, with threats, they usually
collect all they demand.
A young girl-a fallen woman-of-the-
town-perished from exposure to the
weather during the recent cold spell at
Canton. She was refused admittance to
any and every house, and hence had to
perish. The people were too busy with
missionary and revival work to give the
poor soul attention. May the good Lord
have mercy upon us all, and deliver US
from such Observation-Disclosures
DEMOCRAT.
Where are our heather missionaries ?
Send them to Canton.
In Embroideries, Crochet and Linen
Edgings, we can show a larger assert
ment and at lower prices than any other
house in Preble county. Call early and
get best selection-Mammoth Cheap
Store. .
The worst thing that can befall a boy
is to have the liberty to stay out at night.
This is too often afatal privilege, because
it is during the hours of the night that
most of the mischief is planned and X e
cuted. The boys who are permitted the
freedom of the public streets at all hours
of the night are the boys who fill our
penitentiaries and warehouses, and
bring sorrow upon their relatives and
friends. Parents, see to it that the boys
are kept out of the streets at night, and
away from the pernicious influences they
encounter there.
We are sorry to mention that the fine
large Touring mill at Eldorado, twelve
miles north of Eaton, belonging to Al
burtus Swain, was destroyed by fire On
Thursday morning of last week, about l
o'clock. 1t was modern in improvement,
and was the pride Of the village and the
loss is irreparable. It was insured for
$13, 200, which will fully cover the loss.
The following are the companies hold
ing policies: Home, New York, $4,000;
North American, $1,000; Cooper, Day
ton, $1,000; Ohio, of Dayton, $ l 1000;
Springfield (Mass.), $1,000; Western
of Cincinnati, 81 900; Richmond Qnd.)
Agency, $4,000. The fire originated in
the third story, and the cause of it is I'M
known.
While Preble county has some OF the
best butter makers in the country, yet it
is a fact that one-half of the butter mar
keted in Eaton is of an inferior quality,
and much of it is unfit for table use. This
state OF affairs is perhaps largely due to
the negligence of the merchants, who,
by having no system of graduation, pay
the same price for poor butter as for good
butter. Ii the buyers. would organize a
graded system for butter and make a
scale OF prices to fit the various grades,
there would be less bad butter brought
to market. AS it is, the market offers
no protection to the good butter maker,
and no incentive for the careless butter
maker to improve the grade of his pro-
6uce, and thereby secure better prices.
The best goods should command the
best prices and inferior grades prices to
correspond. If the merchants Of Eaton
will adopt a graded system for this class
of produce the effect will very soon be
apparent in better grades of butter, gen.
orally, than is now marketed.
We have been selling a great many
Muslins lately, for the very good reason
that we are selling well known reliable
brands of bleached aud unbleached mus
Inns for less money by the yard than 9th
ers ask for the same by the piece-Mam-
moth Cheap Store.
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